Ethics of the Addiction Counselor

Addictive Counselling
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Addictive Counselling
The primary role of addiction counselors is to provide support, guidance, and appropriate therapies to individuals, groups of people, or even families that are suffering from drug addiction problems. The help and guidance provided are geared towards helping these categories of individuals overcome addiction and gain control of their lives. As an addiction counselor, ethical guidelines and principles dictate the actions and therapies that I will undertake when counseling victims of drug addiction.
As an addiction counselor, I will apply the knowledge gained by promoting informed decisions when interacting with clients and conducting different therapies. An informed decision is based on facts and directed towards achieving the main goal of overcoming addiction. I will apply the ethical principles learned to understand