Access and review the "Counselor Ethics and Responsibilities Assignment Guidelines." Complete the paper according to the assignment guidelines.

Include at least six scholarly resources in addition to the textbook in your paper.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment meets the following CACREP Standards:

The multiple professional roles and functions of counselors across specialty areas, and their relationships with human service and integrated behavioral health care systems, including interagency and interorganizational collaboration and consultation.

Counselors' roles and responsibilities as members of interdisciplinary community outreach and emergency management response teams.

The role and process of the professional counselor advocating on behalf of the profession.

Advocacy processes needed to address institutional and social barriers that impede access, equity, and success for clients.

Self-care strategies appropriate to the counselor role.

Roles and settings of clinical mental health counselors.

This assignment meets the following NASAC Standards:

Understand the variety of insurance and health maintenance options available, and appreciate the importance of helping clients access those benefits.