Responsibility for Professional Development and Competence
A. Accept responsibility for the consequences of my acts and make every effort to ensure that my services are properly used.
B. Recognize the limits of my competence, culture, and experience in providing services and using techniques; neither seek nor accept assignments outside
those limits without clear understanding by the client when exploration at the edge of my competence is reasonable; refer client to other professionals when appropriate.
C. Strive to attain and maintain a professional level of competence in the field, including
1. broad knowledge of theory and practice in
a. applied behavioral science generally.
b. management, administration, organizational behavior, and system behavior specifically.
c. multicultural issues including issues of color and gender.
d. other relevant fields of knowledge and practice.
2. ability to
a. relate effectively with individuals and groups.
b. relate effectively to the dynamics of large,
complex systems.
c. provide consultation using theory and methods of the applied behavioral sciences.
3. Identify and respond to any major differences in professionally relevant values or ethics between myself and my clients with the under- standing that conditions may require ceasing work with the client.
4. Accept differences in the expectations and interests of different stakeholders and realize that those differences cannot be reconciled all the
time.
J. Seek consultation and feedback from neutral third
parties in case of conflict between myself and my
client.
K. Define and protect the confidentiality of my clientprofessional relationships.
1. Make limits of confidentiality clear to clients/participants.
2. Reveal information accepted in confidence only to appropriate or agreed-upon recipients or authorities.
3. Use information obtained during professional work in writings, lectures, or other public forums only with prior consent or when disguised so that it is impossible from my presentations alone to identify the individuals or systems with whom I have worked.
4. Make adequate provisions for maintaining confidentiality in the storage and disposal of records; make provisions for responsibly preserving records in the event of my retirement or disability.
