La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LX-4715

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LX-4715 - Responsibility to the Profession

A. Licensees respect the rights and responsibilities of professional colleagues and participate in activities that advance the goals of the profession.

B. Licensees remain accountable to the standards of the profession when acting as members or employees of organizations. If the mandates of an organization with which a licensee is affiliated, through employment, contract or otherwise, conflict with the Code of Ethics, licensees make known to the organization their commitment to the Code of Ethics and attempt to resolve the conflict in a way that allows the fullest adherence to the Code of Ethics.

C. Licensees assign publication credit to those who have contributed to a publication in proportion to their contributions and in accordance with customary professional publication practices.

D. Licensees do not accept or require authorship credit for a publication based on research from a student's program, unless the therapist made a substantial contribution beyond being a faculty advisor or research committee member. Coauthorship on a student thesis, dissertation, or project should be determined in accordance with principles of fairness and justice.

E. Licensees who are the authors of books or other materials that are published or distributed do not plagiarize or fail to cite persons to whom credit for original ideas or work is due.

F. Licensees who are the authors of books or other materials published or distributed by an organization take reasonable precautions to ensure that the organization promotes and advertises the materials accurately and factually.

G. Licensees participate in activities that contribute to a better community and society, including devoting a portion of their professional activity to services for which there is little or no financial return.

H. Licensees are concerned with developing laws and regulations pertaining to marriage and family therapy that serve the public interest, and with altering such laws and regulations that are not in the public interest.

I. Licensees encourage public participation in the design and delivery of professional services and in the regulation of practitioners.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LX-4715

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Licensed Professional Counselors, LR 29:170 (February 2003), Amended by LR 41758 (4/1/2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1101-1123.