Reviewing Ethics in Parallel Domains

In this section, we explore how other sectors have tried to manage ethical issues. We draw especially on practices from clinical areas such as counseling and nursing to areas that others may consider to be closer to executive coaching, that of business ethics.

Counseling

As in coaching, counseling has numerous professional bodies representing the interests of counselors. In the United Kingdom the main body is the British Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy (BACP, 2010). It provides six ethical principles, which are fidelity (honoring the trust relationship), autonomy (respect for client’s right to self-determination), beneficence, non-maleficence, justice (impartial and fair treatment of clients), ...

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