RELATIONSHIP WITH CLIENTS

RELATIONSHIP WITH CLIENTS

• 1.1 College members and clients participate together in setting and evaluating goals. A purpose for the relationship between College members and clients is identified.
• 1.1.1 Goals for relationships between College members and clients include the enhancement of a client’s functioning and the strengthening of the capacity of clients to adapt and make changes.
• 1.2 College members observe, clarify and inquire about information presented to them by clients.
• 1.3 College members respect and facilitate self-determination in a number of ways including acting as resources for clients and encouraging them to decide which problems they want to address as well as how to address them.
• 1.4 Although not compelled to accept clients’ interpretation of problems, College members demonstrate acceptance of each client’s uniqueness.
• 1.5 College members are aware of their values, attitudes and needs and how these impact on their professional relationships with clients.
• 1.6 College members distinguish their needs and interests from those of their clients to ensure that, within professional relationships, clients’ needs and interests remain paramount.
• 1.7 College members employed by organizations maintain an awareness and consideration of the purpose, mandate and function of those organizations and how these impact on and limit professional relationships with clients.