Ethical Issues Raised by CACREP Accreditation of Programs Within Institutions That Disaffirm or Disallow Diverse Sexual Orientations

The field of counseling is expatiating on counselors’ religious values that conflict with the affirmation of diverse sexual orientations. There is also a germane systemic issue: the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs’ practice of providing accreditation to couns...

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Published inJournal of counseling and development Vol. 94; no. 3; pp. 252 - 264
Main Authors Smith, Lance C., Okech, Jane E. Atieno
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandria Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2016
Subjects
Academic guidance counseling
Accreditation
American Counseling Association
CACREP
Counseling
Ethical dilemmas
Ethics
LGB
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Pastoral counseling
Professional ethics
Religion
Religious organizations
Sexual orientation
values
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Summary:The field of counseling is expatiating on counselors’ religious values that conflict with the affirmation of diverse sexual orientations. There is also a germane systemic issue: the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs’ practice of providing accreditation to counseling programs housed within religious institutions that disaffirm or disallow individuals with sexual minority identities. This article examines the complexities of this practice given the field's ethical mandate to affirm both religious and sexual orientation diversity.
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The authors thank Keiba T. Bragg‐Best for her assistance in gathering documentation for this article.
ISSN:0748-9633
1556-6676
DOI:10.1002/jcad.12082