Ethical Guidelines for Counselling Women Facing Domestic Violence

This document lays down ethical principles and guidelines to inform counselling practice in the best interest of the client. Ethical principles include Autonomy, Beneficence, Non-maleficence, Veracity and Fidelity and Justice. The purpose of this document is to sensitize counsellors, protect and promote rights of the clients; to promote standards in counselling through observation of ethics and self regulation; to improve quality and credibility of counselling, and to make ethics an integral part of counselling practice. [CEHAT]. URL: [http://www.cehat.org/go/uploads/Publications/R84Ethical%20Guidelines%20for%20Counseling%20Women%20Facing%20Domestic%20Violence.pdf].