These standards of practice were developed by the Canadian Counselling and 
Psychotherapy Association to provide direction and guidelines to enable its 
members, and other counsellors and psychotherapists in Canada1 
, and counsellors-in-training, to conduct themselves in a professional manner consistent with 
the CCPA Code of Ethics. They are also intended to serve the following purposes: 
•	 To support statutory and professional self-regulation by establishing a shared set of expectations related to the many areas of counselling-related 
activities and responsibilities; 
•	 To protect the public by establishing a set of expectations for quality 
counselling services and for the maintenance of counsellor accountability; 
•	 To establish a set of expectations for ethically competent professional 
behaviour which counsellors may use to monitor, evaluate, and work to 
improve their professional practices; 
•	 To serve as the foundation for addressing professional queries and ethics related complaints, and 
•	 To establish expectations for counsellor education, supervision, and to 
provide support for ongoing professional development.

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