According to the NCDA, if a counselor accepts a position in a mental health agency to provide career-related counseling to a client population that is primarily from Asian families and has no previous experience in counseling or assessing Asian clients, that counselor is in violation of what?

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According to the NCDA, if a counselor accepts a position in a mental health agency to provide career-related counseling to a client population that is primarily from Asian families and has no previous experience in counseling or assessing Asian clients, that counselor is in violation of what?​

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The counselor is in violation of competence standards, as they do not have previous experience in counseling or assessing Asian clients. Without competence in working with a particular population, it is unethical to provide counseling services and could potentially cause harm to clients.

According to the NCDA, If a Counselor Accepts a Position