ASHA code of Ethics

This commitment was formalized in 1952 as the Association's first Code of Ethics. This Code has been modified and adapted as society and the professions have changed. The Code of Ethics reflects what we value as professionals and establishes expectations for our scientific and clinical practice based on principles of duty, accountability, fairness, and responsibility. The ASHA Code of Ethics is intended to ensure the welfare of the consumer and to protect the reputation and integrity of the professions.

The ASHA Code of Ethics is a framework and focused guide for professionals in support of day-to-day decision making related to professional conduct. The Code is partly obligatory and disciplinary and partly aspirational and descriptive in that it defines the professional's role. The Code educates professionals in the discipline, as well as students, other professionals, and the public, regarding ethical principles and standards that direct professional conduct.

This Code of Ethics sets forth the fundamental principles and rules considered essential to this purpose and is applicable to the following individuals:

• a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association holding the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)

• a member of the Association not holding the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)

• a nonmember of the Association holding the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)

• an applicant for certification, or for membership and certification

By holding ASHA certification or membership, or through application for such, all individuals are automatically subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Ethics for ethics complaint adjudication. Individuals who provide clinical services and who also desire membership in the Association must hold the CCC.

All information was taken from the asha website, for more information please visit: http://www.asha.org/Code-of-Ethics/