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Please make sure you have reviewed both the
Ethics Code and the Refund
Statement.
As
a certified member, you agree abide by, and be in compliance with the
ethical standard(s) commensurate with your (a) highest educational
degree, (b) predominant licensure/certification, and (c) act in
concert with the community standard of practice common to your peers
in the geographic wherein you reside and/or practice.†
You agree to abide by the Canon of Ethics of The National Alliance for Counsellors, and, should you be investigated due to a complaint, or
found in violation of Section “I.a-c” above, you agree to notify the
Board of Governors—Ethics Committee, immediately abide by its rules,
procedures and sanctions.
You understand that failure to provide all information requested by
the Board of Governors, or providing false and/or incorrect
information to that entity/body in any instance or circumstances, will
result in denial of certification and/or suspension/revocation of
certification (to include my membership status—and all benefits
appertaining thereto) with no monies refunded.
You are cognizant of the fluidity inherent in an ethics code—that is,
that a canon ethics is a continuously evolving series of boundaries
and limitations which expands and contracts to maintain its integrity.
You agree and affirm, testify and consent to all the provisions and
clauses of this Ethics Code as a Certified Member of the National
Alliance for Counsellors.
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The
following are conditions under which absolutely
no monies will be refunded.
(1) Failure to provide all information requested on an
application, or providing false, misleading and/or incorrect
information to the Board of Governors at that or any time, will result
in denial of application and/or suspension/revocation of certification
(to include membership status—and all benefits appertaining thereto).
(2)
An applicant or member who rejects a remediation plan,
refuses to comply with either a suspension, probationary or
provisional status or plan will have no monies refunded.
(3)
Voluntary withdrawal of an application does not entitle
an applicant to any refund or part thereof. Any such withdrawal must
occur prior to the records review process—please refer to the
“Operational Procedure for Application Processing” on the website.
(4)
A partial refund, reduced by a processing— records
review and verification fee, will be issued for applications denied
based upon deficiencies involving minimum requirements for
certification and membership. Of course, in cases where a multiple
year application fee has been paid, the latter fee is assessed only
once and the remainder of payment shall be refunded. For example, an
applicant paying a two year fee of $80.00 would, in this instance,
have the processing fee subtracted yielding a balance of $53.00 to be
refunded.
(5)
A full refund will only be issued in cases where, at
the Boards discretion, an applicant is perceived as “in conflict of
interest” and/or in violation of conduct clauses (legally or
professionally) based upon industry, state or federal standards.
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Footnote
† For example, a doctoral level licensed social worker would be
expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the community
standards dictated at that educational level. The specific ethics
codes which applies in this case would be that of the NASW and/or
their state/national licensing board.
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