GUIDING ELEMENTS IN CAREER COUNSELING: ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS

Ethics is defined as a set of norms regulating human behavior, social order, interpersonal relations and professional working life. Changes that have historically occured in the society, technology and labour market have led to the term ethics to be updated and examined in more detail. In particular, determining the employees who could adapt to any change required by the era, providing appropriate consultancy services in the workplace and guiding the candidates to be able to make effective and appropriate professional choices have recently become important issues. Due to this demand for career counseling, the quality of services provided has become prominent, and the etchical principles and standards that will guide specialists have gained importance in career counseling as in other areas of service. In this study, the ethical principles and standards of national and international organizations and the ethical codes relevant to career counseling were examined, necessary information was presented for the experts who provide and / or will deliver services in the area of career counseling, and suggestions for further research were made.