As a professional counselor training clinic, the Community Counseling Clinic strictly adheres to and operates under:
The American Counseling Association's 2014 Code of Ethics (https://www.counseling.org/resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf)
The Oregon Statutes as provided by the Board of Licensed Professional Counseling and Therapists (https://www.oregon.gov/oblpct/pages/lawsrules.aspx?wp1278=p:4&wp2811=p:3#g_b9fe435c_d6d3_498c_aeab_6ab89092b7f7)
The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index.html).
All counselors-in-training are expected to become knowledgable of these regulatory documents prior to working with clients.
The Community Counseling Clinic closely monitors adherence to HIPAA, as well as the Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 675 & Oregon Administrative Rules Chapter 833. To learn more about these governing documents, see the HIPAA Administrative Simplification (https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hipaa-simplification-201303.pdf) and the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists (https://www.oregon.gov/oblpct/Documents/BLPCT_Statutes-OARs.pdf).