Contact Details for Council for Counsellors
You can contact Zodwa at the Council for Counsellors office or Dr Liezl Herholdt for information.
Council details:
Tel: 082 907 4327
Fax: 086 632 5232
synergetica.academy@gmail.com
Dr Herholdt details:
Tel: 083 483 8449
liezl.herholdt@gmail.com
All counsellors affiliated with Chat It Out are registered with the Council for Counsellors.
The Council for Counsellors is a South African membership board of counsellors which ensure the legalities of counsellors in South Africa. The Council is bound by a code of ethics as set out in the constitution.
The Council for Counsellors in South Africa Code of Ethics:
The Counsellor Shall:
Retain a high level of competence in the interests of the profession and the public in general;
Be aware of the influence of personal morals, ethics, values and norms on the quality of service;
Ensure that the public statements are directed at the provision of information in an attempt to assist individuals to make informed decisions in general. Such statements shall be accurate, qualified and objective;
Guarantee the confidentiality of personal information acquired during counselling or instruction and regard all disclosures as privileged;
Respect colleagues and individuals in the professional and counselling sphere. Conflicts in direction, evaluation, training procedures and loyalty shall be clearly defined to encourage freedom of participants;
Acknowledge the requirements, competence and responsibilities of colleagues and other professional organisations;
Undertake research while protecting and recognising the welfare, dignity and respect of the participant;
Terminate counselling as soon as it becomes apparent that no professional contribution can be made as a consequence of a lack of special knowledge or personal limitations;
Refer client to a designated specialist in circumstances which reasonably require such referral;
Decline further counselling where a client refuses to recognise a reasonable referral for specialist attention.
Confidentiality Agreement:
Chat it out works in terms of the Council for Counsellors in South Africa indemnity agreement. The terms of this agreement are as follows:
1. The client acknowledges the he/she is aware of the fact that the counsellor is a facilitator and not a psychologist or social worker.
2. The counsellor works under the jurisdiction of the Council for Counsellors S.A. and is as such bound by the regulation and ethical code of said Council as set out in the constitution.
3. The counsellor may serve in a set category of specialization as set out in the constitution of the Council.
4. That the client will be responsible for the payment of the prescribed fees in terms of the services as rendered by the counsellor as displayed on the notification board in the office of the counsellor.
5. That, seeing the counselling process is voluntary, the client will not hold the counsellor responsible for any actions, possible prosecution or blame that may result from this process.