Muslim Counselors and the Western Code Of Ethics

Abstract

The present study “Muslim counselors and the Western Code of Ethics” was designed to review and discuss the issue of the ethics of counseling as seen by Western schools of counseling and applied by Muslim counselors with Muslim clients. The study reports that Islamic moral values as stated in Islamic teachings must be implemented in the counseling process. For Muslim counselors the Western code of ethics cannot be applied blindly and without modification with Muslim clients. When the Islamic moral values are in conflict with the code of ethics, neither the counselor nor the client will be at peace with their principles. In this case, no real help can be gained