Which principle states I shall safeguard the consensual rights of the clients and fulfill the duties required of me?

• A. Principle 9 Duty of Care
• B. Principle 3 Relationship
• C. Principle 6 Rights and Duties
• D. Principle 1 Discrimination

Answer: (C)

Protecting clients’ rights while fulfilling professional duties is the essential idea here. It means honoring client autonomy—ensuring informed consent, confidentiality, and the ability to participate in decisions about their treatment—while also upholding the responsibilities that come with the practice, such as competence, safety, and accountability. When this principle is followed, you actively safeguard the rights to privacy and self-determination, and you carry out duties like maintaining ethical standards, practicing within your scope, and aiming to do no harm. The other options focus more narrowly: Duty of Care centers on preventing harm and ensuring safety but doesn’t explicitly frame the rights and duties together; Relationship emphasizes the therapeutic alliance and boundaries; Discrimination addresses fair, nonbiased treatment but doesn’t encompass the broader rights-and-duties obligation.