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Guidelines and standards

Guidelines and standards bring together the best available evidence and make recommendations intended to help professionals and patients make appropriate healthcare decisions.

What are clinical practice guidelines? (via InformedHealth.org - NCBI Bookshelf) explains what clinical practice guidelines are, how they are developed, and how to recognise good ones.

ACA code of ethics and practice
The Australian Counselling Association Code of Ethics and Practice provides standards of professional conduct for counsellors working in Australia. Scroll down to Procedures to download the code as a PDF.
ACCA code of conduct
Code of conduct established by the Australian Community Counselling Association (ACCA)
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Provides access to Australian national clinical care, quality, and the NSQHS Standards.
Australian Psychological Society (APS) Code of Ethics
Access the APS Code of ethics (2010).
Australian Psychology Board (AHPRA): standards and guidelines
Policies, codes, guidelines, and supporting FAQs.
PACFA Code of Ethics
The PACFA Code of Ethics underpins the professional practice of counselling and psychotherapy professionals across Australia.
National practice standards for the mental health workforce (2013)
These standards outline capabilities that all mental health professionals should achieve in their work and complement discipline-specific practice standards or competencies.
Queensland Health clinical guidelines
Clinical guidelines used within Queensland Health care providers.
Therapeutic Guidelines
A leading source of independent, evidence-based, practical treatment advice to assist practitioners with decision-making at the point-of-care.

ECRI Guidelines Trust
A repository of objective, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
Guidelines International Network (GIN)
Contains links to guidelines published or endorsed by GIN member organisations from across the globe, including Australia.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Provides access to NICE guidance, including published guidance, in development, and consultations from the UK.
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
SIGN produce evidence-based, collaboratively developed clinical guidelines (Scotland).
World Health Organization Guidelines
Access information, recommendations for clinical practice, and public health from the WHO.