(a) In research with a human participant, a licensee must take reasonable precautions to ensure that the participant does not suffer emotional or physical harm.(b) A licensee must ensure the full protection of a client's identity when using data obtained from a professional counseling relationship for the purposes of education or research.(c) When conducting or reporting research, a licensee must give recognition to previous work on the topic as well as observe all copyright laws.(d) A licensee must give due credit through joint authorship, acknowledgment, footnote statements, or other appropriate means to the person/persons who have contributed significantly to the licensee's research or publication.