Ethics desk reference for counselors /

• Main Authors: Barnett, Jeffrey E. (Author), Johnson, W. Brad (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria, VA : American Counseling Association, [2015]
• Edition: Second edition.
• Subjects: Counselors > Professional ethics.; Counseling > Moral and ethical aspects.; Counseling > Standards.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Business Ethics.; Electronic books.

 The second edition of this highly practical and easily understood handbook provides counselors and students with the means to quickly apply the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics to practice and to professional roles and activities. It contains on-point recommendations for each standard of the Code, a decision-making model, and a listing of ethics resources. Part I presents each section of the Code, along with a brief commentary that emphasizes its most essential elements, common ethical dilemmas and problems relevant to that section, and specific strategies for risk prevention and positive practice. P. 

 pt. 1. The American Counseling Association code of ethics. The counseling relationship -- Confidentiality and privacy -- Professional responsibility -- Relationships with other professionals -- Evaluation, assessment, and interpretation -- Supervision, training, and teaching -- Research and publication -- Distance counseling, technology, and social media -- Resolving ethical issues. pt. 2. Decision making and ethical practice in counseling. An ethical decision-making process for counselors -- Ethical issues regarding culture and diversity -- Confidentiality -- Exceptions to confidentiality -- Counseling suicidal clients -- Boundaries and multiple relationships in counseling -- Competence -- Supervision -- Managed care -- Integrating technology into counseling practice -- Termination and abandonment -- Responding to subpoenas and court orders, lawsuits, and ethics complaints.