An engaging way to cover ethical choices in counseling settings
This guide will take readers on a wide-ranging tour of ethics--covering both the theoretical and practical aspects of providing sound, ethical care. In addition to invaluable information, this book provides access to chapter objectives, candid case studies, stories from both students and counselors, questions for reflection, and student discussion activities.
Coverage goes beyond a laundry-list approach to rules of conduct, and plumbs the philosophical roots embedded in today's professional codes. Engaging case studies explore how ethical rules and principles apply in various real-world settings and specialties.
After covering ethical philosophies, codes, and standards, Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional further discusses:
* The helping relationship from beginning to end
* Confidentiality and trust
* Boundaries, roles, and limits
* Assessment: peering through the right lens
* Research, efficacy, and competence
John & Rita Sommers-Flanagan have written an exceptional resource that considers both the process and the content of making ethical choices as a counselor or psychotherapist.
Autorentext
RITA SOMMERS-FLANAGAN, PhD, is Professor of Counseling and Director of Women's Studies at the University of Montana.
JOHN SOMMERS-FLANAGAN, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Counseling at the University of Montana and a mental health consultant with Trapper Creek Job Corps. He also maintains a private practice.
Rita and John are the authors of two previous texts: Clinical Interviewing, now in its fifth edition, and Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice: Skills, Strategies, and Techniques, now in its second edition (both from Wiley).
Klappentext
An engaging text that covers ethical choices in a variety of counseling settings
Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional takes mental health professionals on a wide-ranging tour of ethics, covering both the theoretical and practical aspects of providing sound, responsible care. Coverage goes beyond a laundry-list approach to rules of conduct, examining the philosophical roots of today's professional codes. Engaging case studies explore how ethical rules and principles apply in real-world settings and specialties.
This edition also provides access to the Video Resource Center (VRC), which includes videos of experts discussing cultural dynamics, life experiences, and philosophical positions that inform ethics in counseling and psychotherapy.
Additionally, Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional addresses:
- The helping relationship from beginning to end
- Confidentiality and trust
- Boundaries, roles, and limits
- Assessment: peering through the right lens
- Research, efficacy, and competence
This reader-friendly guide includes the specifics of counseling in settings such as:
- Agencies
- Private practice
- Schools
- Rehabilitation counseling
- Couples and family counseling
- Addictions counseling
- Teaching, mentoring, and supervision
- Multicultural settings and situations
A unique and comprehensive resource, Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional challenges students and professionals to consider the complexities of making ethical choices.
Zusammenfassung
An engaging way to cover ethical choices in counseling settings
This guide will take readers on a wide-ranging tour of ethicscovering both the theoretical and practical aspects of providing sound, ethical care. In addition to invaluable information, this book provides access to chapter objectives, candid case studies, stories from both students and counselors, questions for reflection, and student discussion activities.
Coverage goes beyond a laundry-list approach to rules of conduct, and plumbs the philosophical roots embedded in today's professional codes. Engaging case studies explore how ethical rules and principles apply in various real-world settings and specialties.
After covering ethical philosophies, codes, and standards, Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional further discusses:
- The helping relationship from beginning to end
- Confidentiality and trust
- Boundaries, roles, and limits
- Assessment: peering through the right lens
- Research, efficacy, and competence
John & Rita Sommers-Flanagan have written an exceptional resource that considers both the process and the content of making ethical choices as a counselor or psychotherapist.
Inhalt
Acknowledgments xvii
About the Authors xix
About the Contributors xxi
Preface xxiii
Section One: The Foundation
One Counseling Ethics and the Big Picture 3
Chapter Orientation 3
Defining the Terms 4
Ethics and Morals 4
Morality, Ethics, and Essence 5
The Role of Ethics in the Professions 5
The Role of Morality in Human Culture 6
Are There Universal Morals? 9
Tension between Relativism and Absolutism 9
The Dialectic of the Moral Life 9
Global Human Rights 11
Moral Values, Rules, and Principles 12
Professional Identity: Power and Peril 13
Attributes of Professional Helping: Common Ground 14
Professional Organizations and Associations 15
And Who Is the Client? 16
Chapter Wrap-Up 19
Two Philosophical and Culture: Roots and Prisms 20
Chapter Orientation 20
Exploring Moral Philosophies 21
Character or Virtue Ethics 24
Defining Virtue 25
Character Development 26
The Golden Mean 26
Rationality, Emotions, and Habits 27
Doing the Right Thing 27
Current Expressions of Character Ethics 28
Deontological Ethics 28
Kant and Moral Duties 29
John Rawls and Social Justice 31
Utilitarian or Consequentialist Ethics 32
The Contributions of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill 33
Current Adherents and Approaches 33
Situation Ethics 34
The Principles Approach 35
Bioethics and Mid-Level Principles 36
Alternative Cultural Views on Morality and Ethics 37
Religion's Interactive Relationship with Ethics 37
Traditional Asian Ethics 38
African Ethics 44
American Indian Ethics 45
Feminist Ethics and the Ethics of Care 48
Chapter Wrap-Up 51
Three Ethics Codes, Codes of Conduct, Employer Policies, and the Law 53
Chapter Orientation 53
Why Codes? 54
Recognizing the Moral Dimensions of Professional Knowledge 54
Legal Concerns and Fears as a Driving Force 55
Functions of the Codes 56
Distinctions between Codes and Laws 58
Policies and Practices 59
Policies within Schools and Agencies 59
Standard of Care or Acceptable Practices 61
Guidelines, Codes of Behavior, and Mission Statements 61
Mission Statements 62
Ethical Decision-Making Guides 68
Decisions about Decisions 68
Ethical Considerations in Crisis Counseling 71
Using Ethical Principles to Guide Crisis Work 74
Beneficence 75
Nonmaleficence 76
Justice 77
Autonomy 77
Fidelity 78
Chapter Wrap-Up 80
Four Professional Identity Development: Values and Definitions 81
Chapter Orientation 81
The Intricacies of Helping 82
Why People Become Professional Helpers 83
Motives for Helping and the Golden Mean 83
The Intersection of Motivations and Values 85
When Values Contrast in Interesting Ways 90
When Values Clash …