Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions (with InfoTrac)

by Corey, Gerald

• ISBN13: 9780534356156
• ISBN10: 053435615X
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-12
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Up-to-date and challenging, this best-selling text is a practical manual that helps future and current professionals deal with ethical issues that they will confront at the various stages in their development. The authors provide readers with the basis for discovering their own guidelines within the broad limits of professional codes of ethics and divergent theoretical positions. They raise what they consider to be central issues, present a range of diverse views on these issues, discuss their position, and provide readers with many opportunities to refine their own thinking and to actively develop their own position. The authors explore such questions as: What role do the therapist's personal values play in the counseling relationship? What ethical responsibilities and rights do clients and therapists have? What considerations are involved in adapting counseling practice to diverse client populations?

Table of Contents

Introduction to Professional Ethics	2	(32)
The Focus of This Book	2	(1)
Some Suggestions for Using This Book	3	(2)
Professional Codes of Ethics	5	(6)
Ethical Decision Making	11	(7)
Steps in Making Ethical Decisions	18	(4)
Self-Assessment: An Inventory of Your Attitudes and Beliefs About Professional and Ethical Issues	22	(8)
Chapter Summary	30	(1)
Suggested Activities	30	(3)
Info Trac® College Edition Resources	33	(1)
The Counselor as a Person and as a Professional	34	(36)
Pre-Chapter Self-Inventory	34	(2)
Introduction	36	(1)
Self-Awareness and the Influence of the Therapist's Personality and Needs	36	(4)
Personal Therapy for Counselors	40	(6)
Transference and Countertransference	46	(7)
Client Dependence	53	(4)
Manipulation Versus Collaboration	57	(1)
Stress in the Counseling Profession	58	(4)
Counselor Impairment	62	(3)
Maintaining Vitality	65	(2)
Chapter Summary	67	(1)
Suggested Activities	68	(1)
Info Trac® College Edition Resources	69	(1)
Values and the Helping Relationship	70	(38)
Pre-Chapter Self-Inventory	70	(2)
Introduction	72	(1)
Clarifying Your Values and Their Role in Your Work	72	(3)
The Ethics of Imposing Your Values on Clients	75	(10)
The Role of Spiritual and Religious Values in Counseling	85	(9)
End-of-Life Decisions	94	(7)
Values Pertaining to Sexuality	101	(2)
Chapter Summary	103	(1)
Suggested Activities	104	(3)
Info Trac® College Edition Resources	107	(1)
Multicultural Perspectives and Diversity Issues	108	(38)
Pre-Chapter Self-Inventory	108	(2)
Introduction	110	(1)
The Need for a Multicultural Emphasis	110	(5)
Ethics Codes in Multicultural Counseling	115	(2)
Cultural Values and Assumptions in Therapy	117	(8)
Addressing Sexual Orientation	125	(6)
Matching Client and Counselor	131	(5)
Multicultural Training for Counselors	136	(6)
Chapter Summary	142	(1)
Suggested Activities	142	(3)
Info Trac® College Edition Resources	145	(1)
Client Rights and Counselor Responsibilities	146	(48)
Pre-Chapter Self-Inventory	146	(2)
Introduction	148	(1)
The Client's Right to Give Informed Consent	149	(6)
The Content of Informed Consent	155	(8)
The Counselor's Responsibilities in Record Keeping	163	(5)
Ethical Issues in Online Counseling	168	(6)
Counseling Children and Adolescents	174	(4)
Involuntary Commitment and Human Rights	178	(2)
Malpractice Liability in the Helping Professions	180	(11)
Chapter Summary	191	(1)
Suggested Activities	191	(2)
Info Trac® College Edition Resources	193	(1)
Confidentiality: Ethical and Legal Issues	194	(50)
Pre-Chapter Self-Inventory	194	(2)
Introduction	196	(1)
Confidentiality, Privileged Communication, and Privacy	196	(12)
The Duty to Warn and to Protect	208	(20)
Protecting Children From Harm	228	(5)
Confidentiality and HIV/AIDS-Related Issues	233	(8)
Chapter Summary	241	(1)
Suggested Activities	242	(1)
Info Trac® College Edition Resources	243	(1)
Managing Boundaries and Multiple Relationships	244	(48)
Pre-Chapter Self-Inventory	244	(2)
Introduction	246	(1)
Dual and Multiple Relationships in Perspective	247	(7)
Controversies on Boundary Issues	254	(4)
Bartering for Professional Services	258	(4)
Giving or Receiving Gifts	262	(2)
Social Relationships With Clients	264	(3)
Sexual Attractions in the Client-Therapist Relationship	267	(5)
Sexual Relationships: Ethical and Legal Issues	272	(11)
A Special Case: Nonerotic Physical Contact With Clients	283	(3)
Dealing With Suspected Unethical Behavior in Dual Relationships	286	(2)
Chapter Summary	288	(1)
Suggested Activities	289	(2)
Info Trac® College Edition Resources	291	(1)
Professional Competence and Training	292	(26)
Pre-Chapter Self-Inventory	292	(2)
Introduction	294	(1)
Therapist Competence: Ethical and Legal Aspects	294	(4)
Ethical Issues in Training Therapists	298	(10)
Professional Licensing and Credentialing	308	(2)
Specialties Within the Mental Health Professions	310	(1)
Continuing Education and Demonstration of Competence	311	(3)
Review, Consultation, and Supervision by Peers	314	(1)
Chapter Summary	315	(1)
Suggested Activities	315	(2)
Info Trac® College Edition Resources	317	(1)
Issues in Supervision and Consultation	318	(36)
Pre-Chapter Self-Inventory	318	(2)
Introduction	320	(1)
Ethical and Legal Issues in Clinical Supervision	320	(11)
Multicultural Issues in Supervision	331	(5)
Multiple Roles and Relationships in the Supervisory Process	336	(8)
Ethical and Professional Issues in Consultation	344	(7)
Chapter Summary	351	(1)
Suggested Activities	351	(2)
Info Trac® College Edition Resources	353	(1)
Issues in Theory, Practice, and Research	354	(40)
Pre-Chapter Self-Inventory	354	(2)
Introduction	356	(1)
Developing a Counseling Stance	357	(2)
The Division of Responsibility in Therapy	359	(1)
Deciding on the Goals of Counseling	360	(2)
The Use of Techniques in Counseling	362	(1)
Diagnosis as a Professional Issue	363	(9)
Using Tests in Counseling	372	(2)
Counseling in a Managed Care Environment	374	(9)
Ethical Issues in Psychotherapeutic Research	383	(7)
Chapter Summary	390	(1)
Suggested Activities	391	(2)
Info Trac® College Edition Resources	393	(1)
Ethical Issues in Couples and Family Therapy	394	(26)
Pre-Chapter Self-Inventory	394	(2)
Introduction	396	(1)
Ethical Standards in Couples and Family Therapy	397	(3)
Contemporary Professional Issues	400	(4)
Values in Couples and Family Therapy	404	(3)
Gender-Sensitive Couples and Family Therapy	407	(5)
Responsibilities of Couples and Family Therapists	412	(1)
Confidentiality in Couples and Family Therapy	413	(2)
Informed Consent in Couples and Family Therapy	415	(1)
Chapter Summary	416	(1)
Suggested Activities	417	(1)
Info Trac® College Edition Resources	418	(2)
Ethical Issues in Group Work	420	(24)
Pre-Chapter Self-Inventory	420	(2)
Introduction	422	(1)
Training and Supervision of Group Leaders	423	(3)
Co-Leadership	426	(1)
Ethical Issues in Group Membership	426	(5)
Confidentiality in Groups	431	(3)
Values in Group Conuseling	434	(1)
Diversity Issues in Group Work	435	(2)
Uses and Abuses of Group Techniques	437	(2)
The Consultation and Referral Process	439	(1)
Issues Concerning Termination	440	(1)
Chapter Summary	441	(1)
Suggested Activities	442	(1)
Info Trac® College Edition Resources	443	(1)
Ethical Issues in Community Work	444	(30)
Pre-Chapter Self-Inventory	444	(2)
Introduction	446	(2)
The Community Mental Health Orientation	448	(2)
Roles of Counselors Working in the Community	450	(9)
The Value of Nonlicensed Workers	459	(2)
Working Within a System	461	(8)
Some Concluding Thoughts About Ethical Thinking	469	(1)
Chapter Summary	470	(1)
Suggested Activities	471	(1)
Info Trac® College Edition Resources	472	(2)
References and Suggested Readings	474	(25)
Name Index	499	(4)
Subject Index	503