Positive Ethics for Mental Health Professionals A Proactive Approach

by Anderson, Sharon K.; Handelsman, Mitchell M.

• ISBN13: 9781119628422
• ISBN10: 1119628423
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2021-08-02
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Develop a practical and comprehensive view of professional ethics

In the newly updated Second Edition of Positive Ethics for Mental Health Professionals: A Proactive Approach, distinguished psychologists Drs. Sharon K. Anderson and Mitchell M Handelsman deliver an insightful guide for mental health professionals and trainees to stregthen and/or develop their professional and ethical identities.

Utilizing the same informal and inviting tone of the first edition, Anderson and Handelsman share the literature and provide positive discussions, exercises, case scenarios, and writing assignments, to help you explore and develop your ethical core. You'll also develop your self-reflective skills to learn how to make excellent ethical choices regarding psychotherapy and couseling.

This edition of the book also offers:

• An introduction of the idea of "tripping points", or predictable pitfalls, when making ethical choices.
• Discussions of nonrational factors in ethical decision-making, including biases, heuristics, and emotional influences.
• A renewed focus on ethical acculturation, which emphasizes the importance of your own background in the development of your ethical identity.

Perfect for undergraduate and graduate students studying psychotherapy and mental health counseling, Positive Ethics for Mental Health Professionals, will also earn a place in the libraries of mental health practitioners seeking a primer on the complicated ethical issues that inevitably arise in their practices- and how to prepare for them and navigate them.

Author Biography

Sharon K. Anderson, Ph.D., is Professor of Counseling and Career Development at Colorado State. She is a licensed psychologist and her practice has included clinical work with adults and the elderly, supervision of masters students and those seeking licensure. She has co-authored or co-edited other ethics books used by psychologists (Foundations of Ethical Practice, Research and Teaching in Psychology and Counseling) and life coaches (Law and Ethics in Coaching: How to Solve and Avoid Difficult Problems in Your Practice). She has over fifty publications looking at the practice of professional ethics, teaching ethics, and issues of privilege. 

Mitch Handelsman is an award-winning professor at the University of Colorado Denver. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association. He has co-authored two ethics books, Ethics for Psychotherapists and Couselors: A Proactive Approach (2010; with Sharon Anderson), and Ethical Dilemmas in Psychotherapy: Positive Approaches to Decision Making (2015; with Sam Knapp and Michael Gottlieb). He is an associate editor of the APA Handbook of Ethics in Psychology (2012). He collaborated on the autobiography of Charlie Burrell, the first musician of color in a symphony orchestra. His blog for PsychologyToday.com ("The Ethical Professor") focuses on ethical and teaching issues. 

Table of Contents

Contents 

About the Authors viii
Preface ix 
Introduction 1 

Part I Taking Stock 

Chapter 1- Basics of Awareness: Knowing Yourself and Your Core
Chapter 2- Basics of Awareness: Privilege, Discrimination, Oppression, and Social Justice
Chapter 3- The Process of Acculturation: Developing Your Professional Ethical Identity 
Chapter 4- Navigating the Ethical Culture of Psychotherapy 

Part II The Nuts and Bolts of Psychotherapy Ethics 

Chapter 5- Boundaries and Multiple Relationships in the Psychotherapy Relationship 
Chapter 6- Confidentiality: A Critical Element of Trust in the Relationship 
Chapter 7- Informed Consent: The Three-Legged Stool 
Chapter 8- Making the Most of Supervision
Chapter 9- Ending Psychotherapy: The Good, The Bad and the Ethical 

Part III The Ethical Ceiling 

Chapter 10- Putting It all Together: Toward Ethical Excellence 


Appendix A: Possible Information to be Shared with Clients 
Appendix B: Policy Areas
References