Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional, with Video Resource Center: Cultural and Philosophical Foundations [Paperback]

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.

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 Cl“\