Ethical Reasoning in the Mental Health Professions [Hardcover]

The ability to reason ethically is an extraordinarily important aspect of professionalism in any field. Indeed, the greatest challenge in ethical professional practice involves resolving the conflict that arises when the professional is required to choose between two competing ethical principles. Ethical Reasoning in the Mental Health Professions explores how to develop the ability to reason ethically in difficult situations.

Other books merely present ethical and legal issues one at a time, along with case examples involving right and wrong answers. In dramatic contrast, Ethical Reasoning in the Mental Health Professions provides you with the needed background in methods of ethical reasoning and introduces an innovative nine-step model of ethical decision-making for resolving ethical dilemmas.

Ethical Reasoning in the Mental Health Profession discusses the ethical codes of both psychology and counseling. This interdisciplinary approach promotes a better understanding of the similarities and differences in the points of emphasis in the two codes, which, in turn, enriches your understanding of the range of ethical considerations relevant to the practice of the mental health professions.INTRODUCTION
What is Ethics?
Ethics and Personal Values
The Role of Values in the Practice of a Mental Health Profession
Ethics and Law
Why Do Professions Develop Ethical Standards?
The History of Ethics in Psychology
Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
Counseling: Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice
Psychiatry: The Principles of Medical Ethics
Social Work: Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers
The Limitations of Ethical Codes
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGISTS AND CODE OF CONDUCT
Preamble
General Principles
COUNSELING'S CODE OF ETHICS AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
Code of Ethics
The Existence of Ethical Conl£>