Ethics Desk Reference for Counselors

Course overview

This desk reference will help counselors interpret and apply the ACA Code of Ethics in order to prevent and resolve ethical dilemmas. In part I, Drs. Barnett and Johnson provide an easily understood translation of each Standard for the Code, followed by a discussion of common challenges associated with the Standard and list of recommendations for maintaining ethical, preventive practice in the topical area. Part II contains an ethical decision making model and specific, practical strategies for responding to frequently faced concerns surrounding culture and diversity, confidentiality, suicidal clients, boundary issues and multiple relationships, competence, supervision, managed care, termination, and responses to subpoenas.