ACA Ethical Standards Casebook

ACA Ethical Standards Casebook

Absolutely required reading for all counselors, clinicians,<br>and counselors-in-training, the seventh edition of<br>this fully updated, top-selling text provides a detailed<br>examination of the newly revised ACA Code of Ethics.<br>Find out what is new in the 2014 Code and which<br>sections have undergone the most significant revision to<br>ensure your understanding of and compliance with the<br>most current ethical standards in the field.<p><br>In this casebook, each individual standard of the new<br>Code is provided with an illustrative case vignette, and a Study and Discussion Guide<br>is presented at the beginning of each major section of the Code. Primary ethical<br>issues commonly encountered by counselors in their work are then presented in<br>individual chapters, with accompanying case studies. Topics addressed include<br>client rights and informed consent, social justice and advocacy, confidentiality,<br>counselor competence, working with multiple clients, boundary issues, client<br>danger to self or others, counselor training and supervision, and the relationship<br>between law and ethics. Chapters new to this edition explore value conflicts and<br>the issues surrounding social media and new technology. In addition, a new section<br>on putting ethics into practice contains detailed, complex case studies that are<br>representative of real-world practice, as well as small group activities to facilitate<br>learning and discussion.