Ethics Desk for Counselors

Ethics Desk for Counselors

This concise handbook provides counselors with a quick<br>reference to interpret and apply the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics to<br>practice. Intended as a brief synopsis of the Code, the Ethics Desk<br>Reference for Counselors contains on-point recommendations<br>related to each section of the Code; helpful summaries on related<br>topics, including ethical decision making, managing ethical crises,<br>and risk prevention and management; a decision-making model;<br>and a listing of ethics resources. This is a highly practical and<br>indispensable tool for all counselors and counseling students to<br>use when navigating challenging ethical situations and applying<br>the Code to professional roles and activities.<p><br>Part I presents each section of the Code, along with a brief commentary that emphasizes<br>its most essential elements, common ethical dilemmas and problems relevant to that<br>section, and specific strategies for risk prevention and positive practice. Part II contains<br>ethical guidance sections focused on areas that counselors often encounter in their work,<br>including culture and diversity, confidentiality and exceptions to confidentiality, counseling<br>suicidal clients, multiple relationships<br>in counseling, competence, supervision, managed care,<br>termination and abandonment, and how to respond to an ethics complaint or malpractice<br>suit. New to this edition is a section titled ''Integrating Technology Into Counseling Practice.''