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

Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional, with Video Resource Center: Cultural and Philosophical Foundations by Sommers-Flanagan, Rita. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781119084969.

An engaging way to cover ethical choices in counseling settings This guide will take readers on a wide-ranging tour of ethics―covering 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 todays 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.