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Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling, 2/E
Theodore P. Remley, Jr., University of New Orleans
Barbara Herlihy, University of New Orleans

ISBN-10: 0131128140
ISBN-13: 9780131128149

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paper; 480 pp
Published: 08/09/2004

Suggested retail price: $62.67
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For undergraduate and graduate courses in Counseling Ethics, Legal Issues in Counseling; a supplement for Introduction to Counseling, Practicum, or Internship courses.

 

From two leading scholars in the field of counseling, and written specifically for the future practicing counselor, this comprehensive volume offers an in-depth examination of the counseling profession. The authors approach each professional issue in counseling from both an ethical and a legal point-of-view, offering readers a complete, integrated exploration of all facets. Difficult issues are addressed in a straightforward manner, and practical, realistic advice is proffered through vignettes that showcase typical situations and dilemmas faced by practicing counselors.

NEW—Separate multicultural chapter—Covering ethical and legal issues involved in working with diverse clients and other counseling professionals, this chapter discusses diversity in culture, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation.  The chapter also examines what it means to be multiculturally competent and the helper's role as a client advocat. (Chapter 3)

~Ensures students are acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to protect their clients in our ever increasingly diverse society.

NEW—Chapter on technology and on healthcare plans—looks at the ethical and legal aspects of issues like electronic storage of client records and communicating with clients and others via the telephone, answering machines, and email.  The chapter also examines the broad range of issues that helpers must keep in mind when working with client health care plans. (Chapter 13)

~Makes students aware of their ethical responsibilities and legal liabilities when the use technology as a tool in conducting their practice and when they work with insurance plans.

NEW–Separate chapter on client welfare and informed consent–including substantial discussions of legal issues and of informed consent in both medicine and mental health.

~Provides indepth coverage of these foundational issues.

Unique indepth coverage of legal issues as well as ethics—The only text written by both a lawyer and a expert in ethics, all issues in the text are examined from both a legal and an ethical perspective.  (See pages 78, 96-108, 116, 121-122, 187-188 for a few of examples of the book's coverage of the law.)

~Helps counselors understand not only their ethical obligations but their legal rights and responsibiliies. 

Accompanying video vignettes—An interactive CD-Rom contains twenty video cases that present realistic counseling challenges involving a variety of clients in numerous and varied settings.  Users can then analyze these ethical dilemmas and recieve feedback to their analysis.  This CD can be bundled for free with the students texts by ordering ISBN 0-13-171367-1  when placing your order with the book store.  The CD can also be ordered separately from the book for the cost of $24.00. 

~Gives prospective counselors a bona fide feel for the actual counseling session—facilitates students reflection and provides practice in ethical descision making.

Integrated coverage of diversity considerations—Every chapter examines diversity issues related to each topic.  (See the detailed table of contents for the "Diversity Considerations" in each chapter.)

~Reinforces the Familiarizes readers with the requirements they must meet at various levels of “recognition”—helps students ready their portfolios for the demands of whatever level of certification they seek.

 

A brace of helpful appendices—including specific reproducible forms, APA record keeping guidelines, contact information, guidelines for web-counseling, and more.

~Introduces readers to the standards and regulations of national counseling organizations—creates a ready-to-use portfolio of key agreements students can use straight away in their first practices.

 Extensive case studies and scenerios—throughout the text.  (See pages 170-172, 237, 239, 246 for a few examples.)

~These case in every chapter help make concepts conrete and gives readers practice in (1) recognizing ethical and legal dilemmas and (2) solving ethical dilemmas.

 

NEW—Separate multicultural chapter—Covering ethical and legal issues involved in working with diverse clients and other counseling professionals, this chapter discusses diversity in culture, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation.  The chapter also examines what it means to be multiculturally competent and the helper's role as a client advocat. (Chapter 3)

~Ensures students are acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to protect their clients in our ever increasingly diverse society.

NEW—Chapter on technology and on healthcare plans—looks at the ethical and legal aspects of issues like electronic storage of client records and communicating with clients and others via the telephone, answering machines, and email.  The chapter also examines the broad range of issues that helpers must keep in mind when working with client health care plans. (Chapter 13)

~Makes students aware of their ethical responsibilities and legal liabilities when the use technology as a tool in conducting their practice and when they work with insurance plans.

NEW–Separate chapter on client welfare and informed consent–including substantial discussions of legal issues and of informed consent in both medicine and mental health.

~Provides indepth coverage of these foundational issues.

Thorough updating throughout the text–with significant attention paid to such crucial areas as client confidentiality, responding to subpoenas, dealing with dangerous clients, diversity among client and counselor populations, and others.

~Ensures students are acquiring the knowledge and skills that correspond to the most current standards in the discipline–enhances readers’ confidence in their ability to meet the expectations of clients, colleagues, employers, and review boards.

SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS

  1. Introduction

  2. Professional Identity of Counselors

  3. Professional Practice in a Multicultural Society

SECTION II: ISSUES

  4. Client Welfare and Informed Consent

  5. Confidentiality and Privileged Communication

  6. Records and Subpoenas

  7. Competence and Malpractice

  8. Boundary Issues

  9. Counseling Children and Vulnerable Adults

10. Counseling Families and Groups

11. Evaluation, Testing, and Diagnosis

12. Professional Relationships and Private Practice

13. Technology and Health Care Plans

14. Issues in Counselor Education

15. Supervision and Consultation

16. Research and Publications

17. Resolving Legal and Ethical Issues

APPENDICES

A. American Counseling Association Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice

B. Contact Information

C. American Counseling Association Cross-Cultural Competencies

D. Association for Specialists in Group Work: Principles for Diversity-Competent Group Workers

E. Counseling Disclosure and Agreement Forms

F. Client Request Form to Transfer Records

G. Clinical Supervision Model Agreement

H. APA Record Keeping Guidelines

I. Examples of Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Statutes

J. ACA Standards for the Internet

K. Clinical Supervision Model Agreement

L. Ethical Guidelines for Counseling Supervisors

REFERENCES

INDEXES

    Updated to include the new ACA Code of Ethics, this comprehensive volume from two leading scholars offers an in-depth examination of professional issues in counseling from both an ethical and a legal point of view. Difficult issues are addressed in a straightforward manner, and practical, realistic advice is proffered through vignettes that showcase typical situations and dilemmas faced by practicing counselors.
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