Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions

The book's comprehensive, up-to-the-minute coverage is ideal for students in counselor education, clinical psychology, social work, mental health counseling and human services, among other professions.

Every chapter includes a summary of codes from the various professional organizations that are relevant to the topics discussed. Emphasizing critical thinking, the text involves readers in the learning process through self-inventories, case examples, open-ended questions and discussion questions.

Professional counseling orientation and ethical practice coverage fully aligns with CACREP standards, including the following topics: the role and process of the professional counselor advocating on behalf of the profession (Chapters 3, 4, 13); advocacy processes needed to address institutional and social barriers that impede access, equity and success for clients (Chapters 4, 13); professional counseling organizations, including membership benefits, activities, services to members and current issues (Chapter 1); ethical standards of professional counseling organizations, credentialing bodies and applications of ethical and legal considerations in professional counseling (Chapters 5, 6, 8); and self-care strategies appropriate to the counselor role (Chapter 2).

Social and cultural diversity coverage fully aligns with CACREP standards, including the following topics: theories and models of multicultural counseling, cultural identity development and social justice and advocacy (Chapters 4, 10, 13); multicultural counseling competencies (Chapters 4, 12, 13); help-seeking behaviors of diverse clients (Chapters 4); the impact of spiritual beliefs on clients' and counselors' worldviews (Chapter 3); and strategies for identifying and eliminating barriers, prejudices and processes of intentional and unintentional oppression and discrimination (Chapters 4, 13).