Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling – A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition

Kenneth S. Pope is in independent practice as a licensed psychologist. He has chaired the Ethics Committees of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). He is the author of ten books. Melba J. T. Vasquez is a psychologist in private practice. She served on the APA Ethics Committee, the APA Ethics Committee Task Force for Revision of 1992 Ethics Code, and the APA Board of Social and Ethical Responsibility. She is the 2011 President-Elect of the APA.

Preface. 1. What Do I Do Now? 2. Ethics in Real Life. 3. Ethics and Critical Thinking. 4. Trust, Power, and Caring. 5. Therapy in the Digital World: Ethical Challenges of the New Technologies. 6. Competence and the Human Therapist. 7. Creating Strategies for Self-Care. 8. Creating a Professional Will. 9. Codes and Complaints in Context: Historical, Empirical, and Actuarial Foundations. 10. Responding to Ethics, Licensing, or Malpractice Complaints. 11. Steps in Ethical Decision Making. 12. Different Conclusions: Example from the Interrogation Controversy. 13. Beginnings and Endings, Absence and Access. 14. Informed Consent and Informed Refusal. 15. Assessment, Testing, and Diagnosis. 16. Sexual Relationships with Clients. 17. Nonsexual Multiple Relationships and Other Boundary Issues. 18. Culture, Context, and Individual Differences. 19. Confidentiality. 20. Recognizing, Assessing, and Responding to Suicidal Risk. 21. Supervision. APPENDICES. A. American Psychological Association: Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (Amended, 2010). B. Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists, Third Edition. C. Ethics Codes & Practice Guidelines for Assessment, Therapy, Counseling, & Forensic Practice. REFERENCES. ABOUT THE AUTHORS. Author Index. Subject Index.