Counseling Ethics for the 21st Century : A Case-Based Guide to Virtuous Practice (eBook)

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I. Becoming a Virtuous Therapist
Chapter 1: Building Character: Virtues of Excellent Practitioners
Chapter 2: Being Trustworthy
Case Studies: Two Resistant Clients
PART II. RESOLVING ETHICAL ISSUES
Chapter 3: Applying Ethical Standards
Case Study: A Clash of Values Inside a Fundamentalist Christian Family
Chapter 4: Using an Ethical Decision-Making Process
Case Study: A Hateful Client
PART III. NAVIGATING KEY CONCEPTS: CONFIDENTIALITY AND INFORMED CONSENT
Chapter 5: Exercising Discretion
Case Study: A Dangerous Client
Chapter 6: Being Candid and Honest
Case Study: Withholding Information From a Depressed Client
PART IV. EMPOWERING AND ADVOCATING FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
Chapter 7: Empowering Adult Victims of Domestic Abuse
Case Studies: Physical and Emotional Abuse
Chapter 8: Exercising Courage in Protecting Children
Case Study: Child Sexual Abuse
PART V. COUNSELING ACROSS MULTIPLE ROLES AND CULTURES
Chapter 9: Being Loyal and Fair to Clients
Case Study: Sex with a Former Client
Chapter 10: Being Respectful Across Diverse Cultures
Case Study: Supervising a Supervisee Doing Cross-Cultural Counseling
PART VI. COUNSELING IN CYBERSPACE
Chapter 11: Being Diligent in the Digital Age
Case Study: A Case of Record Hacking
Chapter 12: Providing Competent Online Counseling Services
Case Study: A Suicidal Client
PART VII. DEFINING LIMITS OF CONFIDENTIALITY
Chapter 13: Being Benevolent
Case Study: A Terminally Ill Client Contemplating Suicide
Chapter 14: Being Nonmalevolent
Case Study: A Sexually Active Client With HIV
Index
About the Authors