Ethical Decision Making in Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Comprehensive Guide

By Robert Cottone PhD LPC, Vilia M. Tarvydas PhD CRC, Michael Hartley PhD CRC

The fifth edition of this esteemed textbook is a game-changer for counselors-in-training, providing a solid foundation in ethical decision-making processes to tackle complex dilemmas in clinical practice. This updated version has been reorganized and streamlined to eliminate redundancies, featuring new chapters that reflect the latest developments in counseling specialty areas.

New Features and Upgrades

• Reorganized and streamlined for ease of use
• Includes updated references to codes of ethics from ASCA and AMHCA
• Addresses shifts in the structure of specialty practices, including the merger of CORE and CACREP
• Provides several new chapters on clinical specialties and supervision issues
• Focuses on ethics in counseling specialties: clinical mental health; school; couples, marriage, and family; addictions; career; rehabilitation; and group
• Addresses the ethical practice of the new clinical rehabilitation counseling specialty – the only text to do so
• Offers student learning activities in each chapter with additional practice scenarios available for downloading
• Provides access to appropriate codes of ethics via chapter-by-chapter links
• Delivers updated case scenarios

Key Features

This comprehensive textbook covers all counseling specialties and their respective ethical codes, aligning with recent developments in the profession. It describes how to avoid, address, and solve serious ethical and legal dilemmas to prepare counselors-in-training for complex situations they may encounter.

• Objectives, case studies, references, key terms, learning activities, and reflection questions are embedded in chapter content
• Important information is highlighted with boxed callouts
• Addresses key office, administrative, electronic, technology, and other practice issues
• Provides an appendix with web links to codes of ethics in counseling and specialties
• Includes Dr. Cottone’s Social Constructivism Decision-Making Model and Dr. Tarvydas’ Integrative Decision-Making Model

Purchase of this textbook includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers, providing students with a convenient and flexible learning experience.

Stay ahead in the field of counseling and psychotherapy with the most comprehensive guide to ethical decision making. This textbook is an invaluable resource for counselors-in-training, providing a solid foundation in ethical decision-making processes to tackle complex dilemmas in clinical practice.