Sets forth the ethical obligations of American Counseling Association members and provides guidance intended to inform the ethical practice of professional counselors.
This website is the most recent rendition of the code of ethics of the American Counseling Association.
American Counseling Association (n.d.). Ethical & professional standards. Review the American Counseling Associations splash page for ethics which contains many great resources.
The American Psychological Association's (APA) Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (hereinafter referred to as the Ethics Code) consists of an Introduction, a Preamble, five General Principles and specific Ethical Standards.
Review the most recent rendition of the code of ethics of the American Psychological Association.
Forester-Miller, H., & Davis, T. E. (2016). Practitioner’s guide to ethical decision making. American Counseling Association. This resource describes a 7-step ethical decision-making model provided by the American Counseling Association.
Gavazzi, J. (Producer). (2014, April 14). Episode 6: Ethical analysis of vignettes (number 1) [Audio podcast]. This podcast provides an example of how to examine an ethical vignette. It is very applicable to the assignment this week as well as those in several future weeks.
National Association of Social Workers. (2017). Read the code of ethics. Review the most recent rendition of the code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers.
Kenneth S. Pope, & Melba J. T. Vasquez. (2016). Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Practical Guide: Vol. Fifth edition. Wiley. 26-53. Chapters 5-7 cover some basics of ethical thinking and applying it to real-world situations.