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COUN-6101 v1: Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling

Lesson 4 - Week 4

Counseling Ethics and the Law
Craig, D. (Practitioner). (2015). Counseling ethics and the law [Video]. SAGE Knowledge.

ACA Code of Ethics
American Counseling Association. (2014). ACA code of ethics.
Read Section C
The American Counseling Association is the premiere counseling association, whose agreed upon code of ethics are what governs the profession of counseling. It is essential that students know and understand their ethical responsibilities detailed in this document.

ACA Ethical Standards Casebook by Barbara Herlihy; Gerald Corey
ISBN: 9781119025511
Publication Date: 2014-11-04
Herlihy, B., & Corey, G. (2014). ACA ethical standards casebook. American Counseling Association.
Read Chapter 6
This resource provides the student will a plethora of ethical case studies, which helps the student to understand ethics in action. The case studies will be used in the course to help students think through ethical dilemmas.

Corey, G., Corey, M. S., & Corey, C. (2020). Issues and ethics in the helping professions (10th Edition). Cengage Learning.

Review Chapter 5 and 6.

This is a Redshelf book that can be found in the Bookshelf tab of your course.

Ethics and Decision Making in Counseling and Psychotherapy, Fifth Edition by Robert Cottone; Vilia Tarvydas; Michael Hartley
ISBN: 9780826135285
Publication Date: 2021-01-28
Cottone, R. R. P., & Tarvydas, V. D. P. L. C. (2021). Ethics and decision making in counseling and psychotherapy. Springer Publishing Company.
Read Chapter 10: Organizations and Professional Membership
This reading source will provide a further look at the ethical decision making process. You will see an introduction to various ethical decision making models.