American Counseling Association. (2014). ACA code of ethics.
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.
Herlihy, B., & Corey, G. (2014). ACA ethical standards casebook. American Counseling Association. Read Part 1 and Section 1
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.
Cottone, R. R. P., & Tarvydas, V. D. P. L. C. (2021). Ethics and decision making in counseling and psychotherapy. Springer Publishing Company. Read Chapter 4
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.
Mazzula, S. L. P., & LiVecchi, P. P. (2017). Ethics for counselors: Integrating counseling and psychology standards. Springer Publishing Company. Read Chapter 8
This article provides a picture of how the various mental health professions have similar ethical mandates. This article looks at these overlaps and integrates the standards together.