Values and ethics in counselling and psychotherapy / Gillian Proctor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Proctor, Gillian, 1969- author.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counseling--Moral and ethical aspects.

Counseling.

Psychotherapy--Moral and ethical aspects.

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Thousand Oaks, California : Sage Publications, 2017.

Summary:

Understanding values and ethics is a core part of any counselling training and students need to develop an ethical awareness that they can apply throughout the counselling process. Gillian Proctor responds to this need by offering a clear introduction to the complexities of values and ethics. She examines the context for and emergence of ethics in counselling, the roots of ethical thinking in western philosophy, as well as how values and ethics impact on a professional's practice. Using case studies throughout, the book explores ethical dilemmas and issues as well as topics such as the nature of confidentiality, boundaries, autonomy versus beneficence and relational ethics. The author encourages reflective thought through a plethora of stimulating exercises and points for reflection, ensuring that the reader reflects ...

Contents:

Part I. Values

Part II. Therapy ethics

Part III. Practice issues.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-241) and index.

Description based on MARC record for print version.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781473921030 (ebook) :

OCLC:

1004370203

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.