Culturally Relevant Ethical Decision-Making in Counseling

Culturally Relevant Ethical Decision-Making in Counseling presents a hermeneutic orientation and framework to address contextual issues in ethical decision-making in counseling and psychotherapy. Authors Rick Houser, Felicia L. Wilczenski, and Mary Anna Ham incorporate broad perspectives of ethical theories which are grounded in various worldviews and sensitive to cultural issues.

Acknowledgments 1. Introduction SECTION I. WESTERN THEORIES OF ETHICS 2. Virtue Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 3. Natural Law Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 4. Utilitarian Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 5. Respect for Persons Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 6. Feminine and Feminist Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 7. Native American Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making SECTION II. EASTERN THEORIES OF ETHICS 8. Confucian Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 9. Taoist Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 10. Hindu Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 11. Buddhist Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making SECTION III. MIDDLE EASTERN THEORIES OF ETHICS 12. Jewish Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 13. Islamic Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making SECTION IV. SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE THEORIES OF ETHICS 14. Hispanic/Latino Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 15. Pan-African Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making SECTION V. ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING MODEL 16. Ethical Decision-Making: A Hermeneutic Model 17. Application of the Hermeneutic Model SECTION VI. CASES 18. Natalia: A Question of Rational Suicide 19. Mark: A Question of Counselor Competence 20. Carol: Multicultural Competence 21. Jeff: Career Decision and Counseling Plans 22. Vanessa: A Dual Relationship 23. David: Supervisor-Supervisee Conflict 24. Shi-Jiuan: Conflict Between Laws and Client Worldviews 25. Melissa: Minors' Rights and Confidentiality 26. Raj: Counselor Competence and Minor Informed Consent 27. Smith Family: Assisted Suicide 28. Christine: Appropriate Termination 29. Ahmed: A Mandated Client 30. Liz: A Student Intern 31. Berice: Culturally Sensitive Assessment Appendix A: Web Sites for Professional Codes of Ethics Appendix B: Web Sites for State and Federal Laws Affecting Counseling Practice References Index About the Authors