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ContentsAcknowledgments ixAbout the Authors xiAbout the Contributors xiiiMaking the Best Use of the Casebook xv

Part IIntroduction 1

Evolution of the ACA Ethical Standardsand the Casebook 3

The 2005 ACA Code of EthicsMichael M. Kocet 4

The Revision Process 5Foundations of Codes of Ethics 8Enforcement of the ACA Code of Ethics 11Developing a Personal Ethical Stance 13The Ethical Decision-Making Process 14An Inventory of Your Attitudes and Beliefs

About Ethical Issues 17

Part IIACA Code of Ethics 25

Part IIIACA Code of Ethics With Illustrative Vignettes 55

Section A: The Counseling Relationship 57Section B: Confidentiality, Privileged

Communication, and Privacy 75Section C: Professional Responsibility 87Section D: Relationships With Other Professionals 97Section E: Evaluation, Assessment, and Interpretation 103Section F: Supervision, Training, and Teaching 113Section G: Research and Publication 131Section H: Resolving Ethical Issues 143

Part IVIssues and Case Studies 149

Chapter 1Client Rights and Informed Consent 151

Gerald Corey and Barbara Herlihy

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Case Study 1: Fully Informed Consent? 153Karen Daboval

Case Study 2: Pressures From All Sides:A Rehabilitation Counselor’s Dilemma 156

Mary Ellen Young

Chapter 2Ethical Issues in Multicultural Counseling 159

Courtland C. Lee

Case Study 3: Allison: The Case of theWell-Meaning Feminist 162

Courtland C. LeeCase Study 4: Strengths or Limitations?

Acknowledging Multicultural Competenciesin Counselor Supervision 165

Beth A. Durodoye

Chapter 3Confidentiality 169

Barbara Herlihy and Gerald Corey

Case Study 5: Confidentiality and HIV/AIDS:The Case of Norma 173

Jorge GarciaCase Study 6: An Inadvertent Breach of Confidentiality 176

Walter Breaux III

Chapter 4Competence 179

Gerald Corey and Barbara Herlihy

Case Study 7: Jocelyn’s Dilemma: How to Answera “Calling” 182

Zarus E. WatsonCase Study 8: Ethical Pitfalls in Managed Care 185

Larry Golden

Chapter 5Working With Multiple Clients 189

Barbara Herlihy and Gerald Corey

Case Study 9: A Marriage and Family CounselorLearns a Secret 194

Mary E. MolineCase Study 10: A Group Leader’s Questionable

Intervention 196George T. Williams

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Chapter 6 Counseling Minor Clients 201

Mark SaloCase Study 11: A School Counselor Is Caught

in the Middle 203Mark Salo

Case Study 12: The Case of Jessica:A School Counselor’s Dilemma 206

Gerra Wellman Perkins

Chapter 7Avoiding Detrimental Multiple Relationships 209

Harriet L. Glosoff, Gerald Corey, and Barbara Herlihy

Case Study 13: Consenting Adults or an Abuse of Power? 216Holly Forester-Miller

Case Study 14: A Question of Boundaries 218Harriet L. Glosoff

Chapter 8Working With Clients Who May Harm Themselves 223

Adriane G. Bennett and James L. Werth Jr.

Case Study 15: Suicide or a Well-ReasonedEnd-of-Life Decision? 228

Adriane G. Bennett and James L.Werth Jr.Case Study 16: A Suicidal Teenager 231

Robert E. Wubbolding

Chapter 9Counselor Education and Supervision 235

Michael M. Kocet

Case Study 17: The Guided Imagery Exercise 239Michael M. Kocet

Case Study 18: A Resistant Supervisee 242Zarus E. Watson

Chapter 10The Relationship Between Law and Ethics 247

Mary A. Hermann

Case Study 19: Managing Ethical and Legal Obligations 249Mary A. Hermann

Case Study 20: A Pregnant Teenager:A School Counselor’s Quandary 251

Danielle Shareef

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Part VHighlights of Ethical Practice 255

Ethics From a Multicultural Perspective 255The Challenge of Developing Your Personal Ethics 257

References 259