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"This is a very thought-provoking and valuable resource for anybody undertaking counselling, either as practitioner and even as a client. The book is not only very easy to read but also extremely interesting. It should form the basis of all counselling and psychotherapy training and be a well thumbed resident on everyone's bookshelf"
Grainne Griffin, Head of the Professional Conduct Department, BACP
Since it first appeared in 1993, this highly acclaimed text has been the leading guide to counselling ethics. Its discussion of a wide range of ethical problems and advice on identifying and resolving these dilemmas has made it an invaluable resource.
In this fully revised and updated edition, the author takes account of the changing legal, professional and cultural context of counselling by:
- considering recent developments in law concerning the implementation of the Human Rights Act and child protection that impact on counselling
- addressing ethical dilemmas arising from increasing requirements and pressures to collaborate with and between agencies
- responding to variations in cultural values and cultural diversity in ethical decision-making
- discussing the professionalisation of counselling ahead of probable statutory regulation and recent developments in professional conduct proceedings, including a section on recent experiences of practitioners
- including a new section on the ethics of using new technology.
Developed in line with the BACP's own guidelines, this text is ideal for use on all accredited training courses. It is also a book that all organisations offering counselling services ought to have on their shelves for reference.
List of contents
FOREWORD
PART ONE: THE BACKGROUND - Mick Cooper
Introduction
What is Counselling?
Sources of Counselling Ethics
Frameworks for Counselling Ethics and Standards
PART TWO: RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CLIENT
Safety, Negligence and Insurance
Respect for Client Autonomy
Suicide and Refusal to Accept Life-saving Treatment
Counsellor Competence
Avoiding the Exploitation of Clients
Confidentiality
PART THREE: THE COUNSELLOR AND OTHERS
Responsibility to Oneself, Colleagues and the Community
Counselling-supervision
Record-keeping
Monitoring Counselling
PART FOUR: THE WHOLE PICTURE
Ethical Problem-solving
Implications for Practice
About the author
Tim Bond is a counsellor, educator and practitioner specialising in teaching research methodology and professional ethics (education, counselling, and research). He continues to offer a small counselling and supervisory practice. He is internationally renowned for his contributions to counselling and research ethics and particularly his interest in dialogue between different cultural and moral positions. He has extensive experience of leadership, management and policy making in higher education and professional associations.
