Ethical Decision Making for the 21st Century Counselor
Ethical Decision Making for the 21st Century Counselor

Author: Donna S. Sheperis

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2015-09-16

Total Pages: 507

ISBN-13: 1483322335

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Ethical practice is an essential aspect of counselor training. In order for counselors to competently work with clients, they must be well versed in ethical codes, ethical decision making, and legal issues impacting the profession. Ethical Decision Making for the 21st Century Counselor provides the fundamentals of ethical practice, with emphasis on ethical decision making and is structured to facilitate the development of these skills. Authors Donna S. Sheperis, Stacy L. Henning, and Michael M. Kocet move the reader through a developmental process of understanding and applying ethical decision making. Individuals will be able to incorporate ethical practice into their understanding of the counseling process and integrate ethical decision making models into their counseling practice. This unique approach differs from existing texts because of its strong emphasis on practical decision making and focus on understanding the process of applying a standard ethical decision model to any ethical scenario. Students build a foundation in how to evaluate an ethical situation and feel confident that they have applied a set of decision models to reach the best decision.

Local Councillors in Europe
Local Councillors in Europe

Author: Björn Egner

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-03-16

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 3658018577

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Councillors are the essence of local representative democracy, linking ordinary citizens and decision-makers in municipal arenas. In cross-national perspective, and taking in countries from across Europe, this book analyses the recruitment patterns, career, party associations, role perceptions, and attitudes to democracy, representation, and participation of local councillors. Matters such as gender, parties, institutions, municipal reform, functions in governance networks, and councillor influence are considered using data collected in an international survey, covering some 12,000 members of the local political elite. Drawing on diverse and eclectic literature, the contributions in this volume comprise a comprehensive and revealing analysis of modern councillors.

Thinking and Acting Like a Cognitive School Counselor
Thinking and Acting Like a Cognitive School Counselor

Author: Richard D. Parsons

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2009-06-17

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1452273162

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"The author successfully leads the school counselor through this approach in a manner that makes it easy for the reader to use the model effectively with students." —Diane Smith, School Counselor Smethport Area School District, PA Help students change negative thinking by employing a cognitive model! How people think affects how they behave. Because of this fundamental connection, cognitive therapy can produce rapid and effective treatment results. In this concise how-to guide, Richard D. Parsons presents theory, analysis, and practical suggestions to support a cognitive counseling framework and shows school counselors how to use that framework when working with students. This book offers clear strategies for helping new and experienced counselors understand how thoughts connect to feelings and how to discern functional from dysfunctional thinking. To assist readers in developing their skills as cognitive school counselors, the author provides: A reflective, meaning-making model as a basis for effective school counseling An introduction to the fundamental principles of cognitive counseling Clinical illustrations of intervention strategies targeting dysfunctional cognition In-depth, verbatim case studies and guided practice exercises Like Parsons′ companion books on behavioral, solutions-focused, and eclectic counseling, Thinking and Acting Like a Cognitive School Counselor shows how new and even experienced counselors can put different therapies to practical use and move confidently from "knowing" to "doing."

Values and Ethics in Counseling
Values and Ethics in Counseling

Author: Dana Heller Levitt

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-06-26

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1136599967

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Many counselors learn about ethics in graduate school by applying formal, step-by-step ethical decision-making models that require counselors to be aware of their values and refrain from imposing personal values that might harm clients. However, in the real world, counselors often make split-second ethical decisions based upon personal values. Values and Ethics in Counseling illustrates the ways in which ethical decisions are values—but more than that, it guides counselors through the process of examining their own values and analyzing how these values impact ethical decision making. Each chapter presents ethical decision making as what it is: a very personal, values-laden process, one that is most effectively illustrated through the real-life stories of counselors at various stages of professional development—from interns to seasoned clinicians—who made value-based decisions. Each story is followed by commentary from the author as well as analysis from the editors to contextualize the material and encourage reflection.