Ethics in a Multicultural Context (Multicultural Aspects of Counseling and Psychotherapy)

Ethics in a Multicultural Context is a practical text and resource book intended to help mental health practitioners and trainees develop ethical decision-making skills which reflect cultural responsiveness. The main focus is ethical decision-making in an applied counselling context. The book: covers ethical dilemmas arising in face-to-face counselling interactions; the supervisory relationship; and the teaching of counselling. Each chapter of Ethics in a Multicultural Context includes cases or critical incidents followed with suggested exercises that can be used in counsellor education settings, includes comprehensive and practical treatment on ethical decision-making in a multicultural context and focuses on strategies to promote critical thinking in regard to ethical multicultural practice. Foreword Preface Introduction Acknowledgements Dedication Section I. Overview Chapter 1. Brief Review of Principles and Goals of Three Ethical Codes The American Counseling Association The American Psychological Association The National Association of Social Workers Guidelines for Ethical Behavior Processing Ethical Complaints Critical Incident Summary and Key Points Chapter 2. Review of the Literature on Ethics in a Multicultural Context Philosophical Ethics: Four Major Schools Promoting Ethics in a Multicultural Context Multicultural Counseling: The Fourth Force in Counseling ACA, APA, NASW: 1980 to present Critical Incident Summary and Key Points Chapter 3. Ethical Codes: Multicultural Explorations and Implications Cultural Competence Purposive Decision-Making: Promoting Cultural Intentionality and Competence Culturally Biased Assumptions Worldview Analysis Critical Incident Summary and Key Points Section II Overview Chapter 4. Confused? Try Thinking in a Competent and Multicultural Context Competence within a Cultural Context AMCD Multicultural Competencies Moral Principles of Three Codes of Ethics: The View within a Cultural Context A Multicultural Framework: Ethical Thinking and Decision-Making within a Multicultural Context Review of ACA, APA, and NASW Ethical Codes Within a Cultural Content Critical Incident Summary and Key Points Chapter 5. Awareness: The First Stage of Ethical Thinking in a Multicultural Context The Person and Then the Professional A Framework Promoting Self-Awareness to Facilitate Understanding the Cultural Behavior of Others Approach to Difference Critical Incident Summary and Key Points Chapter 6. Knowledge and Skills, Stages 2 and 3: Ethical Thinking and Decision-Making in a Multicultural Context Precounseling: Becoming a Helper Within a Multicultural Context Adapting Learned Skills and Counseling Theory to Work Ethically Within a Client's Cultural Framework Plan of Action: Moving from Awareness and Knowledge to Action Ethical Decision Making In a Multicultual Context Summary and Key Points Overview Chapter 7. Dual Relationships ACA Code APA Code NASW Code Questions for Reflection and Discussion Summary and Key Points Chapter 8. Unintentional Cultural Bias ACA Code APA Code NASW Code Questions for Reflection and Discussion Expert's Discussion - Colleen Logan Summary and Key Points Chapter 9. Client Welfare ACA Code APA Code NASW Code Questions for Reflection and Discussion Summary and Key Points Chapter 10. Bartering for Services ACA Code APA Code NASW Code Questions for Reflection and Discussion Expert's Discussion - Michael Tlanusta Garett Summary and Key Points Chapter 11. Fostering Dependency ACA Code APA Code NASW Code Questions for Reflection and Discussion Summary and Key Points Chapter 12. Boundaries of Competence ACA Code APA Code NASW Code Questions for Reflection and Discussion Expert's Discussion - Sandra I. Lopez-Baez Summary and Key Points References Glossary of Terms Index About the Authors