Ethical Decision Making for the 21st Century Counselor
(Second Edition)
©2025, 304 pages
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Ethical practice is an essential aspect of counselor training. In order for counselors to work effectively with clients, they must be well versed in ethical codes, ethical decision making, and legal issues impacting the profession. The second edition of 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.
The authors move readers through a developmental process of understanding and applying ethical decision making. They show readers how to incorporate ethical practice into their understanding of the counseling process and as well as how to integrate ethical decision-making models into their counseling practice. This unique approach differs from other 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. The book helps 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.
The text is chock-full of pedagogical features such as case studies and vignettes, many of which are drawn from their professional experiences and relevant literature. Updates to this new edition include a greater focus on social justice and cultural sensitivity as well as legal issues such as interstate practice and telemental health.
This is an essential text for any practitioner or student in the counseling field.
The authors move readers through a developmental process of understanding and applying ethical decision making. They show readers how to incorporate ethical practice into their understanding of the counseling process and as well as how to integrate ethical decision-making models into their counseling practice. This unique approach differs from other 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. The book helps 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.
The text is chock-full of pedagogical features such as case studies and vignettes, many of which are drawn from their professional experiences and relevant literature. Updates to this new edition include a greater focus on social justice and cultural sensitivity as well as legal issues such as interstate practice and telemental health.
This is an essential text for any practitioner or student in the counseling field.
Donna S. Sheperis is a Professor and Department Chair of Counseling at Palo Alto University.
Stacy Henning Churovich is a Professor in the Professional Counseling Department at Webster University.
Michael M. Kocet is Assistant Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education and Professor of Counseling at the University of Colorado Denver.
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"This text provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary ethical and legal issues within the practice of counseling that calls for us to advance our ethical knowledge into relational and cultural domains."
Adam F. Stephens, Ph.D., NCC, State University of New York at New Paltz
"This is the best textbook I have read for situational ethics. The cases utilized in this text provide students with specific information for dealing with ethical situations while making them think critically and effectively evaluate the situation."
Annette R. Tommerdahl, Ph.D., Texas Tech University
"This text matches codes and standards in a way that is imperative for student education. It outlines a path for ethical practice from the very foundation of a students’ professional journey."
Lindsay Nell Serrano, McKendree University
"Ethical Decision Making for the 21st Century Counselor is practical and informative. Counselors in training will have opportunities to learn about ethics as well as reflect on how to become a multiculturally focused, ethical counselors."
Sharon Y. Song, Northeastern Illinois University
"This is a helpful text to supplement ethics courses that can help counseling students understand and apply ethical values and codes to complex ethical dilemmas."
Vincent Marasco, PhD, LPC, Adler University
"Ethics for Today’s Counselor!"
Mary Ellen Baughman, Adjunct Professor, Clinton Community College
Adam F. Stephens, Ph.D., NCC, State University of New York at New Paltz
"This is the best textbook I have read for situational ethics. The cases utilized in this text provide students with specific information for dealing with ethical situations while making them think critically and effectively evaluate the situation."
Annette R. Tommerdahl, Ph.D., Texas Tech University
"This text matches codes and standards in a way that is imperative for student education. It outlines a path for ethical practice from the very foundation of a students’ professional journey."
Lindsay Nell Serrano, McKendree University
"Ethical Decision Making for the 21st Century Counselor is practical and informative. Counselors in training will have opportunities to learn about ethics as well as reflect on how to become a multiculturally focused, ethical counselors."
Sharon Y. Song, Northeastern Illinois University
"This is a helpful text to supplement ethics courses that can help counseling students understand and apply ethical values and codes to complex ethical dilemmas."
Vincent Marasco, PhD, LPC, Adler University
"Ethics for Today’s Counselor!"
Mary Ellen Baughman, Adjunct Professor, Clinton Community College
