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Standards and ethics for counselling in action / Andrew Reeves and Tim Bond.

By: Reeves, Andrew (Counsellor) [author].
Contributor(s): Bond, Tim, 1949- [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Counselling in action: Publisher: London : SAGE Publications Ltd., [2021]Edition: 5th edition.Description: xii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781526458872 (paperback).Subject(s): Counseling | Counseling -- Moral and ethical aspectsDDC classification: 158.3
Contents:
The background -- Responsibility to the client -- The counsellor and others -- The whole picture.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This is your essential guide to standards and ethics in the psychological therapies. The book introduces you to key ethical values and principles and discusses how to practice in accordance with these. An accompanying online resource website provides you with over 30 videos showing commonly arising ethical dilemmas, further reading including book chapters and journal articles, and links to ethical codes and frameworks in the UK and internationally.

Bibliography: (pages 301-309) and index.

The background -- Responsibility to the client -- The counsellor and others -- The whole picture.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • About the Authors (p. vii)
  • Acknowledgements (p. ix)
  • Online Resources (p. xi)
  • Part I The Background (p. 1)
  • 1 Introduction (p. 3)
  • 2 What Is Counselling? (p. 13)
  • 3 Sources of Counselling Ethics (p. 39)
  • 4 Framework for Counselling Ethics and Standards (p. 57)
  • Part II Responsibility to the Client (p. 67)
  • 5 Safety, Negligence and Insurance (p. 69)
  • 6 Respect for Client Autonomy (p. 83)
  • 7 Suicide and Refusing to Accept Life-saving Treatment (p. 107)
  • 8 Counsellor Competence (p. 125)
  • 9 Avoiding the Exploitation of Clients (p. 139)
  • 10 Confidentiality (p. 161)
  • 11 Counselling Online (p. 177)
  • 12 Working with Social Diversity (p. 191)
  • Part III The Counsellor and Others (p. 203)
  • 13 Counsellors and the Responsibility to Others (p. 205)
  • 14 Counselling Supervision (p. 217)
  • 15 Record-keeping (p. 235)
  • 16 Evaluation of Impact: Practice-based Evidence and Evidence-based Practice (p. 253)
  • Part IV The Whole Picture (p. 267)
  • 17 Ethical Problem Solving (p. 269)
  • 18 Implications for Practice (p. 285)
  • Glossary (p. 295)
  • References (p. 301)
  • Index (p. 311)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Andrew Reeves is an Associate Professor in the Counselling Professions and Mental Health, a Senior BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist and a Registered Social Worker.
Tim Bond is an Emeritus Professor of the University of Bristol and Visiting Professor to the University of Malta. He is a registered member of the BACP and provides counselling supervision and training workshops.