ACA Ethical Standards Casebook

Barbara Herlihy, PhD, LPC, LPC-S, is University Research Professor in the Counselor Education graduate program at the University of New Orleans. She has served on the ACA Ethics Committee as chair (1987–89) and as a member (1986–87, 1993–94) and as a member of the taskforces to revise the 1995 and 2005 ACA codes of ethics. Dr. Herlihy is the coauthor of several books on ethical issues in counseling: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling (2014) with Ted Remley; the ACA Ethical Standards Casebook, 5th and 6th editions (1996, 2006), Dual Relationships in Counseling (1992), and Boundary Issues in Counseling: Multiple Roles and Relationships, 2nd and 3rd editions (2006, 2015), all with Gerald Corey; and the ACA Ethical Standards Casebook, 4th edition (1990) with Larry Golden. She is also the author or coauthor of more than 65 journal articles and book chapters on ethics, social justice and multicultural counseling, feminist therapy, and other topics. She is the recipient of the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Courtland Lee Social Justice Award and the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Distinguished Mentor Award. She is a frequent presenter of seminars and workshops on ethics across the United States and internationally, most recently in Malta, Venezuela, and Mexico.Gerald Corey, EdD, ABPP, NCC, is a Professor Emeritus of Human Services and Counseling at California State University at Fullerton. He is a Diplomate in Counseling Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology; a licensed counseling psychologist; and a Fellow of the American Counseling Association, the Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW), and the American Psychological Association, in both Division 17 and Division 49. He is the recipient (with Marianne Schneider Corey) of both the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Mental Health Counselors Association in 2011 and the ASGW’s Eminent Career Award in 2001. Dr. Corey has authored or coauthored 15 textbooks in counseling that are currently in print, has made five educational DVD programs on various aspects of counseling, and has written numerous journal articles and book chapters. Some of his coauthored books include Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions (2015) with Marianne Schneider Corey, Cindy Corey, and Patrick Callanan; Becoming a Helper (2016) and I Never Knew I Had a Choice (2014), both with Marianne Schneider Corey; and Groups: Process and Practice (2014) with Marianne Schneider Corey and Cindy Corey. Some of his other books include Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy (2013) and Theory and Practice of Group Counseling (2016). In the past 40 years the Coreys have conducted group counseling training workshops for mental health professionals at many universities in the United States as well as in Canada, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Germany, Belgium, Scotland, England, and Ireland.

• AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsAbout the ContributorsMaking the Best Use of the CasebookPart I: IntroductionEvolution of the ACA Ethical Standards and the Casebook by Perry C. Francis Foundations of Codes of EthicsDeveloping a Personal Ethical StanceThe Ethical Decision-Making Process A Review of Ethical Decision-Making Models by Melissa D. Deroche, Emeline Eckart, Earniesha Lott, Candace N. Park, and Latrina Raddler Enforcement of the ACA Code of Ethics An Inventory of Your Attitudes and Beliefs About Ethical IssuesPart II. ACA Code of Ethics With Illustrative Vignettes Section A: The Counseling Relationship Section B: Confidentiality and Privacy Section C: Professional Responsibility Section D: Relationships With Other ProfessionalsSection E: Evaluation, Assessment, and InterpretationSection F: Supervision, Training, and Teaching Section G: Research and Publication Section H: Distance Counseling, Technology, and Social Media Section I: Resolving Ethical Issues Part III. Issues and Case Studies Chapter 1: Client Rights and Informed Consent - Gerald Corey and Barbara HerlihyCase Study 1: Keep Kendra’s Secret, or Not? - Kelly L. WesterCase Study 2: A Minor (?) Client - J. Scott YoungChapter 2: Social Justice and Counseling Across Cultures - Courtland C. LeeCase Study 3: She’s Done This Before - William B. McKibben and Jodi L. BartleyCase Study 4: Working With an Immigrant Family - Laura M. GonzalezChapter 3: Confidentiality - Barbara Herlihy and Gerald CoreyCase Study 5: The Slap—How to Best Help Hope - Chris C. LauerCase Study 6: A Supervisee Feels Betrayed - Adria ShippChapter 4: Competence - Gerald Corey and Barbara HerlihyCase Study 7: I Feel Exhausted - Isabel A. ThompsonCase Study 8: Couples Counseling Gone Wrong - Jennifer M. JohnsonChapter 5: Managing Value Conflicts - Barbara Herlihy and Gerald CoreyCase Study 9: I’m Stuck - Anneliese A. SinghCase Study 10: A Parental Dilemma: Hastening the Death of a Child - Karen Swanson TaheriChapter 6: Counseling Minor Clients - Mark SaloCase Study 11: A Legal Guardian Presses for Confidential Information - Amanda CrawfordCase Study 12: A Pregnant Teenager: A School Counselor’s Quandary - Danielle ShareefChapter 7: Managing Boundaries - Gerald Corey and Barbara HerlihyCase Study 13: Disputing Unhealthy Beliefs or Imposing Values? - Craig S. Cashwell and Tammy H. CashwellCase Study 14: If You Will Excuse Me - Matthew L. LyonsChapter 8: Working With Clients Who May Harm Themselves - James L. Werth Jr. and Jennifer StroupCase Study 15: Suicide or a Well-Reasoned End-of-Life Decision? - James L. Werth Jr. and Jennifer StroupCase Study 16: A Suicidal Teenager - Robert E. WubboldingChapter 9: Technology, Social Media, and Online Counseling - Martin JenciusCase Study 17: Making Social Media Decisions for an Agency - Martin JenciusCase Study 18: A Client’s Friend Request - Martin JenciusChapter 10: Counselor Education and Supervision - Barbara Herlihy and Gerald CoreyCase Study 19: Poor Supervision or Impaired Student? - Edward Neukrug and Gina B. PolychronopoulosCase Study 20: An Imposition of Values? - Alwin E. WagenerChapter 11: Research and Publication - Richard E. WattsCase Study 21: Expert Review of a Research Study - Richard E. WattsCase Study 22: A Question of Authorship - Richard E. WattsChapter 12: The Intersection of Ethics and Law - Burt Bertram and Anne Marie “Nancy” WheelerCase Study 23: A Student Commits Suicide - Burt Bertram and Anne Marie “Nancy” WheelerCase Study 24: Good Intentions Gone Awry - Burt Bertram and Anne Marie “Nancy” WheelerHighlights of Ethical Practice References