Current and Emerging Ethical Issues for Counseling Psychology

Trainee Impairment

“…The literature suggests that supervisors experience contradictory pulls between their nurturing and evaluative roles, have an ambivalent response to their evaluative responsibilities, and have received minimal training in providing critical feedback to supervisees (Gizara, 1997;Goodyear & Sinnett, 1984;Hahn & Molnar, 1991;Holloway & Roehlke, 1987;Samec, 1995). Bennett (1986) asserted that many faculty are reluctant "to place the career of a student on the line over a problem that is bound to correct itself over time" and "often are 'enablers' for impaired students because of their misplaced efforts to help through silence" (p. 151).…”

Ethical Principles and Standards: A Racial‐Ethnic Minority Research Perspective

“…With regard to references, some authors are calling for a rewording of specific parts of the Principles (i.e., the Preamble) that can help to make the implicit more explicit throughout the total document (e.g., Pedersen & Ivey, 1987). With respect to content, numerous authors contend that what is needed is the explicit inclusion of cross-cultural concerns in the Principles and Standards (Axelson, 1985;Casas et al, 1986;Goodyear & Sinnett, 1984).…”

Ethics, Violence, and Counseling: Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil?

“…Casas, Ponterotto, and Gutierrez (1986), Cayleff (1986), Ibrahim and Arredondo (1986), and Goodyear and Sinnett (1984) have all addressed the ethical implications of working with clients who are of a different race, sex, social class, culture, or sexual orientation when the counselor lacks the knowledge or skills about or has a basic misunderstanding of these populations. These differences "must be considered, understood, and honored to prevent doing harm, serve the client's welfare, respect autonomous principles, and ultimately to provide effective counseling" (Cayleff, 1986, p. 346): SUMMARY The information that has been provided in this article clearly illustrates that counselors are increasingly being forced to make difficult judgment calls relating to degrees of client dangerousness and are being held legally liable for not taking reasonable steps to protect the third person(s) from threatened harm.…”

“…Not only does lack of knowledge and skills refer to knowledge relevant to unique client problems but also to broader issues. Casas, Ponterotto, and Gutierrez (1986), Cayleff (1986), Ibrahim and Arredondo (1986), and Goodyear and Sinnett (1984) have all addressed the ethical implications of working with clients who are of a different race, sex, social class, culture, or sexual orientation when the counselor lacks the knowledge or skills about or has a basic misunderstanding of these populations. These differences "must be considered, understood, and honored to prevent doing harm, serve the client's welfare, respect autonomous principles, and ultimately to provide effective counseling" (Cayleff, 1986, p. 346):…”