Promoting a Contextual Perspective in the Application of the ACA Code of Ethics: The Ethics into Action Map

Abstract

Because community counselors work within an increasingly broad array of practice settings, it is imperative for them to understand how to apply the ACA Code of Ethics (American Counseling Association, 2005) to specific practice settings. The author examines ethics applied to unique practice settings and proposes the Ethics into Action Map as a method to promote an increased understanding of the application of ethical standards to specific contexts. Case examples are provided to illustrate the use of the Ethics into Action Map.

Reasons for Ethical Misconduct of Counseling Students: What do Faculty Think?

“…The authors are in agreement with the participants of this research that ethics training distilled into a single ethics course is not adequate for preparing students. In addition to ethics courses, faculty should stress ethical decision-making (Calley, 2009) and case studies that emphasize ethical decisionmaking. (McCarron & Stewart, 2011;McGee, 2005) with students as frequently as possible across the academic program.…”

Ethical Fairy Tales: Using Fairy Tales as Illustrative Ethical Dilemmas With Counseling Students

“…In situated learning, students link course material with activities that (Granello, 2000). Approaching instruction and learning from a contextual framework has a number of benefits (Calley, 2009;Granello, 2000;Nelson & Neufeldt, 1998;Sears & Hersh, 1998;Toman & Rak, 2000). Calley (2009) noted that using case examples helps students move from inactive to active learning; for example, rather than simply reviewing ethical standards, students must apply standards to practice in case examples.…”

“…Approaching instruction and learning from a contextual framework has a number of benefits (Calley, 2009;Granello, 2000;Nelson & Neufeldt, 1998;Sears & Hersh, 1998;Toman & Rak, 2000). Calley (2009) noted that using case examples helps students move from inactive to active learning; for example, rather than simply reviewing ethical standards, students must apply standards to practice in case examples. Toman and Rak (2000) suggested that as programs adapt to changing times, contextual teaching styles may engage both educators and students in the learning process.…”

“…Case examples can be used as vehicles to assist students in developing problem-solving skills (Calley, 2009;Granello, 2000;Nelson & Neufeldt, 1998;Sears & Hersh, 1998). Problem-solving skills are utilized by students in ethics courses through the use of ethical decision-making models.…”

The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision Volume 6 Issue 2 Fall 2014

“…Researchers have examined ethics within the frameworks of diagnosis (Dougherty, 2005;Kress, Hoffman, & Eriksen, 2010), testing and assessment (Naugle, 2009), spirituality (Steen, Engles, & Thweatt, 2006), therapeutic prayer (Weld & Eriksen, 2007), and computer-based supervision (Vaccaro & Lambie, 2007). The literature also contains examples of ethics decision-making models and recommendations to assist professionals in navigating the complexities of ethics dilemmas (Barnett, Behnke, Rosenthal, & Koocher, 2007;Burkholder, Toth, Feisthamel, & Britton, 2010;Calley, 2009;Freeman & Francis, 2006;Foster & Black, 2007;Glosoff, Herlihy, & Spence, 2000). Undoubtedly, a diversity of perspectives and attitudes exist within the helping professions concerning ethics, ethics codes, and how ethics apply within a variety of contexts.…”