Rehabilitation Counselors’ Perceptions of Ethical Workplace Culture and the Influence on Ethical Behavior

Abstract

It is generally accepted that the environment in which a counselor works influences his or her ethical behavior, but there is little empirical examination of this idea within the rehabilitation counseling professional literature. A survey was conducted with a national sample of practicing certified rehabilitation counselors that elicited qualitative data consisting of situations where workplace culture influenced ethical behavior and decision making. Forty percent of the 1,919 respondents provided examples. Qualitative analysis of the data yielded five themes: bureaucracy and resources, workforce, honesty, client welfare, and power differential. Recommendations for policy and future directions for research are discussed.

Investigating The Values of Guidance and Counseling in Eleganaboi

“…Flying our attention to the counseling environment, their one will discover that disclose habit of the counselor is a compulsory element. Consequently, the helpers conducts effective accompaniment when he/she expresses honestly his/her thinking and feeling (Lane et al, 2012). Furthermore, the counselors emphasizes honesty in assisting counselee to be able to foster a discipline.…”

Ethical Dilemmas Experienced by Australian Rehabilitation Counsellors

“…While the main purpose of private sector rehabilitation is to provide specialized workplace rehabilitation services to support injured workers in their recovery and return to work (HWCA, 2015), the motivations of many rehabilitation counsellors working within the workers' compensation system differ from the desired objectives set out by workers' compensation schemes (Kendall & Clapton, 2006). The requirement to continually balance competing and differing perspectives when making important practice decisions has been found to create significant workplace challenges and ethical concerns for rehabilitation counsellors (Berens & Weed, 2001;Kendall & Clapton, 2006;Lane, Shaw, Young, & Bourgeois, 2012;Millard & Rubin, 2006;Tarvydas & Barros-Bailey, 2010;Wright, Vaughn, & Taylor, 1998).…”

“…The task of working across organizational systems that are frequently in conflict due to the vested interests of various stakeholders (Roberts-Yates, 2003) necessitates an ability to identify problems, acknowledge concerns and resolve issues. Indeed, there is evidence that suggests the adversarial nature of insurance-based rehabilitation, fails to support the traditional ethos of human service work (Kendall, Buys, & Larner, 2000;Lane et al, 2012;Murphy, 2003). Maintaining one's professional and ethical integrity in an environment, which is shaped by multidisciplinary cooperation, or lack thereof, requires a strong commitment to client welfare and the ability to recognize both the prevalence and subtleties of ethical dilemmas within the practice context (Cottone & Tarvydas, 2003).…”

A Delphi study to understand relational bonds in supervision and their effect on rehabilitation counselor disclosure in the public rehabilitation program

“…Without the requirement of adherence to the CRCC Code of Ethics, supervisors may feel unqualified to discuss decision making and codes with counselors who may not be familiar with them. Lane, Shaw, Young, and Bourgeois (2012) observed that ethics continuing education provided by CRCC is focused on those that hold CRC certification, which, while an appropriate scope for CRCC, leaves out other practitioners, managers, and administrators. Certainly the overall lack of training and education for counselor supervisors indicated in the scholarly literature could encompass a deficit in supporting supervisors in gaining deeper understanding of ethical decision making models, as well as understanding strategies for ethics consultations with counselors.…”

“…Although very few experts noted the need for support and further training in order to better-facilitate relationships and disclosure, the literature is clear that field-based counselor supervisors are largely unprepared for the work of supervision. Even continuing ethics education for supervisors appears to be scant (Lane et al, 2012). A survey exploring what supports supervisors feel they need may contribute to better preparation and ultimately more skilled supervision would be useful.…”