standards, research, and emerging issues Welfel, Elizabeth Reynolds creator author Leach, Mark M. author at 2026 Seventh edition eng xii, 400 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. Revised to reflect recent ethical, legal and professional developments, Welfel/Leach’s “Ethics in Counseling and Psychotherapy,” 7th Edition, uses a 10-step model for ethical decision-making to guide students and practitioners as they work through and analyze complicated ethics cases that demonstrate some of the most challenging dilemmas they will face. Part 1. A Framework for Understanding Professional Ethical Values and Standards -- Chapter 1. Introduction to Professional Ethics: A Psychology and Philosophy for Ethical Practice -- Chapter 2. A Model for Ethical Practice: Using Resources to Enhance Individual Judgment and Ethical Resolve -- Chapter 3. Ethical Practice in a Multicultural Society: The Promise of Justice -- Part 2. Major Ethical Issues for Counselors and Therapists -- Chapter 4. Competence to Practice: Building and Maintaining a Foundation for Doing Good and Avoiding Harm -- Chapter 5. Confidentiality: Supporting the Client’s Dignity and Right to Privacy -- Chapter 6. Informed Consent: Affirming the Client’s Freedom of Choice -- Chapter 7. Sexualized Relationships with Clients, Students, Supervisees, and Research Participants: Violations of Power and Trust -- Chapter 8. Nonsexual Multiple Relationships and Boundary Issues: Risking Objectivity and Client Welfare -- Chapter 9. Interventions with Groups, Couples, and Families: Unique Ethical Responsibilities -- Chapter 10. The Ethics of Assessment: Using Fair Procedures in Responsible Ways -- Part 3. Prevention and Remediation of Misconduct: The Before and After of Ethics -- Chapter 11. Maximizing the Opportunity to Prevent Misconduct and Minimizing the Damage When Prevention Fails -- Part 4. Ethical Issues in Special Settings -- Chapter 12. Ethics in Community, College, Addiction, and Forensic Settings: Avoiding Conflicts of Interest -- Chapter 13. The Professional School Counselor: Applying Professional Standards to the Educational Culture -- Chapter 14. The Ethics of Supervision and Consultation: Modeling Responsible Behavior -- Chapter 15. Counselors and Therapists as Teachers and Researchers: Integrity, Science, and Care -- References -- Appendix A. American Counseling Association, Code of Ethics -- Appendix B. American Psychological Association, Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct -- Appendix C. ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors. Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Counseling Moral and ethical aspects Counseling psychology Moral and ethical aspects Psychotherapy Moral and ethical aspects BF637 .C6 W42 2026 9780357936184 120830 20260406135955.0