Standards Ethics for Counselling in Action 5/e

Andrew Reeves is a Professor in the Counselling Professions and Mental Health, a Senior BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist and a Registered Social Worker. He is a past-Chair of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a Fellow of BACP and a Senior Fellow of Advance HE. He has published extensively on working in counselling and psychotherapy, and particularly in working with risk in a range of organisational settings. He is past Editor-in-Chief of Counselling and Psychotherapy Research journal and has a long-standing commitment to ethics in the counselling professions, including in writing and research. Tim Bond is an Emeritus Professor of the University of Bristol and Visiting Professor to the University of Malta. He has a longstanding commitment to researching and writing about professional ethics for the talking therapies and promoting mental well-being. He is currently a consultant to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy on professional ethics and standards, a member of the Ethics Committee for the British Psychological Society and the Executive Council of the International Association for Counselling. He is a registered member of BACP and provides counselling supervision and training workshops.

Part I The Background 1. Introduction 2. What Is Counselling? 3. Sources of Counselling Ethics 4. Framework for Counselling Ethics and Standards Part II Responsibility to the Client 5. Safety, Negligence and Insurance 6. Respect for Client Autonomy 7. Suicide and Refusing to Accept Life-saving Treatment 8. Counsellor Competence 9. Avoiding the Exploitation of Clients 10. Confidentiality 11. Counselling Online 12. Working with Social Diversity Part III The Counsellor and Others 13. Counsellors and the Responsibility to Others 14. Counselling Supervision 15. Record-keeping 16. Evaluation of Impact: Practice-based Evidence and Evidence-based Practice Part IV The Whole Picture 17. Ethical Problem Solving 18. Implications for Practice Glossary References