Examines how counselor education faculty and students determine the ethical appropriateness of dilemmas portraying dual relationships in friendships, mentoring, monetary interactions, and romantic-sexual relationships. Results suggest that, unlike most students, faculty trust the ability of counselor educators to maintain objectivity and avoid…

Survey data indicates that spiritual and religious issues are therapeutically relevant, ethically appropriate, and potentially significant topics for counseling and counselor education in secular settings. Proposes that a balanced inclusion of these topics in Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) core…

Discusses ethical issues involved in counseling services and training programs in university settings. Describes ethical behavior as a process issue and offers techniques that balance issues and allows for ethical practice. Explores ethical issues surrounding dual relationships and confidentiality. Includes vignettes to promote further dialog…

In this literature review, the author focuses on several ethical considerations in case conceptualization and diagnosis, including diagnostic training and competence. Meeting the American Counseling Association's (1995) ethical standard for diagnostic training has several ethical implications for counselors, counselor educators, and supervisors.…

Counselor educators can assist beginning counselors by teaching them how to use outcome research in their clinical work and how to conduct their own outcome assessments. Presents an infusion model for use by counselor-education programs in integrating counseling-outcome research throughout the counseling curriculum. (Author)

Addresses ethical guidelines that can help marriage and family counseling graduate program faculty deal with applicants who have been former clients of faculty. The consensus of the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors' Ethics Committee is that vetoing such applicants is unethical. (JBJ)

Reviews the section on supervision in the "Ethical Code for the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors" and a recent article from the family counseling literature that provides a schema for more specific direction, thus enhancing the ethical code. (JBJ)

The use of computer-assisted programs in career guidance and counseling has increased significantly in the past 20 years. However, such a rapidly emerging technology has potential hazards if adequate safeguards are not developed. Professional associations and training programs must adopt leadership roles and ethical positions and standards of…

To survey their ethical concerns, counselor educators were asked to respond to a series of vignettes. The majority of respondents expressed satisfaction with the current ethical standards of the American Counseling Association, although slightly over half indicated that ethical standards specifically applicable to counselor education would be…

Discusses the concept of maximal ethics as a basis of counselor behavior and describes the need for ethics development in counselor education training. Notes modeling aspects of counselor educator behavior and considers programming for ethical development in counselor training. Suggests resource materials for counselor training in ethics. (RC)