Culturally Relevant Ethical Decision-Making in Counseling

Acknowledgments 1. Introduction SECTION I. WESTERN THEORIES OF ETHICS 2. Virtue Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 3. Natural Law Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 4. Utilitarian Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 5. Respect for Persons Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 6. Feminine and Feminist Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 7. Native American Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making SECTION II. EASTERN THEORIES OF ETHICS 8. Confucian Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 9. Taoist Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 10. Hindu Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 11. Buddhist Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making SECTION III. MIDDLE EASTERN THEORIES OF ETHICS 12. Jewish Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 13. Islamic Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making SECTION IV. SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE THEORIES OF ETHICS 14. Hispanic/Latino Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making 15. Pan-African Ethics and Counselor Decision-Making SECTION V. ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING MODEL 16. Ethical Decision-Making: A Hermeneutic Model 17. Application of the Hermeneutic Model SECTION VI. CASES 18. Natalia: A Question of Rational Suicide 19. Mark: A Question of Counselor Competence 20. Carol: Multicultural Competence 21. Jeff: Career Decision and Counseling Plans 22. Vanessa: A Dual Relationship 23. David: Supervisor-Supervisee Conflict 24. Shi-Jiuan: Conflict Between Laws and Client Worldviews 25. Melissa: Minors' Rights and Confidentiality 26. Raj: Counselor Competence and Minor Informed Consent 27. Smith Family: Assisted Suicide 28. Christine: Appropriate Termination 29. Ahmed: A Mandated Client 30. Liz: A Student Intern 31. Berice: Culturally Sensitive Assessment Appendix A: Web Sites for Professional Codes of Ethics Appendix B: Web Sites for State and Federal Laws Affecting Counseling Practice References Index About the Authors