Ethics for Addiction Professionals

Guidance for addiction counselors in understanding and applying ethical standards Filled with proven strategies to help you examine your current practice for ethical snags and refresh your ethical thinking, Ethics for Addiction Professionals leads you in examining, building, and rebuilding aspects of your ethical practice with the goal of helping you become the strongest clinician possible ethically speaking.Up-to-date and comprehensive, this practical guide examines real-life examples of ethical issues in clinical practice and illustrates potential pitfalls and the actions needed when faced with dilemmas. Helping addiction counselors learn how to deal with and apply ethical standards, Ethics for Addiction Professionals explores the gray area of common dilemmas and provides guidelines on how to determine the best course of action when the best course is unclear. Covers basic principles that affect current ethical concerns and dilemmas Includes illustrative real-world case studies Features well-defined professional codes of ethics Treats ethics as a set of guidelines designed to protect the client, the clinician, and the profession as a whole

Guidance for addiction counselors in understanding and applyingethical standardsFilled with proven strategies to help you examine your currentpractice for ethical snags and refresh your ethical thinkingEthics for Addiction Professionals leads you in examiningbuilding, and rebuilding aspects of your ethical practice with thegoal of helping you become the strongest clinicianpossible--ethically speaking.Up-to-date and comprehensivethis practical guide examines real-life examples of ethical issuesin clinical practice and illustrates potential pitfalls and theactions needed when faced with dilemmas. Helping addictioncounselors learn how to deal with and apply ethical standardsEthics for Addiction Professionals explores the gray area ofcommon dilemmas and provides guidelines on how to determine thebest course of action when the best course is unclear.* Covers basic principles that affect current ethical concernsand dilemmas* Includes illustrative real-world case studies* Features well-defined professional codes of ethics* Treats ethics as a set of guidelines designed to protect theclient, the clinician, and the profession as a whole

Preface xiAcknowledgments xviiChapter 1 Introduction 1Part One Protecting the Client 7Chapter 2 Key: Recognize Your Strengths and Limitations 9Chapter 3 Principle: Client Welfare 15Chapter 4 Principle: Cultural Diversity 25Chapter 5 Principle: The Counseling Relationship 39Chapter 6 Pitfall: Conflicted Agendas 51Part Two Protecting the Clinical Information 59Chapter 7 Key: Respect the Tiers of Ethics 63Chapter 8 Principle: Proper Use of Written Clinical Material 69Chapter 9 Principle: Proper Use of Spoken Clinical Material 83Chapter 10 Pitfall: Confused Roles 95PERSPECTIVE Are We a Profession? 113Part Three Protecting the Clinician 123Chapter 11 Key: Seek Continuous Learning 125Chapter 12 Principle: Responsibility 129Chapter 13 Principle: Competency 143Chapter 14 Pitfall: Clinician Burnout 155Part Four Protecting the Community 177Chapter 15 Key: Make the Rule 181Chapter 16 Principle: Workplace Standards 187Chapter 17 Principle: Professional Rapport 195Chapter 18 Principle: Societal Obligations 211Chapter 19 Pitfall: Cutting Corners 217Conclusion 233Ethics Exam 237References 241About the Author 245Author Index 249Subject Index 253