ETHICS IN COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY prepares readers to deal effectively with the complex ethical and legal issues they will confront in practice. With a 10-step model of ethical decision making, this contemporary and relevant counseling text prepares students to deal effectively with the complex ethical and legal issues that they will confront in practice. Numerous case studies, followed by the author's analysis of the cases, help students structure their thinking and apply professional standards to complex cases. Coverage includes ethics, legal research, and the professional literature of major topics in ethics (such as consent, confidentiality, and multiple relationships) and in applied settings (such as community mental health, private practice, schools, and teaching/research).