Ethics for Addiction Professionals: From Principle to Practice - Brossura

Berton, Jennifer D.

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ISBN 10: 0470907193 ISBN 13: 9780470907191

Casa editrice: Wiley, 2013

Riassunto

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

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Informazioni sull'autore

JENNIFER D. BERTON, PhD, LCSW, CADC-II, is the founder and principal trainer of Clinical Trainings Institute, which provides national trainings on topics related to substance abuse and mental health. She is in private practice in West Hartford, Connecticut, where she provides counseling for adolescents, adults, and families. Dr. Berton also consults with and supervises professionals across the country. Previously the Chair of the Ethics Committee of the California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, she currently maintains a blog on ethics, clinicalethicsblog.com, and provides consultation to ethics boards.

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"This book addresses the key ethical issues by providing clear statements of principles as seen through the lens of clinical practice. It is organized around protecting the client, client information, the community, and uniquely, the counselor. What a concept: protecting even the counselor. Buy this book!"
?DAVID J. POWELL, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale University, School of Medicine

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.

Take a look inside for coverage of:

• Basic principles that affect current ethical concerns and dilemmas
• Illustrative real-world case examples
• Professional codes of ethics
• Ethics as a set of guidelines aimed at protecting the client, the clinician, and the profession as a whole

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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Wiley
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0470907193
• ISBN 13: 9780470907191
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 284
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile