Unit 5- Ethics and culture in psychotherapy and counselling

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Course material overview

There are ten weeks, covering different aspects of ethics. We think of them as different places on "Ethics Island". They are:

• Week 1- Introduction to Morality and Ethics: Virtue Vista

• Week 2- Consent: Consent Cliff

• Week 3- Confidentiality: Confidentiality Cavern

• Week 4- Non-exploitation: Protection Fort

• Week 5- Discrimination: Ethics and Discrimnatory Practise

• Week 6- Ethical Codes: Ethical Dock

• Week 7- Culture: Culture Rainbow

• Week 8- Culture and Universality: Heritage Monument

• Week 9- Guidelines for culturally relevant psychotherapy: Competence Library

• Week 10- Culture: Practise Well

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Aims

This unit will provide students with an overview of the ethical issues arising from therapeutic contact with others.

Resources

You will not be required to buy any books, but you may want to look at the main text for the unit which is:

Bond, T. (2000) Standards and Ethics for Counselling in Action (Counselling in Action S.) Sage publications.

You may also want to look at the following:

Bor, R. & Watts, M (1999) The Trainee Handbook: A Guide for Counselling & Psychotherapy Trainees, London: Sage

Fisher, C. B. (2003) Decoding the Ethics Code: A Practical Guide for Psychologists, London: Sage

O’Donohue, W. (2003) Handbook of Professional Ethics for Psychologists, London: Sage

Pack-Brown, S. P. & Williams, C. B. (2003) Ethics in a Multicultural Context, London: Sage