Positive Ethics for Mental Health Professionals
A Proactive Approach
Second Edition
Sharon K. Anderson
Colorado State University
Mitchell M. Handelsman
University of Colorado Denver
This edition first published 2021
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To my adult kids, I appreciate and love you more than you can know.
To my mentor, Karen Kitchener and my students who have challenged my thinking.
To Jesus, my best teacher.
Sharon
To my wife Debbi, with whom I will now have more time to spend—promise!
To all my teachers, including all my students.
To the memory of my parents, whose many gifts to me included an appreciation for education and the people involved in it.
Mitch
“I thought ethics would be arduous and full of technical terms and rules... This book was transformative in the way I look at ethics. It was so easy to read/understand and the layout made it so relatable. I really appreciate the Journal Entry prompts and the Food for Thought prompts as well! Who knew I would find an ethics book I couldn’t put down?!”
A. E. First-Year Counseling Psychology Graduate Student University of Santa Clara
Contents
1 Cover
7 Preface
9 Part I: Taking Stock Chapter 1: Basics of Awareness: Knowing Yourself and Your Core Chapter 2: Basics of Awareness: Privilege, Discrimination, Oppression, and Social Justice Chapter 3: The Process of Acculturation: Developing Your Professional Ethical Identity Chapter 4: Navigating the Ethical Culture of Psychotherapy