With a ten-step model of ethical decision making, this contemporary and relevant counseling text prepares you to deal effectively with the complex ethical and legal issues that you will confront in practice. Numerous case studies, followed by the author's analysis of the cases, helps you structure your 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).