Ethical, legal, and professional issues in counseling (3rd ed.)/Ethics in counseling and psychotherapy: Standards, research, and emerging issues (4th ed.)

Ethical, legal, and professional issues in counseling (3rd ed.) Remley, Jr., T. P., & Herlihy, B. 2010, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill 488 pages, $82.65.

Ethics in counseling and psychotherapy: Standards, research, and emerging issues (4th ed.) Welfel, E. R. 2010, Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning 574 pages, $96.00.

This review covers two books on ethics, legal implications, and professional issues in counseling. They are frequently used in graduate programs in counselor education and psychology. Both have survived the test of time. They have been revised several times and are written clearly, concisely, and with comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the subject of ethics in counseling.

The purpose of both these books, as noted by the respective authors, is to provide information on ethical, legal, and professional issues in counseling. Each of the issues is explored from an ethical and legal perspective, providing the reader with a thorough understanding of each subject. Dilemmas from...