Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling 6th Edition – Remley & Herlihy

Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling, 6th Edition by Theodore P. Remley Jr. and Barbara Herlihy is the Pearson paperback used in graduate counseling ethics courses, written by an attorney-counselor and a counselor-ethicist.

What sets this text apart is its dual lens. Remley is a lawyer as well as a counselor; Herlihy is a counselor educator who has shaped the profession’s ethics codes. Every chapter looks at an issue from both sides, so readers learn to separate what the law requires from what the ethical standards expect, and what to do when the two conflict. Case studies run throughout, and the book stays focused on counseling rather than psychiatry or psychology.

What's included

• Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling, 6th Edition, paperback
• Authors: Theodore P. Remley Jr. and Barbara Herlihy
• Publisher: Pearson (Merrill Counseling series)
• ISBN-13: 9780135183816
• Covers confidentiality, privileged communication, records, boundaries, competence, supervision, and counselor liability; MyLab Counseling not included

Who it's for

Master’s students in clinical mental health, school, and rehabilitation counseling programs, where the ethics course is a CACREP requirement. Doctoral students in counselor education use it as a teaching text. Practicing counselors preparing for licensure, the National Counselor Examination (NCE), or a board complaint will find the legal chapters more practical than most ethics books.

Why this edition

The sixth edition reflects the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics and the changes in telehealth, social media, and record keeping that followed it. Programs that have since moved to the seventh edition will find the chapter structure familiar; this edition remains a cost-effective choice where the syllabus still lists it or where a reader simply wants the authors’ framework. We also stock the seventh edition separately.

Frequently asked questions

Does this book cover the ACA Code of Ethics?

Yes. The sixth edition is built around the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics and references it throughout.

Is this edition acceptable if my course lists the 7th edition?

Ask your instructor. The chapter sequence is similar, but page numbers and some case material differ.

Is MyLab Counseling included?

No. This is the standalone paperback without a MyLab access code.

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