Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling 7th Edition – Remley & Herlihy

Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling, 7th Edition by Theodore P. Remley Jr. and Barbara Herlihy is the current Pearson paperback of the counseling ethics text adopted in master’s and doctoral programs across the United States.

Remley and Herlihy wrote this book out of years of co-teaching workshops where counselors kept asking the same question: is this a legal problem or an ethical one? Remley brings the attorney’s view, Herlihy the ethicist’s, and the text works through each professional issue from both sides. Chapters are dense with case examples drawn from real practice settings, and the writing stays accessible even where the material is complex.

What's included

• Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling, 7th Edition, paperback
• Authors: Theodore P. Remley Jr. and Barbara Herlihy
• Publisher: Pearson (Merrill Counseling series)
• Covers professional identity, client rights, confidentiality and privilege, records and subpoenas, boundary issues, competence, supervision, and counselor liability

Who it's for

Graduate students in CACREP-accredited counseling programs taking the required ethics and professional orientation course, doctoral students in counselor education, and counselor educators building a syllabus. Practicing licensed professional counselors use it for continuing education in ethics and as a first reference when a subpoena, dual-relationship question, or duty-to-warn situation arises.

Why this edition

The seventh edition is the current one and reflects recent developments in telebehavioral health, social media boundaries, record keeping, and the evolving ACA ethics standards. If your program lists the seventh edition, this is the book; we also carry the sixth edition for courses that have not updated. Readers tend to keep this text after graduation because the legal chapters answer the questions that come up in practice rather than in class.

Frequently asked questions

Is the 7th edition the latest version of Remley and Herlihy?

Yes. The seventh edition is the current edition of Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling.

Is this book useful for counselors in practice, not just students?

Yes. The chapters on subpoenas, records, confidentiality, and liability are written for working counselors and are a common reference in supervision.

Does the paperback include MyLab access?

No. This is the standalone text. Any digital platform access would be purchased separately through your course.

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