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Counseling Clients Who Self-Injure: Ethical Considerations

✍ Scribed by Victoria E. White; Laura J. McCormick; Brandy L. Kelly

Publisher
American Counseling Association
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
679 KB
Volume
47
Category
Article
ISSN
0160-7960

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✦ Synopsis

This article provides an overview of ethical considerations related to counseling clients who engage in self‐injurious behaviors. Ethical issues concerning client welfare, counselor competence, countertransference, referral and consultation, informed consent, and duty to protect are discussed in relation to the American Counseling Association's (1995) Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. Implications and recommendations for counselors who work with clients who self‐injure are provided.

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