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clips, over seventy case studies, and
interactive flash cards, provide further
opportunities for exploration, discus-
sion, and study. A key component of
the Personalized Learning Plan, the
engaging video clips feature the Coreys
facilitating role-play scenarios that you can watch, respond to, and reflect on.
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,SEVENTH EDITION
Issues and Ethics
in the Helping
Professions
Gerald Corey
California State University, Fullerton
Diplomate in Counseling Psychology,
American Board of Professional Psychology
Marianne Schneider Corey
Private Practice/Consulting
Patrick Callanan
Private Practice
Australia • Canada • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States
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Thomson Corporation. Thomson, the Star logo, 10 Davis Drive
and Brooks/Cole are trademarks used herein Belmont, CA 94002-3098
under license. USA
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work
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,Dedicated to
the friends, colleagues, clients, and
students who helped us to see and appreciate the complexities
and subtleties of ethical thinking and practice
, Gerald Corey is Professor Emeritus of
Human Services at California State Univer-
sity at Fullerton. He received his doctorate
in counseling from the University of South-
ern California. He is a Diplomate in Coun-
seling Psychology, American Board of
Professional Psychology; a licensed psy-
chologist; a National Certified Counselor; a Fellow of the American Psycho-
logical Association (Counseling Psychology); a Fellow of the American
Counseling Association; and a Fellow of the Association for Specialists in
Group Work (ASGW). Jerry received the ASGW’s Eminent Career Award in
2001 and the Outstanding Professor of the Year Award from California State
University at Fullerton in 1991. He teaches both undergraduate and gradu-
ate courses in group counseling, as well as courses in experiential groups,
the theory and practice of counseling, and professional ethics. He is the
author or co-author of 15 textbooks in counseling currently in print, along
with numerous journal articles. His book, Theory and Practice of Counseling and
Psychotherapy, has been translated into Arabic, Indonesian, Portuguese,
Korean, Chinese and Turkish. Theory and Practice of Group Counseling has been
translated into Chinese, Korean, Spanish and Russian. Issues and Ethics in the
Helping Professions has recently been translated into Chinese and Japanese.
Along with Marianne Schneider Corey, Jerry often presents workshops
in group counseling. In the past 25 years the Coreys have conducted group
counseling training workshops for mental health professionals at many uni-
versities in the United States as well as in Mexico, China, Germany, Belgium,
Scotland, Canada, Korea, and Ireland. In his leisure time, Jerry likes to travel,
hike and bicycle in the mountains, and drive his 1931 Model A Ford.
Recent publications by Jerry Corey, all with Thomson Brooks/Cole,
include:
■ Becoming a Helper, Fifth Edition (2007, with Marianne Schneider Corey)
iv
,About the Authors
■ Groups: Process and Practice, Seventh Edition (2006, with Marianne Schneider
Corey)
■ I Never Knew I Had a Choice, Eighth Edition (2006, with Marianne Schneider
Corey)
■ Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy, Seventh Edition (and
Manual) (2005)
■ Case Approach to Counseling and Psychotherapy, Sixth Edition (2005)
■ Theory and Practice of Group Counseling, Sixth Edition, (and Manual) (2004)
■ Group Techniques, Third Edition (2004, with Marianne Schneider Corey,
Patrick Callanan, and J. Michael Russell)
■ Clinical Supervision in the Helping Professions: A Practical Guide (2003, with
Robert Haynes and Patrice Moulton).
■ The Art of Integrative Counseling (2001)
Jerry is co-author, with his daughters Cindy Corey and Heidi Jo Corey,
of an orientation-to-college book entitled Living and Learning (1997), pub-
lished by Wadsworth. He is also co-author (with Barbara Herlihy) of Bound-
ary Issues in Counseling: Multiple Roles and Responsibilities, Second Edition
(2006) and ACA Ethical Standards Casebook, Sixth Edition (2006), both pub-
lished by the American Counseling Association.
He has also made three CD-ROM and DVD programs on various aspects
of counseling practice: (1) CD-ROM for Integrative Counseling (2005, with
Robert Haynes); (2) Groups in Action: Evolution and Challenges, DVD and
Workbook (2006, with Marianne Schneider Corey and Robert Haynes); and
(3) Ethics in Action CD-ROM (2003, with Marianne Schneider Corey and
Robert Haynes). All of these educational programs are available through
Thomson Brooks/Cole.
v
, Marianne Schneider Corey is a
licensed marriage and family therapist in
California and is a National Certified Coun-
selor. She received her master’s degree in
marriage, family, and child counseling from
Chapman College. She is a Fellow of the
Association for Specialists in Group Work
and was the recipient of this organization’s Eminent Career Award in 2001.
She also holds memberships in the American Counseling Association; the
Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling; the
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (both national and
regional); and the Association for Specialists in Group Work.
Marianne has been actively involved in leading groups for different
populations, providing training and supervision workshops in group
process, and co-facilitating training groups for group counselors and resi-
dential workshops in personal growth. She sees groups as the most effective
format in which to work with clients and finds it the most rewarding for her
personally. With her husband, Jerry, Marianne has conducted training work-
shops, continuing education seminars, and personal-growth groups in
Germany, Ireland, Belgium, Mexico, China, and Korea, as well as regularly
doing these workshops in the United States. In her free time, Marianne
enjoys traveling, reading, visiting with friends, and hiking.
Marianne has co-authored several articles in group work, as well as the
following books with Thomson Brooks/Cole:
■ Becoming a Helper, Fifth Edition (2007, with Gerald Corey)
■ Groups: Process and Practice, Seventh Edition (2006, with Gerald Corey)
■ I Never Knew I Had a Choice, Eighth Edition (2006, with Gerald Corey)
■ Group Techniques (2004, with Gerald Corey, Patrick Callanan, and Michael
Russell)
vi
, Marianne has also made two educational CD-ROM and DVD/workbook
programs: (1) Groups in Action: Evolution and Challenges, DVD and Workbook
(2006, with Gerald Corey and Robert Haynes), and (2) Ethics in Action CD-ROM
(2003, with Gerald Corey and Robert Haynes). Several of Marianne’s co-authored
books have been translated into other languages. Becoming a Helper has been
translated into Korean and Japanese; Group Techniques has been translated into
Portuguese, Korean, and Japanese; Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions has
been translated into Japanese and Chinese; Groups: Process and Practice has been
translated into Polish, Chinese, and Korean; and I Never Knew I Had a Choice has
been translated into Chinese.
Marianne and Jerry have been married since 1964. They have two adult
daughters, Heidi and Cindy. Marianne grew up in Germany and has kept in
close contact with her family there.
vii
NOW!
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Corey, and Callanan’s Issues and
Ethics in the Helping
Professions, Seventh Edition
with Personalized Learning Plan
A dynamic, online study system that helps students
improve their understanding
Designed by students for students, ThomsonNOW for Corey, Corey, and Callanan’s
Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions, Seventh Edition featuring the
Personalized Learning Plan is an online suite of services and resources providing you
with the choices and tools you need to become an effective counselor. ThomsonNOW
is your source for results NOW!
Pre-Tests, Post-Tests, and Personalized Learning Plans
that help you get more from your study time
Before reading a text chapter, you can take an
online Pre-Test to gauge your understanding
of the chapter’s contents.
ThomsonNOW then
provides a Personalized
Learning Plan—unique
to you—based on the
results of your automat-
ically graded Pre-Test.
,More exciting features of
ThomsonNOW
Through text pages, web links,
video clips, and more, this
Personalized Learning Plan lets you
focus your efforts on the content
and concepts that are essential to
your success in the course.
After working through the
Personalized Learning Plans, you then
complete a follow-up Post-Test to
assess how well you’ve
mastered the material.
Integrated video case
study activities
Additional resources, including video
clips, over seventy case studies, and
interactive flash cards, provide further
opportunities for exploration, discus-
sion, and study. A key component of
the Personalized Learning Plan, the
engaging video clips feature the Coreys
facilitating role-play scenarios that you can watch, respond to, and reflect on.
If an access card came with this book, you can start using many of these resources right away
by following the directions on the card. If it did not, visit http://www.thomsonedu.com
to learn how you can gain access!
,SEVENTH EDITION
Issues and Ethics
in the Helping
Professions
Gerald Corey
California State University, Fullerton
Diplomate in Counseling Psychology,
American Board of Professional Psychology
Marianne Schneider Corey
Private Practice/Consulting
Patrick Callanan
Private Practice
Australia • Canada • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States
,Counseling Editor: Marquita Flemming Permissions Editor: Stephanie Lee, Bob Kauser
Assistant Editor: Jennifer Walsh Production Service: Ben Kolstad, International
Editorial Assistant: Christine Northup Typesetting and Composition
Technology Project Manager: Inna Fedoseyeva Text Designer: Cheryl Carrington
Marketing Manager: Caroline Concilla Copy Editor: Kay Mikel
Marketing Assistant: Rebecca Weisman Cover Designer: Cheryl Carrington
Marketing Communications Manager: Tami Strang Cover Printer: Phoenix Color Corp-MD
Project Manager, Editorial Production: Rita Jaramillo Compositor: International Typesetting and
Creative Director: Rob Hugel Composition
Art Director: Vernon Boes Printer: Courier-Stoughton
Print Buyer: Doreen Suruki
© 2007 Thomson Brooks/Cole, a part of The Thomson Higher Education
Thomson Corporation. Thomson, the Star logo, 10 Davis Drive
and Brooks/Cole are trademarks used herein Belmont, CA 94002-3098
under license. USA
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work
covered by the copyright hereon may be repro- For more information about our products,
duced or used in any form or by any means— contact us at:
graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including Thomson Learning Academic Resource Center
photocopying, recording, taping, web distribution, 1-800-423-0563
information storage and retrieval systems, or in
For permission to use material from this text or product,
any other manner—
submit a request online at
without the written permission of the publisher.
http://www.thomsonrights.com.
Printed in the United States of America Any additional questions about permissions can be
submitted by e-mail to
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 09 08 07 06 .
Library of Congress Control Number: 2005931722
ISBN 0-534-61443-4
,Dedicated to
the friends, colleagues, clients, and
students who helped us to see and appreciate the complexities
and subtleties of ethical thinking and practice
, Gerald Corey is Professor Emeritus of
Human Services at California State Univer-
sity at Fullerton. He received his doctorate
in counseling from the University of South-
ern California. He is a Diplomate in Coun-
seling Psychology, American Board of
Professional Psychology; a licensed psy-
chologist; a National Certified Counselor; a Fellow of the American Psycho-
logical Association (Counseling Psychology); a Fellow of the American
Counseling Association; and a Fellow of the Association for Specialists in
Group Work (ASGW). Jerry received the ASGW’s Eminent Career Award in
2001 and the Outstanding Professor of the Year Award from California State
University at Fullerton in 1991. He teaches both undergraduate and gradu-
ate courses in group counseling, as well as courses in experiential groups,
the theory and practice of counseling, and professional ethics. He is the
author or co-author of 15 textbooks in counseling currently in print, along
with numerous journal articles. His book, Theory and Practice of Counseling and
Psychotherapy, has been translated into Arabic, Indonesian, Portuguese,
Korean, Chinese and Turkish. Theory and Practice of Group Counseling has been
translated into Chinese, Korean, Spanish and Russian. Issues and Ethics in the
Helping Professions has recently been translated into Chinese and Japanese.
Along with Marianne Schneider Corey, Jerry often presents workshops
in group counseling. In the past 25 years the Coreys have conducted group
counseling training workshops for mental health professionals at many uni-
versities in the United States as well as in Mexico, China, Germany, Belgium,
Scotland, Canada, Korea, and Ireland. In his leisure time, Jerry likes to travel,
hike and bicycle in the mountains, and drive his 1931 Model A Ford.
Recent publications by Jerry Corey, all with Thomson Brooks/Cole,
include:
■ Becoming a Helper, Fifth Edition (2007, with Marianne Schneider Corey)
iv
,About the Authors
■ Groups: Process and Practice, Seventh Edition (2006, with Marianne Schneider
Corey)
■ I Never Knew I Had a Choice, Eighth Edition (2006, with Marianne Schneider
Corey)
■ Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy, Seventh Edition (and
Manual) (2005)
■ Case Approach to Counseling and Psychotherapy, Sixth Edition (2005)
■ Theory and Practice of Group Counseling, Sixth Edition, (and Manual) (2004)
■ Group Techniques, Third Edition (2004, with Marianne Schneider Corey,
Patrick Callanan, and J. Michael Russell)
■ Clinical Supervision in the Helping Professions: A Practical Guide (2003, with
Robert Haynes and Patrice Moulton).
■ The Art of Integrative Counseling (2001)
Jerry is co-author, with his daughters Cindy Corey and Heidi Jo Corey,
of an orientation-to-college book entitled Living and Learning (1997), pub-
lished by Wadsworth. He is also co-author (with Barbara Herlihy) of Bound-
ary Issues in Counseling: Multiple Roles and Responsibilities, Second Edition
(2006) and ACA Ethical Standards Casebook, Sixth Edition (2006), both pub-
lished by the American Counseling Association.
He has also made three CD-ROM and DVD programs on various aspects
of counseling practice: (1) CD-ROM for Integrative Counseling (2005, with
Robert Haynes); (2) Groups in Action: Evolution and Challenges, DVD and
Workbook (2006, with Marianne Schneider Corey and Robert Haynes); and
(3) Ethics in Action CD-ROM (2003, with Marianne Schneider Corey and
Robert Haynes). All of these educational programs are available through
Thomson Brooks/Cole.
v
, Marianne Schneider Corey is a
licensed marriage and family therapist in
California and is a National Certified Coun-
selor. She received her master’s degree in
marriage, family, and child counseling from
Chapman College. She is a Fellow of the
Association for Specialists in Group Work
and was the recipient of this organization’s Eminent Career Award in 2001.
She also holds memberships in the American Counseling Association; the
Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling; the
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (both national and
regional); and the Association for Specialists in Group Work.
Marianne has been actively involved in leading groups for different
populations, providing training and supervision workshops in group
process, and co-facilitating training groups for group counselors and resi-
dential workshops in personal growth. She sees groups as the most effective
format in which to work with clients and finds it the most rewarding for her
personally. With her husband, Jerry, Marianne has conducted training work-
shops, continuing education seminars, and personal-growth groups in
Germany, Ireland, Belgium, Mexico, China, and Korea, as well as regularly
doing these workshops in the United States. In her free time, Marianne
enjoys traveling, reading, visiting with friends, and hiking.
Marianne has co-authored several articles in group work, as well as the
following books with Thomson Brooks/Cole:
■ Becoming a Helper, Fifth Edition (2007, with Gerald Corey)
■ Groups: Process and Practice, Seventh Edition (2006, with Gerald Corey)
■ I Never Knew I Had a Choice, Eighth Edition (2006, with Gerald Corey)
■ Group Techniques (2004, with Gerald Corey, Patrick Callanan, and Michael
Russell)
vi
, Marianne has also made two educational CD-ROM and DVD/workbook
programs: (1) Groups in Action: Evolution and Challenges, DVD and Workbook
(2006, with Gerald Corey and Robert Haynes), and (2) Ethics in Action CD-ROM
(2003, with Gerald Corey and Robert Haynes). Several of Marianne’s co-authored
books have been translated into other languages. Becoming a Helper has been
translated into Korean and Japanese; Group Techniques has been translated into
Portuguese, Korean, and Japanese; Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions has
been translated into Japanese and Chinese; Groups: Process and Practice has been
translated into Polish, Chinese, and Korean; and I Never Knew I Had a Choice has
been translated into Chinese.
Marianne and Jerry have been married since 1964. They have two adult
daughters, Heidi and Cindy. Marianne grew up in Germany and has kept in
close contact with her family there.
vii
