Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions

Key differences between 9th and 8th editions

• Period between previous and current publications: 4 years (2010 vs 2014).
• Corey's Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions was first published in 1984.
• The Ninth Edition is 48 pages thinner in comparison to Eighth Edition.
• New co-author Cindy Corey, a clinical psychologist specializing in multicultural community clinical counseling.
• The Ninth Edition presents more information on of technology, including alternative technologies to Internet counseling and providing remote services. It also discusses ethical and legal issues pertaining to technology, including ethical issues concerning online counseling, confidentiality and privacy considerations as they relate to social media in group work, privacy issues with telecommunications devices, and the use of email with clients.
• New topic The Legal Framework Regarding Values Discrimination in the Chaper 3.
• New topic The Culture of Disability in the Chaper 4.
• New topic The Systems Theory Perspective in the Chapter 11. Systems Theory is an interdisciplinary study of systems in general.
• New material on social media in group work in the Chapter 12.
• Chapter 13 "Community and Social Justice Perspectives" (former chapter "Ethical Issues in Community Work") presents discussion "Why a Community Perspective Is a Concern for Counselors".