Teaching Ethical Decision-Making in Counselor Education

Authors

Dana H. Levitt, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Connie S. Ducaine
Kimberly Greulich
Kelly Gentry
Lisa Treweeke

Document Type

Article

Keywords

ethics, decision-making, counselor preparation, counselor education

Subject Area

Counselor Education

Abstract

How and when counseling graduate students are taught to apply ethical codes and principles varies. In this article the authors review foundational concepts and proposed practices for ethics education in graduate counseling programs. The authors present strategies for teaching ethical decision-making that focus on the intersection of personal values, principle and virtue ethics, and self-reflection. Recommendations are provided for content delivery and activities and assignments that encourage self-reflection of values in conjunction with the application of decision-making skills and models. Implications for future research are addressed.

Recommended Citation

Levitt, D. H., Ducaine, C. S., Greulich, K., Gentry, K., & Treweeke, L. (2019). Teaching Ethical Decision-Making in Counselor Education. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 12(3). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/jcps/vol12/iss3/7