Paperback: 624 pages
Publisher: Cengage Learning; 5 edition (January 23, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 084002858X
ISBN-13: 978-0840028587
Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.4 x 9.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
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This was a required text for grad school. It's a great basic text on ethics that covers both APA and ACA. It addresses long standing ethical issues as well as more recent issues. This is one I will keep on my shelf for future reference.
The reading enlarges one's thinking by helping the person develop ethical sensitivity, become aware of the intricacies and all the interconnected parts when making decisions, as well as understand the complexities in regards to not only making the right choice but implementing it. The reading is excellent and definitely useful.
As far as reading about ethics goes (and the fact that different states have very different laws), this book does a good job of overviewing the 5 ethical precepts underlying ethical behavior (maleficence, beneficence, fidelity, justice and autonomy) and how they should interact with the ethical codes of your profession.
I don't really care for this book. The author takes too long to get to the point. She tends to ramble on for two paragraphs and then writes, "In other words..." Well why didn't you just say that in the beginning?But one thing I do like are the examples. It helps to put the theories into "real world" applications.
I used to in my class of ethics. The chapters gave a good approach to different ethical and legal issues. The kindle edition is pretty well and you could highlight and write your commentaries and notes. A little expensive in comparison with the hardcopy but you save 20 bucks
The book is easy to follow and easy to understand. The written language of the book is not "stuffy," by this I mean it is not written in a style where you're wondering who the author had as his target audience. I enjoy the clarity, and the expertise with which the book was written.
This book is a classic and a must for every counselor of every type and for every student in that field. I do however, recommend that you spend the few extra dollars and buy the hard cover. It's worth it for all the times you will refer to it. I am going to go to a bookbinder to have my paperback copy bound in a hardback cover.
The content of this book is fine and my rating not a reflection of it. If you use a Windows 8 tablet device to read Kindle books, this book is NOT available for that app. It requires you use the "PC App" which, for a Windows 8 tablet is terrible. The print is too small, touch screen functionality is minimal, you cannot type notes in as the note dialogue box will not bring up the tablet keyboard, etc, etc. I simply spent more time fighting with the app than I did reading the book. In order to be productive, I had to go and get the hard copy edition instead.
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