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The boundaries of the therapeutic relationship are a crucial part of effective therapy. Yet, understanding them, and the effects of power and responsibility, can be intimidating to trainee or newly-qualified therapists. This book will take step-by-step through everything they need to know to work ethically and safeguard the well-being of both themselves and their clients.

This book provides "a snapshot of the counseling profession from a global perspective."

How can philosophy guide our understanding of and approach to counseling ethics and techniques? Moving beyond the standard review of ethical issues and basic problem solving, this highly engaging new text for counseling professionals features innovative, experiential activities and case studies that promote in-depth thinking about the ethical, moral, and legal issues often confronted by counseling professionals. The book is designed to help counselors develop an appreciation for and confidence in their preferred set of philosophical ethics and become ethically autonomous professionals.

This book is a guide for trained pastors, laypersons, and pastoral counselors in the theory and practice of counseling couples experiencing severe marital conflict. The uniqueness of this book lies in its use of a family systems theory developed by American psychiatrist Murray Bowen as a way of understanding marital conflict and what it means to function pastorally with conflicted couples.