Ethical Dilemmas of Rehabilitation Counselors: Results of an International Qualitative Study

Abstract

This study reports the results of an international qualitative study conducted to inform the process of revising the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification's Code of Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors. The online survey gathered information regarding ethical dilemmas from a sample of certified rehabilitation counselors and Canadian certified rehabilitation counselors. In sum, 240 participants responded to an open-ended survey regarding current or recent ethical dilemmas and anticipated ethical dilemmas in the near future. Because of the functional purpose of the data set, a qualitative content analysis was performed with open coding guided by the structure of the standards outlined in the 2001 Code. Implications for Code revision and ethics governance are discussed.

Analysis of the Reported Ethical Complaints and Violations to the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification, 2006–2013

“…In addition to continuing education around the most common violations, it would be useful to compare the actual complaints and violations with an anonymous survey of current and anticipated ethical dilemmas from the perspective of rehabilitation counselors in the field (Tarvydas & Barros-Bailey, 2010). Given the time and effort involved in filing a complaint, it is entirely possible that the nature of the reported complaints and violations analyzed in the present study may differ from what practitioners report to be the most common ethical dilemmas.…”

In Treatment dizisinin psikolojik danışmanlık meslek etiği bakış açısıyla içerik analizinin yapılması: Nitel bir çalışma

“…Araştırma verilerinin geçerliğini güvenceye almada, araştırmacının konuyla ilgili uzmanlığı, geçmişi, nitelikleri önemli bulunmaktadır (Shenton, 2004 (Gibson ve Pope, 1993;Nigro, 2004;Tarvydas ve Barros-Bailey, 2010) ve gizlilik (Gibson ve Pope, 1993;Lazovsky, 2008;Moyer ve Sullivan, 2008) Dizide kendini açma konusu, sınırlar ve çift yönlü ilişkiler kapsamında en fazla gözlemlenen etik durum olmuştur. Alan yazınında önerildiği üzere (Corey, 2008;Corey ve diğ., 2007;Pope ve Keith-Spiegel, 2008;Zur, 2006;Zur 2008) (Urofsky & Engels, 2003).…”

Ethical Dilemmas Experienced by Australian Rehabilitation Counsellors

“…While the main purpose of private sector rehabilitation is to provide specialized workplace rehabilitation services to support injured workers in their recovery and return to work (HWCA, 2015), the motivations of many rehabilitation counsellors working within the workers' compensation system differ from the desired objectives set out by workers' compensation schemes (Kendall & Clapton, 2006). The requirement to continually balance competing and differing perspectives when making important practice decisions has been found to create significant workplace challenges and ethical concerns for rehabilitation counsellors (Berens & Weed, 2001;Kendall & Clapton, 2006;Lane, Shaw, Young, & Bourgeois, 2012;Millard & Rubin, 2006;Tarvydas & Barros-Bailey, 2010;Wright, Vaughn, & Taylor, 1998).…”

“…Although studies concerning the ethical challenges facing rehabilitation counsellors exist and rehabilitation counselling research has succeeded in amassing a base of knowledge specific to private sector rehabilitation (Beveridge, Garcia, & Siblo, 2015;Kontosh, 2000;Lane et al, 2012;Tarvydas & Barros-Bailey, 2010;Wright et al, 1998), there is scant research regarding the ethical challenges faced by rehabilitation counsellors working in Australian private provider settings, and the impact of these challenges on practice. Kenny (1995) and Roberts-Yates (2003) have perhaps come closest to exploring the subjective experiences of rehabilitation professionals, noting that conflicts of interest, conflicts between stakeholders, and the attitudes of injured workers, pose a threat to rehabilitation services and outcomes.…”