Abstract
Counselors are required to have high levels of social-cognitive development, significant knowledge regarding ethical and legal practice, and sound ethical decision-making processes to provide effective and ethical services to their clients. This study investigated the effect of two counseling ethics courses on 64 master's-level counselor education students' levels of social-cognitive development, ethical and legal knowledge, and ethical decision making. Students' ethical and legal knowledge scores increased significantly, and precourse social-cognitive maturity predicted postcourse ethical and legal knowledge scores. Implications for counselor education and development are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 228-246 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Counselor Education and Supervision |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Clinical Psychology