School Counseling Principles: Ethics and Law

This practical guide will sensitize the professional school counselor to legal and ethical issues involved in working with minors in school settings. Using a case study approach and more than 100 cases representing school counselors' daily dilemmas, chapters help the reader connect the reality of school counseling to critical federal and state statutes, the American School Counselor Association's Ethical Standards for School Counselors, case law and typical school board policies. Topics tackled include the following and much more: application of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); negligence; school counselors' obligations to the courts; child abuse; sexual harassment and bullying; gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth.