School Counselor Advocacy: When Law and Ethics May Collide

School Counselor Advocacy: When Law and Ethics May Collide

Legal rules establish basic duties akin to the floor for acceptable behavior, whereas ethical codes represent aspirational standards for best practice. For school counselors, fulfilling both legal requirements and ethical principles may pose challenges that warrant careful consideration. This articl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Professional school counseling 2010-04, Vol.13 (4), p.244-247
Hauptverfasser: Stone, Carolyn B., Zirkel, Perry A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Academic freedom
Academic guidance counseling
Change Agents
Child Advocacy
Civil rights
College admission
Compliance (Legal)
Court Litigation
Education
Educational administration
Employers
Ethical behavior
Ethical codes
Ethics
First Amendment
Government Employees
Law schools
Laws, regulations and rules
Litigation
Mainstreaming
Nontenured Faculty
Norms
PRACTITIONER - FOCUSED RESEARCH
Principals
Professional ethics
Professional school counselors
Public School Teachers
Public Schools
Religious discrimination
School boards
School Counselors
School districts
School principals
School superintendents
Secondary school students
Special Education
Student counselors
Superintendents
Teaching Methods
Tenure
Urban Schools
Vocational guidance
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Zusammenfassung:Legal rules establish basic duties akin to the floor for acceptable behavior, whereas ethical codes represent aspirational standards for best practice. For school counselors, fulfilling both legal requirements and ethical principles may pose challenges that warrant careful consideration. This article outlines a legal/ethical conflict in the case of Wbodlock v. Orange Ulster B.O.C.E.S. (2006/2008), in which the school counselor followed the ethical precept of advocacy but did so in a way that collided with legal protections.
ISSN:1096-2409
2156-759X
DOI:10.1177/2156759X1001300405