Kitchener's Principle Ethics: Implications for Counseling Practice and Research

This extensive literature review examining the influence of K. S. Kitchener's (1984) introduction of principle ethics on counseling and psychology ethics notes the ultimate practicality of principle ethics. The authors maintain that although a strong influence of principle ethics in the area of...

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Published in:Counseling and values 2008-10, Vol.53 (1), p.67-78
Main Authors: Urofsky, Robert I., Engels, Dennis W., Engebretson, Ken
Format: Article
Language:English
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Counseling
Counseling Psychology
Counselor education
Counselor Training
Decision Making
Ethical aspects
Ethics
Evaluation
Methods
Moral Values
Psychological research
Research ethics
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Summary:This extensive literature review examining the influence of K. S. Kitchener's (1984) introduction of principle ethics on counseling and psychology ethics notes the ultimate practicality of principle ethics. The authors maintain that although a strong influence of principle ethics in the area of counselor education emerges through the review, there is little clear evidence of influence in the areas of counseling research or practice. A primary reliance in the counseling professional literature on K. S. Kitchener's original work has likely resulted in a static understanding of the concepts and a concomitant theory–to–application knowledge gap. Implications include a more thorough and ongoing bridging between counseling ethics, philosophical ethics and practice, and a more overt presence of principle ethics.
ISSN:0160-7960
2161-007X
DOI:10.1002/j.2161-007X.2009.tb00114.x