A combined approach to teaching counselling ethics: A preliminary study

Abstract

This preliminary study investigated the impact of a combined approach (using didactic and experiential methods) to teaching a counselling ethics course on graduate students' ethical judgements and confidence levels. Students (N=15) enrolled in a 15-week ethics course responded to the Turkish form of Gibson and Pope's (1993. The ethics of counselling: A national survey of certified counsellors. Journal of Counselling & Development, 71, 330-336. doi:10.1002/j.1556-6676.1993.tb02222.x) ethical judgements survey at pre and posttest. Non-parametric McNemar's and Wilcoxon tests were used in data analysis. Pre and posttest judgements of items regarding dual relationships differred significantly, and their level of confidence increased significantly with a large effect size. Discussion of results and recommendations for future research are provided.