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Counseling and the Law: A Cross‐Cultural Perspective
Author(s) -
Rowley William J.,
MacDonald Don
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2001.tb01989.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , task (project management) , cross cultural , work (physics) , law , sociology , engineering ethics , mental health , psychology , political science , computer science , management , engineering , psychotherapist , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , economics
Counselors must demonstrate ethical standards of the profession and abide by the law. This task is made challenging by the fact that the mental health and legal systems represent 2 different, sometimes conflicting cultures. Using a cross‐cultural perspective, overlapping or common elements of each culture are noted, differing elements of each culture are identified, and recommendations are provided for the 2 cultures to work together as effectively as possible.