Tim Bond

Towards a postcolonial research ethics in comparative and international education

The article considers the relevance of postcolonial theory for understanding research ethics in comparative and international education (CIE). An understanding of postcolonial theory is outlined, which forms a basis for setting out a postcolonial research ethics in CIE. It is argued that postcolonial theory makes a distinctive contribution to understanding of research ethics in CIE by providing a critique of dominant approaches; an understanding of the postcolonial condition in education as a context for research ethics; an appreciation of postcolonial research ethics as emancipatory; and a view of postcolonial research ethics as being situated and dialogic in nature.

Ethical issues in counselling in education

Abstract It is suggested that there are two quite distinct Systems of ethics and practice in use by counsellors in education: the integrated model, which emphasises viewing the counsellor-institution relationship as theprimary ethical perspective; and the differentiated model, which emphasises the counsellor-client relationship as the starting point for an ethical understanding of the counsellors role. The implications of these two perspectives for ethical issues relating to sources of referrai, issues of confidentiality, accountability for resources, the implications of role diffusion, and the outcomes of counselling, are examined. The ethical consequences of viewing the two Systems as reconcilable or incompatible are explored.

Therapists in court : providing evidence and supporting witnesses

PART ONE: THERAPISTS ENTERING THE LEGAL PROCESS Solicitors Letters Court Orders Writing Reports Appearing as a Witness Payment of Expenses and Fees PART TWO: WORKING WITH CLIENTS INVOLVED IN THE LAW Counselling Child Witnesses Counselling Adult and Vulnerable Witnesses Criminal Compensation Overview of the UK Legal Systems

The nature of counselling: An investigation of counselling activity inselected countries

The purpose of this study was to investigatecounselling as a process. It was conducted toexplore whether counselling is available invarious countries, even if it is known byanother name. This study examined the kinds ofhelp available to people with specificdifficulties. It sought to discern whether theways of helping include activities that mightbe thought of as counselling. As a way todiscover what forms of help might be availableto people in a given country, a series ofstressful incidents confronting one family ofaverage income living in a large town weredeveloped into a questionnaire format. Theseincidents were designed to stimulate thinkingand focus attention on possible help-givingsources. Data were collected from sources infifteen countries through interviews atinternational counselling conferences and withselected embassy officials in Washington, D.C.Interviews were also conducted in the UnitedKingdom, the United States, Costa Rica, andMalaysia. In addition, questionnaires were sentto experts knowledgeable about social welfareissues in a number of countries. The findingsfrom this investigation suggest thatcounselling as an activity or a process may betaking place under different names in differentcultures.

Heartbeats: Exploring the Power of Qualitative Research Expressed As Autoethnographic Performance Texts

One of the ways to participate as change agents in the struggle toward a true participatory global democracy is constructing spaces in which to communicate across race, ethnicity, religion, class, and culture. This collaborative, auto/ethnographic performance text was started during a pre-conference workshop titled “Heartbeats: Writing Performance Texts,” I designed and facilitated with the help of my colleague Carolyne J. White. The purpose of the workshop was to encourage colleague participants from around the globe to construct spiritual and physical spaces for creating sacred, performance texts grounded in their lived experiences both as researchers and as socially conscious beings in the world; and to share them out loud in an ad hoc learning community environment. The environment was created in part, by transforming a traditional university meeting space into a space filled with cultural artifacts, photographs, music, and the voices of men and women gathered together for a brief period of time, in the hopes of encouraging the construction of more sessions like this in traditional university conference settings.

Essential Law for Counsellors and Psychotherapists

Law and Ethics Public Interest and Professional Standards Liability in Tort: Negligence Contracts Therapists and Criminal Activity Insurance Premises Self-Employed Therapists Therapist as Employer / Employee Dealing with Legal Claims

Legal Issues across Counselling & Psychotherapy Settings: A Guide for Practice

Private Practice Commercial and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Provision Voluntary Work Working with Adults in the Context of Social Care Agencies Education The National Health Service (NHS) and Private Health Care Counselling in Spiritual or Pastoral Settings Working with Children and Young People Adoption Support Services Forensic Work Counselling in Police and Home Office Settings

European developments One size fits all? the quest for a European ethic for counselling and psychotherapy

Abstract The development of European associations for counselling and psychotherapy raises questions about the challenge of producing pan-European statements of professional ethics. This article explores the range of ethical predispositions associated with different cultures to be found in Europe before examining how the European Association for Counselling and European Association for Psychotherapy have responded to this diversity. Recently produced ethical statements are examined in some detail. Both are found to be compatible with some of the culturally endorsed ethical predispositions to the exclusion of others. the article concludes by suggesting some of the issues that need to be considered in constructing a truly European ethic for counselling and psychotherapy.

Working with Children and Young People

Practice guidelines and procedures relating to the structured decision making tools for child protection intervention decision-making offer practical information about the tasks and decisions a departmental offi cer must complete when working with a child. However, if children are to be genuinely consulted and actively included in decision-making process, departmental offi cers must demonstrate an authentic interest in a child’s viewpoint, have a thorough understanding of children’s development and appreciate what environmental conditions facilitate good communication with children.

Issues of confidentiality in fertility counselling.

Confidentiality is arguably the most frequent source of ethical dilemmas for counsellors of all types, but especially those working within or alongside multidisciplinary teams in clinical settings. Infertility counsellors fall within this category and are frequently faced with difficult decisions about what issues to treat as strictly confidential to the counselling relationship and when to disclose information to other members of the clinical team. This article examines the professional parameters within which infertility counsellors make these decisions under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) Code of Practice. These parameters place considerable reliance on the professional judgement of the counsellor, which raises the issue of how best to conceptualize these dilemmas. The second part of this article examines how some counsellors working in a closely related field, namely HIV counselling, have ameliorated this dilemma by distinguishing ethical stances appropriate to different circumstances. The positive response of participants at the British Infertility Counselling Association Conference at the Tavistock Centre in London on 25 May 1999 suggests that this type of ethical framework would be useful for informing the ethical decision-making of these counsellors and developing a positive appreciation of ethical diversity of practice within the multidisciplinary team. The final sections of this article examine these potential applications.