Ethical Beliefs of Counseling Students in Turkey
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to examine
the ethical beliefs of Turkish senior counseling students who are eligible to
be counselors, and to compare these beliefs with those of Turkish freshmen
counseling students based on Turkish counseling ethical codes. Gibson
and Pope’s (1993) ethical beliefs and practice survey was used to collect data
from 251 Turkish counseling students. The Cronbach’s alpha value for the
instrument was .89 in this study. Data was analyzed and discussed using a
chi-square test and Cramer’s V. Statistically significant differences were
found on subjects related to dual relationships, multicultural counseling,
competency, confidentiality, suicide
prevention, fees and advertisements, and test administration. Only 48% of
participants considered the Turkish ethical codes as a primary source for
ethics information. Suggestions are shared to increase counseling ethical
standards in Turkey.
Keywords
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