This textbook addresses the ethical and professional issues that impact the practice of counseling and related helping professions. It provides a framework for working through ethical dilemmas and addresses the role of the counselor as a person and professional, values and the helping relationship, multicultural perspectives and diversity issues, client rights and counselor responsibilities, confidentiality, managing boundaries and multiple relationships, professional competence and training, supervision, issues in theory and practice, ethical issues in couples and family therapy and group work, and community and social justice perspectives. Updated to reflect current thinking, research, and trends in practice, this edition has new material and sections, new literature, expanded and updated discussions, and other changes in each chapter. Gerald Corey is a professor of human services and counseling, Marianne Schneider Corey is a marriage and family therapist, and Cindy Corey is a clinical psychologist. Annotation ©2019 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
This contemporary and practical text helps you discover and determine your own guidelines for helping within the broad limits of professional codes of ethics and divergent theoretical positions. ISSUES AND ETHICS IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS is the relied-upon, essential resource for students in any helping field -- the book many students return to well into their professional careers. The authors discuss central issues, present a range of diverse views on the issues, discuss their position, and present opportunities for you to refine your own thinking and actively develop your own informed position. The tenth edition can be purchased with MindTap, which brings course concepts to life with interactive learning, study, and exam preparation tools.
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1 Introduction to Professional Ethics |
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Some Suggestions for Using This Book |
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Professional Codes of Ethics |
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Steps in Making Ethical Decisions |
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Self-Assessment: An Inventory of Your Attitudes and Beliefs About Ethical and Professional Issues |
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2 The Counselor as a Person and as a Professional |
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Self-Awareness and the Influence of the Therapist's Personality and Needs |
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Personal Therapy for Counselors |
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Transference and Countertransference |
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Stress in the Counseling Profession |
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Counselor Burnout and Impairment |
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Maintaining Vitality Through Self-Care |
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3 Values and the Helping Relationship |
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Controversies Regarding Integrating Personal Values With a Professional Identity |
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Clarifying Your Values and Their Role in Your Work |
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The Ethics of Imposing Your Values on Clients |
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The Legal Framework Regarding Values Discrimination |
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Values Conflicts Regarding Sexual Attitudes and Behavior |
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Value Conflicts Pertaining to Abortion |
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Case Study of Other Possible Value Conflicts |
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The Role of Spiritual and Religious Values in Counseling |
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Value Conflicts Regarding End-of-Life Decisions |
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4 Multicultural Perspectives and Diversity Issues |
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The Problem of Cultural Tunnel Vision |
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The Challenges of Reaching Diverse Client Populations |
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Ethics Codes From a Diversity Perspective |
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Cultural Values and Assumptions in Therapy |
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Addressing Sexual Orientation |
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The Culture of Disability |
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Matching Client and Counselor |
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Multicultural Training for Mental Health Workers |
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5 Client Rights and Counselor Responsibilities |
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The Client's Right to Give Informed Consent |
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The Content of Informed Consent |
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The Professional's Responsibilities in Record Keeping |
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Ethical Issues in Online Counseling |
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Working With Children and Adolescents |
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Dealing With Suspected Unethical Behavior of Colleagues |
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Malpractice Liability in the Helping Professions |
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6 Confidentiality: Ethical and Legal Issues |
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Confidentiality, Privileged Communication, and Privacy |
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Privacy Issues With Telecommunication Devices |
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Implications of HIPAA for Mental Health Providers |
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The Duty to Warn and to Protect |
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Protecting Children, the Elderly, and Dependent Adults From Harm |
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Confidentiality and HIV/AIDS-Related Issues |
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7 Managing Boundaries and Multiple Relationships |
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The Ethics of Multiple Relationships |
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Perspectives on Boundary Issues |
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Managing Multiple Relationships in a Small Community |
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Bartering for Professional Services |
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Giving or Receiving Gifts |
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Social Relationships With Clients |
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Sexual Attractions in the Client-Therapist Relationship |
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Sexual Relationships in Therapy: Ethical and Legal Issues |
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Sexual Relationships With Former Clients |
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A Special Case: Nonerotic Touching With Clients |
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8 Professional Competence and Training |
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Therapist Competence: Ethical and Legal Aspects |
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Ethical Issues in Training Therapists |
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Evaluating Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Functioning |
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Gatekeeper Role of Faculty in Promoting Competence |
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Dismissing Students for Nonacademic Reasons |
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Professional Licensing and Certification |
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Continuing Professional Education and Demonstration of Competence |
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Review, Consultation, and Supervision by Peers |
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9 Ethical Issues in Supervision |
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Ethical Issues in Clinical Supervision |
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The Supervisor's Roles and Responsibilities |
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Ethical and Effective Practices of Clinical Supervisors |
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Competence of Supervisors |
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Legal Aspects of Supervision |
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Ethical Issues for Online Supervision |
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Special Issues in Supervision for School Counselors |
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Multicultural and Diversity Issues in Supervision |
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Multiple Roles and Relationships in the Supervisory Process |
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10 Issues in Theory and Practice |
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Developing a Counseling Style |
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The Division of Responsibility in Therapy |
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Deciding on the Goals of Counseling |
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The Use of Techniques in Counseling |
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Assessment and Diagnosis as Professional Issues |
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Using Tests in Counseling |
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Evidence-Based Therapy Practice |
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11 Ethical Issues in Couples and Family Therapy |
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The Systems Theory Perspective |
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Ethical Standards in Couples and Family Therapy |
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Special Ethical Considerations in Working With Couples and Families |
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Informed Consent in Couples and Family Therapy |
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Contemporary Professional Issues |
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Values in Couples and Family Therapy |
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Gender-Sensitive Couples and Family Therapy |
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Responsibilities of Couples and Family Therapists |
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Confidentiality in Couples and Family Therapy |
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12 Ethical Issues in Group Work |
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Ethical Issues in Training and Supervision of Group Leaders |
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Ethical Issues in the Diversity Training of Group Workers |
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Ethical Considerations in Co-leadership |
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Ethical Issues in Forming and Managing Groups |
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Confidentiality in Groups |
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Social Media in Group Work: Confidentiality and Privacy Considerations |
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Ethical Issues Concerning Termination |
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How to Determine What Works in a Group |
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13 Community and Social Justice Perspectives |
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Why a Community Perspective Is a Concern for Counselors |
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Ethical Practice in Community Work |
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The Community Mental Health Orientation |
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Social Justice Perspective |
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Roles of Helpers Working in the Community |
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Promoting Change in the Community |
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Authors' Concluding Commentary |
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References and Suggested Readings |
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Name Index |
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Subject Index |
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Marianne Schneider Corey is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California and a National Certified Counselor. She received her master's degree in marriage, family and child counseling from Chapman College. A Fellow of the Association for Specialists in Group Work, she and Gerald Corey received its Eminent Career Award in 2001. In 2011 they received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Mental Health Counselors Association, of which she is a member. She also holds memberships in the American Counseling Association, the American Group Psychotherapy Association, the Association for Specialists in Group Work, the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and the Western Association of Counselor Education and Supervision. In the past 40 years, she and Gerald Corey have presented workshops in group counseling for mental health professionals at universities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Germany, Belgium, Scotland, England and Ireland. In addition to BECOMING A HELPER, which has been translated into Korean and Japanese, she is co-author of ISSUES AND ETHICS IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS, 10th Edition (with Gerald Corey and Cindy Corey), which has been translated into Japanese, Chinese and Korean; GROUPS: PROCESS AND PRACTICE, 10th Edition (with Gerald Corey and Cindy Corey), which has been translated into Korean, Chinese and Polish; I NEVER KNEW I HAD A CHOICE, 11th Edition (with Gerald Corey and Michelle Muratori), which has been translated into Chinese; and GROUP TECHNIQUES, Fourth Edition (with Gerald Corey, Patrick Callanan and Michael Russell), which has been translated into Portuguese, Korean, Japanese and Czech. Along with Gerald Corey and Robert Haynes, she also created two educational video programs: Groups in Action: Evolution and Challenges DVD and Workbook" (2014) and "Ethics in Action: DVD and Workbook" (2015)." Marianne Schneider Corey is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California and a National Certified Counselor. She received her master's degree in marriage, family and child counseling from Chapman College. A Fellow of the Association for Specialists in Group Work, she and Gerald Corey received its Eminent Career Award in 2001. In 2011 they received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Mental Health Counselors Association, of which she is a member. She also holds memberships in the American Counseling Association, the American Group Psychotherapy Association, the Association for Specialists in Group Work, the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and the Western Association of Counselor Education and Supervision. In the past 40 years, she and Gerald Corey have presented workshops in group counseling for mental health professionals at universities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Germany, Belgium, Scotland, England and Ireland. In addition to BECOMING A HELPER, which has been translated into Korean and Japanese, she is co-author of ISSUES AND ETHICS IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS, 10th Edition (with Gerald Corey and Cindy Corey), which has been translated into Japanese, Chinese and Korean; GROUPS: PROCESS AND PRACTICE, 10th Edition (with Gerald Corey and Cindy Corey), which has been translated into Korean, Chinese and Polish; I NEVER KNEW I HAD A CHOICE, 11th Edition (with Gerald Corey and Michelle Muratori), which has been translated into Chinese; and GROUP TECHNIQUES, Fourth Edition (with Gerald Corey, Patrick Callanan and Michael Russell), which has been translated into Portuguese, Korean, Japanese and Czech. Along with Gerald Corey and Robert Haynes, she also created two educational video programs: Groups in Action: Evolution and Challenges DVD and Workbook" (2014) and "Ethics in Action: DVD and Workbook" (2015)." Gerald Corey is Professor Emeritus of Human Services and Counseling at California State University at Fullerton. He regularly teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in group counseling and ethics in counseling. He received his doctorate in counseling from the University of Southern California. Dr. Corey is a Diplomate in Counseling Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology; a licensed psychologist; and a National Certified Counselor. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 17, Counseling Psychology; and Division 49, Group Psychotherapy); a Fellow of the American Counseling Association; and a Fellow of the Association for Specialists in Group Work. He and Marianne Schneider Corey received ASGW's Eminent Career Award in 2001 and the American Mental Health Counselors Association's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. He received the Outstanding Professor of the Year Award from California State University at Fullerton in 1991. Dr. Corey is the author or co-author of 16 textbooks in counseling currently in print, along with more than 60 journal articles and book chapters. He has published six books with the American Counseling Association, including THE ART OF INTEGRATIVE COUNSELING, Fourth Edition (2019). Other Cengage titles he has authored or co-authored include ISSUES AND ETHICS IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS, 10th Edition (2019), GROUPS: PROCESS AND PRACTICE, 10th Edition (2018), I NEVER KNEW I HAD A CHOICE, 11th Edition (2018), THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY, 10th Edition (2017), THEORY AND PRACTICE OF GROUP COUNSELING, Ninth Edition (2016), GROUP TECHNIQUES, Fourth Edition (2015) and CASE APPROACH TO COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY, Eighth Edition (2013). Dr. Corey also has made several educational DVD programs on various aspects of counseling practice, which are available through Cengage. Marianne Schneider Corey is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California and a National Certified Counselor. She received her master's degree in marriage, family and child counseling from Chapman College. A Fellow of the Association for Specialists in Group Work, she and Gerald Corey received its Eminent Career Award in 2001. In 2011 they received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Mental Health Counselors Association, of which she is a member. She also holds memberships in the American Counseling Association, the American Group Psychotherapy Association, the Association for Specialists in Group Work, the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and the Western Association of Counselor Education and Supervision. In the past 40 years, she and Gerald Corey have presented workshops in group counseling for mental health professionals at universities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Germany, Belgium, Scotland, England and Ireland. In addition to BECOMING A HELPER, which has been translated into Korean and Japanese, she is co-author of ISSUES AND ETHICS IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS, 10th Edition (with Gerald Corey and Cindy Corey), which has been translated into Japanese, Chinese and Korean; GROUPS: PROCESS AND PRACTICE, 10th Edition (with Gerald Corey and Cindy Corey), which has been translated into Korean, Chinese and Polish; I NEVER KNEW I HAD A CHOICE, 11th Edition (with Gerald Corey and Michelle Muratori), which has been translated into Chinese; and GROUP TECHNIQUES, Fourth Edition (with Gerald Corey, Patrick Callanan and Michael Russell), which has been translated into Portuguese, Korean, Japanese and Czech. Along with Gerald Corey and Robert Haynes, she also created two educational video programs: Groups in Action: Evolution and Challenges DVD and Workbook" (2014) and "Ethics in Action: DVD and Workbook" (2015)." Cindy Corey is a California licensed clinical psychologist with a private practice in San Diego, California. She worked for over a decade as a full-time Visiting Professor in the Department of Counseling and School Psychology at San Diego State University, in both the Community Based Block and Marriage and Family Therapy programs. She received her master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of San Diego and her Doctorate (PsyD) in Multicultural Community Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology in Alhambra, California. Dr. Corey has focused much of her work in the area of counselor education, specializing in multicultural training, social justice, and community outreach. In addition to teaching at San Diego State University, she taught part time in the PsyD program at Alliant International University in Alhambra. She has also worked as a contracted clinician for Survivors of Torture International, focusing primarily on helping Sudanese refugee youths to adjust to life in the United States, gain employment, and attend colleges and universities. Dr. Corey works as a multicultural consultant and has created clinical intervention programs, training manuals, and diversity sensitive curriculum for a variety of schools, businesses, and organizations in the San Diego area. Her private practice focuses mainly on working with women, couples, counselors, and graduate students in counseling programs.