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Ethics is a critical issue in every helping profession, inwhich the clients—patients—are in trouble and seeking help.This is especially the case in psychotherapy, for which the focusof intervention is targeting the most internal, sometimes hiddenand intimate world of an individual. Since its first edition(1991),1 Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling: A PracticalGuide has served as one of the most comprehensive texts providingpractical guidance regarding ethical behavior for therapistsand counselors.