Legal and Ethical Implications of Using Religious Beliefs as the Basis for Refusing to Counsel Certain Clients |
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| Authors: | Barbara J. Herlihy Mary A. Hermann Leigh R. Greden |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Foundations, University of New Orleans;2. Department of Counseling Education, Virginia Commonwealth University;3. Government and Community Relations, Eastern Michigan University. |
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| Abstract: | This article addresses potential legal and ethical implications of lawsuits that have been brought when counselors and counseling students have used their religious beliefs as the basis for refusing to counsel lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transexual clients. Four lawsuits are reviewed, issues relevant to the cases are identified, and implications for counselor educators and counseling students are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | legal issues ethics value conflicts religious discrimination |
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