Ethical Beliefs of Counseling Students in Turkey

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