Ethics in Counseling and Therapy: Developing an Ethical Identity

About Rick A. HouserStephen Joseph Thoma

Rick Houser is Professor Emeritus Department of Educational Studies in Psychology Research Methodology & Counseling College of Education at The University of Alabama. He was Professor and Department Head in Educational Studies in Psychology (over 7 years at Department Head) Research Methodology and Counseling at The University of Alabama. He has been Associate Dean in the College of Education at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Also he was a professor and department chair for several years at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Rick Houser has taught graduate-level research courses for more than 30 years. He received his doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh in rehabilitation counseling with a minor in research methodology. He conducts research in ethical decision making stress and coping educational neuroscience and neuroscience and counseling. Steve Thoma is professor and Coordinator of the Educational Psychology Program at The University of Alabama. He received his doctorate from the University of Minnesota in 1986 with an emphasis in personality and social development and a focus on moral psychology. He conducts research on the measurement of moral judgment.