Development and Testing of the Frequency of Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling Scale

Abstract A critical element of a counselor’s work is their ability to make sound decisions when facing ethical and legal issues. Yet, limited measures exist to understand actions/processes used to inform ethical and legal decision-making in counseling. We developed and tested the Frequency of Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling Scale ( felics ), a measure to capture data on the rate counselors face ethical and legal issues. A sample of 369 counselors completed the felics . Findings from an exploratory factor analysis provided initial evidence for the validity and reliability of the measure. We discuss the implications of our findings and recommendations for future research.