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• Termination During the Counseling Process 
  A lesson on termination in the counseling process with a quiz included.

• Termination 
  An article with ten tips when ending psychotherapy.

• Termination Exercises 
  An article that helps the student understand a variety of exercises to use in termination.

• Parting Ways 
  An article that discusses ways to anticipate and avoid problems during termination.

Additional Resources

• APA (2002, 2010). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct.
• ACA (2014). ACA code of ethics: Termination and referral (A. 11).
• Deardorff, W. W. (2012). Difficult therapy termination issues: Ethics and risk management.
• Terry, L. (2011). Semi-structured termination exercises: A compilation from the groups in college counseling centers listerv.