Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice

Catalog description

This course focuses on professional orientation and ethical practice in counseling. Students will be introduced to the counseling profession through extensive review of the American Counseling Association’s (ACA) Code of Ethics and licensure laws for the state in which they plan to practice. Students will understand the benefits of professional membership in counseling organizations (e.g., ACA and its divisions). Legal issues in counseling and the role of social justice and advocacy as they apply to ethics and the law will be introduced.