Professional Orientation, Ethics, and Law in Counseling

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Covers professional orientation, ethics, and law in counseling, including California law and ethics for professional clinical counselors, the licensing process, and regulatory laws informing scope of practice. Reviews laws and ethics related to counselor-client privilege, confidentiality, harm to self/others, and treating minors with/without parental consent. Also covers collaborative relationships with other providers, and advocacy processes for addressing institutional and social barriers to client access, equity, and success. Includes 7+ contact hours of training/coursework in child-abuse assessment and reporting. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students in the Master’s in Clinical Counseling Psychology program, who have obtained consent of program director.