Ethical and Legal Issues

Catalog description

Aspects of professional functioning, including roles, organizational structures, ethics, standards, and credentialing are examined including an in-depth study of ethical and legal codes of conduct of the counseling profession (i.e., American Counseling Association, American Association of School Counselors, American Psychological Association). Current legal guidelines related to maintenance of records, confidentiality, reporting child abuse/neglect, duty to warn and protect, and involuntary commitment will be examined.