LEGAL, ETHICAL & PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN COUNSELING   [Archived Catalog]
2023-2024 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog
   

COUN 2742 - LEGAL, ETHICAL & PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN COUNSELING


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course introduces students to legal, ethical, and professional issues pertaining to the practice of clinical rehabilitation and mental health counseling. This course will offer an in depth focus on the relevant knowledge, awareness and skills necessary to practice safely and responsibly in counseling. Students will examine a variety of complex legal and ethical issues that confront clinical rehabilitation and mental counselors as they work with clients and colleagues within difference counseling systems. Aca, nbcc, and crcc codes of ethics will be examined, as well as decision making models that will facilitate students informed decision making when faced with ethical and legal issues in the workplace. Clinical rehabilitation and mental health counselor standards of practice will be examined.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PLAN: Clinical Mental Health Counsel (CMHC-MS)


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