ED 657 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling

3 Credit(s)

This course examines the underlying, historical, and current ethical and legal issues that are relevant to the counseling profession and schools. Aspects of ethical decision making, complications of confidentiality, privileged communication, student records, negligence, child abuse reporting, parent/student rights and responsibilities are addressed. The relevant ethical codes from the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), the American Counseling Association (ACA), case studies, and position statements are analyzed and applied.
Prerequisite(s): ED 650.