COUN 581 - Ethics and Roles in the Counseling Profession

Examines the ethical standards of the American Counseling Association, the American Mental Health Counseling Association, and other relevant professional organizations. Focuses on legal and ethical issues related to professional practice in counseling and human service fields. Emphasizes issues of public policy and sociocultural factors affecting counseling. Challenges participants to apply critical-thinking skills to ethical decision making in their respective professional roles. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the MHC program.