COUN 581 - Ethics and Roles in the Counseling Profession

4 credits
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. Grading option designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule. Must be eligible to take Graduate level coursework. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the MHC program.