Ethics in Human Services Counseling

Explores the many ethical issues inherent in the Human Services Counseling field. Student identify ethical issues, apply relevant ethical codes, and implement a decision-making model to resolve the situation. Key areas of inquiry include: boundaries and dual relationship, confidentiality, counselor and client rights and responsibilities, professional relationships, and credentialing/regulating agencies. This course also provides a specific focus on ethical issues relevant to the addiction treatment field, including the impact of federal confidentiality regulations, working with mandated client populations, and counselors who are also in recovery.