This course focuses on assisting students with the understanding and application of the ethical principles that guide clinical mental health counseling practice. Students will gain knowledge of the ethical guidelines that inform professional behavior, the legal aspects of counseling practice, and the complexity of applying ethical and legal principles to practice. Ethical decision-making models will be implemented in the course alongside relevant case studies to assist students in developing the necessary skills to make sound ethical decisions.
COUN505: Counseling Ethics
Level
Graduate
School
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences