CMH 632 Ethics And Legal Issues In Counseling

3 credit hours

This course addresses the wide array of ethical and legal issues faced by contemporary counselors. Students will become familiar with the codes of ethics of the American Counseling Association and the Association of Clinical Mental Health Counselors. They will learn frameworks for making ethical decisions and will apply an understanding of ethical and legal issues to case scenarios. Students will become familiar with both HIPPA and FERPA, as well as with legislation and case law related to counseling in Michigan. They will explore the developing body of work on ethics for counselors in the digital age.

Prerequisite: CMH 620 Foundations Of Clinical Mental Health Counseling and CMH 626 Relationship-Building In Counseling