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Ethical Standards & Professional Issues in Counseling

Course #: COUNSL 606, Class #: 2514, Section #: 01

Description

The purpose of this course is to create awareness among counselors-in-training of their contribution in the therapeutic process and helping relationship. Topics include foundations for an ethical perspective; models for ethical decision making; ethical codes of professional organizations; client rights and counselor responsibilities; ethical concerns in multicultural counseling and with special client populations; ethical issues in specific modalities (i.e., group, marriage, and family counseling).

Prerequisites

Graduate degree student

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