Description
This course will explore the ethical and legal issues as they apply to Chemical Dependency Counseling. These issues will include: confidentiality, dual relationships, competency and referral, counselor values and conflicts, legality and ethics, client welfare, establishing appropriate limits and boundaries in the client relationship, informed consent, and other issues identified. Students will review the professional codes of ethics, values underlying codes of ethics and will focus on the process of ethical decision making. Students will have the opportunity for identify and discuss the ethical and legal issues frequently encountered by prevention and treatment professionals.
Prerequisties: CD 103, CD 113
3 Credits