ACS 580-Ethics in Counseling (3 credit hours)
Ethics in Counseling
ACS 580- Ethics Counseling
Professor: Dr. George Gonzalez, Ph.D.
SYLLABUS
COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is designed to provide you with a general and vital background in ethical and issues as they relate to the field of counseling.
EXAMINATIONS: After the material for Ethics then there will be a final exam you will take.
GRADING: The grading scale for this course is as follows:
91-100% = A
81-90% = B
71-80% = C
Below 70% = Failed
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The student will gain a greater background in the general area of ethics and legal issues as they apply to counseling.
The student will understand the ethical principles as they apply to counseling.
The student will gain an appreciation of the standard of practice expected of those practicing professional counseling.
The student will learn how to think of the ethical implications of their actions and those of their employer as they serve clients.
The student will learn of the legal ramifications of their actions and inaction as they serve their clients.
The student will have a greater grasp of the greater responsibilities their employer has to its clients and the greater community.
The student will have a greater understanding of their profession’s code of ethics and how it applies their work and the work of their place of employment.
The student will understand their responsibility and how ethics applies to their limits of practice, their duty to inform, etc.
The student will understand their role and the organization’s role in the ethical or unethical outcome of a dilemma.
The student will understand the dynamics involved in ethical decision-making in organizations.
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