Ethics for Human Service Professionals

This course seeks to bring ethical practices and decision making to the forefront on daily work. Built on understanding the different ways professions and governing bodies make ethical decisions from personal belief systems and general philosophical premises, this Ethics course will cover the steps to ethical decision making, specific diagnoses that should peak ethical concern, and negotiating apparent ethical contradictions. Rural ethics, dual relationships and working in relative isolation (sole provider) will be explored within the general context of ethics. This course is appropriate for psychologists, social workers, licensed professional counselors and substance abuse professionals. Principle based with connection to shared ethical codes, this course is about “being” ethical instead of “doing” ethics. Good for introductory and refresher requirements.

Level: General/Intermediate                Hours: 8 hours