3.00 Credits
This course engages students with important Ethical Codes of the profession of School Counseling including the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), while orienting students to broad concepts of professionalism, bounds of practice, and ethical-decision making models. Students will explore Federal and State case law, ethical dilemmas, and case studies which help undergird the consideration and development of standards of best practice within the school counseling profession. Historical perspectives on legal and ethical practices in the field will be offered, and the development of standard of best practice and functioning will be initiated.