MFCC/553CA
Legal And Ethical Issues in Counseling

Course level: Graduate

Christine O.

BSA

Need help enrolling in a single course? Call 866-354-1800 or schedule a call.

Format

Online

Course length

8 weeks

Total credits

3 credits

Note

Take this course as part of a degree or certificate program.

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Format details

Online classes, always on, 24/7/365

Go to class any time of the day or night. If you have questions, call 866-354-1800 to speak with an Enrollment Representative.

This course covers legal and ethical responsibilities of the marriage and family therapist, including California state laws governing mental health professionals. Emphasis is placed on the current legal patterns and trends related to client rights, confidentiality, parent consent, multiple relationships, spousal/partner abuse assessment and intervention, child abuse assessment and reporting, elder/dependent adult abuse and assessment, and suicide risk assessment and intervention. Students learn how to apply ethical decision-making models with a recovery-oriented care approach to various populations.

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