CSL-765 ADV. PROF ISSUES IN COUNSEL
Explores central professional, legal, and ethical issues surrounding contemporary counseling practice. The counselor's advocacy role is stressed, both in advocacy for clients, i.e., topics of gender, ethnicity, religion, spirituality, and disability; and advocacy for the profession, i.e., including guild issues and utilizing the legislative process to better serve clients. Professional codes of ethics as well as virtue and organizational ethics serve as the foundation for analyzing the complex issues facing counseling professionals. The process of achieving and maintaining CACREP accreditation is considered. Also, the evolving impact of federal, i.e., HHS and HIPAA, and state laws and regulations on counseling practice is explored. Prerequisite: CSL 600 or equivalent.