PSY 263 Law and Ethics in Counseling

This course reviews the current legal and ethical standards related to the provision of counseling services in California. Content will include but not be limited to ethical and statutory regulatory and decisional laws that delineates the scope of practice, documentation of services psychotherapist-client privilege confidentiality client dangerousness to self or others, and treatment of minors with and without parental consent. Professional behavior, licensing practices and the differences in legal and ethical stands for different type of work settings will also be explored.