PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION:
This training examines various aspects of professional ethics with the goal of imparting necessary skills an d knowledges to professional counselors. A review of professional boundaries and common ethical dilemmas will follow with a comprehensive examination of risk management and a model to help in making ethical decisions.

COURSE CONTENT AND DESCRIPTION:
This course is presented in programmed-learning module that addresses Code of Ethics, Ethical Decision Process , Professional Codes, Professional Boundaries, Central Themes in Dual Relationships, Boundary Risk Management, Ethics Audit, and an Ethical Decision Making Model. A pretest will establish a baseline of understanding as well as targeting those areas requiring a refresher or new knowledge. Completion of the programmed workbook will then follow, with a programmed format addressing both treatment and clinical issues surrounding the processes needed to achieve the highest standard of competency within the counseling profession.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
1. Counselor will learn about common ethical dilemmas
2. Counselor will identify the components of an ethical decision process
3. Counselor will understand the role between values and ethics
4. Counselor will recall central themes in dual relationships
5. Counselor will define boundary risk management
6. Counselor will recall the steps involved in an ethical decision making model
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DIDACTIC / EXPERIENTIAL TIME FOR COMPLETION:
Six hours
Cost: $50.00

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