"MFCC/551CA"
LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY
This course is available as part of a degree or certificate program.
View all programsCourse level: "Graduate"
"This course covers legal and ethical responsibilities of the marriage and family counselor, including California state laws governing mental health professionals. Emphasis is placed on the current legal patterns and trends governing client rights, duty to warn, duty to protect, treatment of minors, parent consent, multiple relationships, and application in special situations and with special populations. Students learn how to interpret and act appropriately in a wide variety of ethical situations as well as recognize and explore the relationship between a practitioner’s sense of self and human values and his or her professional behavior and ethics."
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Purchase of LabPaq® Hands-on Lab Kits are required for this course.
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