GRF 1300 - Ethics in Counseling

ETHICS IN COUNSELING

Doctorate Degree in Grief Counseling

GRF 1300

Breyer State University
Instructor: Juan Kenigstein, PH.D, M.ED., GC-C

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to Ethics in Counseling, a Doctorate Level course in the curriculum for the Degree, Doctorate in Grief Counseling. I'm pleased to offer you this course. This is an exciting course. Ethics are designed to provide some guidelines for the professional behavior of members of a particular organization. A professional code of ethics is a set of standards of conduct based upon an agreed set of values by which professionals in a given occupation voluntarily abide. Values are our fundamental principles, they define what we think is right, good, fair, and just. Ethics are behaviors and tell people how to act in ways that meet the standards our values are set for us.

TIME FRAME: This is a six-semester hour course. This course is allotted ten weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the ten-week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which you notify me that your text book(s) have arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be cognizant of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless you have good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded six semester hours of credit. You may accelerate, but may not complete this course in less than four weeks.

TEXTBOOK: There is one (1) required textbook for this course.

Book 1: Ethics in Counseling and Psychotherapy: Standards, Research, and Emerging Issues, 2nd Edition, Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole, 2002. ISBN: 534628338.

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EXAMINATIONS: There are no examinations for this course; grades are based on completion of assignments and activities.

GRADING: The grading scale for this course is as follows:

90-100%    = A
80-89%      = B
70-79%      = C
Below 70% = Fail

GRADING COMPOSITION:

15 Activities                               - 60%
Self evaluation                           - 10%
Research Report                        - 20%
Discovery & Intention Statement - 10%

TOTAL 100%

GOALS: The aim of education about Ethics is to have a code of conduct intended to be a central guide and reference for users in support of day-to-day decision making. It is meant to clarify an organization’s mission, values, principles, linking them with standards of professional conduct.

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me. I am available as a teacher, coach, and mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for this course. Primarily, communication is through email. However, I am also available for conversation by telephone if you would like. Our classroom for this course has a "chat" room. I am also very willing to meet with you one-on-one in the chat room at your request. From time to time, depending on how many students are enrolled in this course at a particular time, we will have some scheduled group chats. You will receive more detailed information at the time such chat sessions are scheduled. Please keep my email address handy so that you can contact me whenever necessary. Upon registration, you will receive my email address. If at any time during this course you change your email address, please be sure to notify me right away.

COURSE OUTLINE:

1). Introduction to Professional Ethics: A Psychology and Philosophy for Ethical Standards.
2). A Model of Ethical Decision Making: Using Resources to Enhance Individual Judgment.
3). Competence to Practice: Building a Foundation for Doing Good and Avoiding Harm.
4). Confidentiality: Supporting the Client's Right to Privacy.
5). Informed Consent: Affirming the Client's Freedom of Choice.
6). Sexual Misconduct: Violations of Power and Trust.
7). Non-sexual Boundary Violations: Risking Objectivity and Client Welfare.
8). Group and Family Counseling: Unique Ethical Challenges.
9). The Ethics of Diagnosis and Testing: Using Fair Procedures in Responsible Ways.
10). Ethical Counseling in a Multicultural Society: The Promise of Justice.
11). The Ethics in Community and Consulting Settings: Avoiding Conflicts of Interest.
12). School Counseling: Applying Professional Standards to the Educational Culture.
13). The Ethics of Supervision: Modeling Responsible Behavior.
14). Ethical Teaching and Research: Respecting Goals of Science and the Rights of Students and Participants.
15). Responsibilities for Self and Colleagues: Reporting, Recovery and Rehabilitation.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1). Identify and define ethics.
2). Understand professional ethical standards.
3). Use resources to enhance individual judgment.
4). Build a foundation for doing good and avoiding harm.
5). Understand the aspect of confidentiality.
6). Understand the clients freedom of choice.
7). Understand clients rights.
8). Understand unique ethical challenges.
9). Understand ethics in special setting.
10). Understand unethical responses to unethical behavior.
11). Review your own code of ethics (Counseling, Psychology, Management, Nursing, etc.).
12). Define morality and law.
13). How to make ethical decisions.
14). Understand the reasons for ethical codes.
15). Understand unethical behavior.
16). Understand the limitations of ethical codes.
17). Understand the conflicts within ethical codes.
18). Understand the guidelines for acting ethically.