Schedule
Sat-Sun, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM (3/17/2018 - 3/18/2018) Location: CHARL HOOD 1307
Sat-Sun, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM (3/31/2018 - 4/1/2018) Location: CHARL HOOD 1307
Description
This course explores several models of school counseling and mental health counseling and the relationship to relevant ethics, federal, state, municipal, state laws, and standards and regulations. The course emphasizes best practices and strategies for dealing with ethical and legal dilemmas, including the ability to apply and practice ethical and legal standards in school counseling. School counseling and systems models are examined along with consultation, harm prevention and reduction, and the evaluation and utilization of community resources. Focal areas include professional roles and functions, ethical standards including accountability, responsibility, client/student welfare, emotional health, laws and regulations, institutional policies including crisis/disaster preparedness and response, cross cultural, cross social class practices and their impact on mental health and school counseling. Includes the fundamental occupational tasks of assessment, case presentation, case collabor