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PSYC 780 - Legal/Ethical Issues in Therapy

3 Credits

580 Prerequisite(s): None This course is designed to provide the helping professional with the knowledge of the major ethical and legal issues in counseling and psychotherapy today. Learners will be exposed to such topics as ethical theory, laws and court decisions, incompetency, malpractice, licensure and certification, privileged communications, DSM III and Family Therapy, and legal liabilities affecting psychologists, and legal obligations of psychotherapists. Ethical standards for individual practitioners will be examined in detail. Participants will be involved in some case research, group discussions, group reports, and individual presentations of ethical and legal issues in the field of counseling and psychotherapy.