APSY 7605 Ethical and Legal Issues in Mental Health Counseling

Name: Ethical and Legal Issues in Mental Health Counseling
Rating: 3.88 (234 reviews)

Topics include professional codes and ethical principles; laws governing mental health professions; confidentiality, privacy and record keeping; client rights and malpractice; issues in supervision; dual role relationships; psychological assessment; and, issues specific to minorities, children and specialized treatment modalities and techniques. Emphasis is on the preparation of mental health counselors and other mental health professionals.

Course overview

Department: Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
School: LSOE
Credits: 3
Level: Graduate
Offered: Every Summer

Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

3.88 / 5

Based on 234 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Gayl Crump Swaby
Summer 2026, Summer 2025 · Official rating 4.64/5
Uma Millner
Summer 2026, Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022 · Official rating 4.31/5
Damon Pryor
Summer 2025 · Official rating 3.35/5
Jonathan Wolff
Summer 2024 · Official rating 3.85/5
Valerie Balog
Summer 2025 · Official rating 3.92/5

Sections

Section 01
Summer 2026 · Uma Millner · Campion Hall 235 MW 04:00PM-07:00PM · Offered
Section 03
Summer 2026 · Gayl Crump Swaby · MW 04:00PM-07:00PM · Offered
Section 04
Summer 2026 · Gayl Crump Swaby · Campion Hall 235 TuTh 12:30PM-03:30PM · Offered
Section 05
Summer 2026 · Uma Millner · Campion Hall 235 TuTh 12:30PM-03:30PM · Offered