Ethical and Legal Issues in School Counseling

Guided by the ethical codes of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) and the American Counseling Association (ACA), a wide range of legal and ethical conflicts that school counselors encounter will be discussed. Specific topics will include school counselors' ethical and legal duties as they pertain to confidentiality, suspected child abuse/neglect, mental health referral and treatment, students at risk to themselves and/or others, students involved in the juvenile justice system, bullying, the rights of LGBTQ students, and special education. Knowledge of multicultural school counseling competencies and ethical issues that are related to social justice will be emphasized.