CLINICAL SUPERVISION IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS
294 Pages
Robert Haynes, Ph.D., Gerald Corey, Ph.D., NCC and Patrice Moulton, LPC, NCC
Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2003

The authors address topics essential to becoming an effective supervisor, emphasizing the tools and skills necessary to supervise others in a variety of settings.
Also Presented: ethics, professional codes, and the relevant literature.

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

• Explain the goals of supervision and objectives for the supervisee
• Discuss how to manage crisis situations
• Discuss multicultural competencies in supervision

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THE COUNSELOR AND THE LAW
157 Pages
BA Guide to Legal and Ethical Practice
By Anne Marie "Nancy" Wheeler, J.D., and Burt Bertram, Ed. D.
American Counseling Association, 5th Edition, 2008

The authors present a broad overview of the law and to potential areas of liability that counselors may encounter in their day-to-day practice. It includes information on current and federal and state law to guide counselors in making crucial legal and ethical decisions. Includes the 2005 ACA Code of Ethics.


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

• Explain Civil Malpractice Liability
• Discuss Confidentiality Provisions
• Explain HIPPA Requirements

ESSENTIALS OF TESTING AND ASSESSMENT
254 Pages
A Practical Guide for Counselors, Social Workers, and Psychologists
Edward S. Neukrug, Ph.D., and R. Charles Fawcett, M.S.Ed, 2006

The material in this book is divided into four sections: History and Current Professional Issues, Test Worthiness and Test Statistics, Commonly Used Assessment Techniques, and Diagnosis and Writing the Assessment Report. Note that there is a chapter on Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Assessment. Other information includes the means and methods by which tests are created, validated, scored, and interpreted. Commonly used techniques for assessing educational ability, intelligence, and career and occupational aptitude and also included.

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

• Explain the difference between testing and assessment
• Explain the purpose of an assessment report
• Discuss clinical assessment and what it includes

ETHICAL DIMENSIONS IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
340 Pages
Ruth Purtilo, Ph.D., Fourth Edition, 2005

• How to approach ethical problems
• How to make ethical decisions
• How to apply decision-making principles in everyday practice
• 3 types of ethical problems
• 5 step method for solving problems
• Clarify your own values

ETHICS IN COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
366 Pages
Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel
Brooks/Cole, 3rd Edition, 2006

The author presents information on ethical issues such as confidentiality, informed consent, and dual relationships. A framework for ethical decision making is given, with a ten-step model to guide one through the decision making process.

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

• School, community, group and family counselors in a multicultural society
• How to apply ethical codes to a variety of ethical situations
• Web counseling/psychological testing via the web
• Emerging privacy issues
• Ethics and supervision

ISSUES & ETHICS IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS
473 pages
Gerald Corey, Ph.D.-NCC, Marianne Schneider Corey, MFT-NCC, and Patrick Callanan, MFT, 7th Edition, 2007

This course helps future and current professionals deal with ethical issues they will confront, with an emphasis on mental health issues. The authors discuss how the therapist's personal values play in the counseling relationship, what ethical responsibilities and rights clients and therapists have, and the considerations involved in adapting a counseling practice to diverse counseling populations. The authors' main purpose is to assist counselors by giving them the basis for formulating their own ethical guidelines within the broad limits of professional codes and divergent theoretical positions.

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

• Ethical issues pertaining to school counselors
• Confidentiality issues
• Multicultural perspectives and diversity issues
• Ethical issues in couples and family therapy

FRN-BRN-CRC-CCM-CDMS-CCWAVES-NCC-CLCP-NAADAC-MFT-LCSW
44 Contact Hours
Price: $145.00