PCG 403

Course ID:

Course Code & Number

PCG 403

Course Title

Professional Ethics and Legal Issues

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 2 ECTS Credits

Year of Study:

Junior

Semester:

Spring

Type of Course:

Elective

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::

Catalog Description

The professional ethical laws in counseling area and general application standards. Client rights. Legal responsibilities of counselors. Legal problems. Multiculturalism and individual differences.

Course Objectives

The course will provide an overview of ethical issues counselors might face with throughout their professional life and learn about their legal responsibilities.

Software Usage

Students will use MS Office applications to work on their homework and projects.

Course Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts, ethical principles and legal issues about ethics in guidance and counseling

2. Identify the relationship between personal/cultural values, beliefs and ethical actions as professionals

3. Recognize how racism, sexism, ageism, heterosexism, and other forms of stereotyping are ethical issues

4. Establish ethical and professional decision making process in guidance and counseling

5. Argue the potential ethical dilemmas that school counselors experience

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining Discussion/Debate Questioning Reading Demonstrating Collaborating Web Searching

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Test / Exam Performance Project (Written, Oral)

Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:

Attandance

Design Content

Recommended Reading

ACA (American Counseling Association) Code of Ethics

Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Association Code of Ethics

Bond, T. (2013). Psikolojik Danışmanlıkta Etik ve Yasal Konular. Çeviri Editörü: Binnur Yeşilyaprak. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.

Required Reading

Corey, G., Corey, M. S., & Callanan, P. (2007). Issues and ethics in the helping professions (7th Ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.

Schulte, J. M. & Cochrane, D. B. (1995). Ethics in school counseling. New York: Teachers College Press.

Sperry, L. (2007). The ethical and professional practice of counseling and psychotherapy. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.

Grading

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:

Group Work

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Olcay Yılmaz

Student Workload:

Workload	Hrs
Lectures	28
Course Readings	14
Exams/Quizzes	8
Resource Review	14
Report on a Topic	14

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