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  Jul 16, 2026
 
2026-2027 UWS Academic Catalog 
  
2026-2027 UWS Academic Catalog
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COUN 6101 - Ethics and Professional Identity


Credits: 4
This course is foundational to professional identity, role, scope of practice, and ethical adherence for clinical mental health counselors (CMHCs), rehabilitation counselors (CRCs), and sport and performance consultants (SPPs). Students learn, evaluate, and apply the ethical standards of the American Counseling Association (ACA), Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Commission (CRCC), and the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), and they apply ethical decision-making models to formulate effective, evidence-based, collaborative interventions. Through case studies, discussions, and ethical decision-making frameworks, students learn how to uphold best practices, protect client well-being, and navigate referrals effectively. At the end of the course, students are equipped to integrate ethical principles into their work, ensuring responsible care to individuals, couples and families, teams, organizations, and systems according to their identified professional role and scope of practice.
Grading: G




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