HUS-1020 Professional Ethics in Human Services

Credits 1
This course prepares students for ethical decision making in the human services field. Students will discuss selected professional codes of ethics among a variety of human services professions in order to identify why such codes of ethics are crucial to developing beneficial relationships between human services professionals and their clients. Students will discuss case studies to identify how professional codes of ethics are properly integrated into the practice of human services, and the potential negative consequences that can occur when codes of ethics are not properly integrated.

Course Outcomes
1. Identify the ethical principles that are outlined by the National Organization of Human Services and the Council for Standards in Human Services Education

2. Discuss how legislative changes and judicial decisions affected the development of codes of ethics for the delivery of human services

3. Discuss case studies of ethical dilemmas that are faced by human services professionals and organizations