ADHS 1517 - Law and Ethics for Helping Professions

    Recent Professors
    Jacob Marciel, Jennifer Reynolds
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024
    Class Size
    33 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ADHS 1517
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course will survey current legal sanctions, specific issues regarding legal responsibilities, clients rights, and state and federal regulations for human service professionals. This course will overview codes of ethics for alcohol and drug and human services, including scope of practice, confidentiality, boundary issues, ethical dilemmas, use of supervision, models of community and client prevention, education and advocacy. This course will overview client engagement: screening, intervention and referral.