Substance Abuse Counselor Ethics, Confidentiality, and Boundaries
Tracking # 20-1327552
Course overview
Adhering to ethical standards is essential to the safe and effective delivery of care to individuals seeking addiction treatment. Specific codes of ethics, as well as state and federal laws, have been developed to guide addiction professionals in their delivery of professional care to individuals seeking their services. The purpose of this intermediate level continuing education course is to provide an overview, from several resources specific to alcohol and drug counselors, of the guidelines of ethics, confidentiality, and boundaries for their profession. The course also reviews the most essential and universal principles of health care ethics, while highlighting how to effectively resolve the ethical dilemmas that may arise while delivering care to individuals in need.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.