HS
204 – Ethics and Practice Issues in the Human Services
Online
Summer
2009
Instructor
Information:
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Name: Katherine
Helfrich |
Office: B 201 |
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E-mail: khelfrich@frederick.edu
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Phone Number: (301)846-2557 (FCC) (410) 531-0694 (Home) |
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Office Hours: During
the month of June, I will be in my FCC office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and
Thursdays from 9-4:30. During July I
will be available online Monday-Friday. |
Campus Mail Box Number: 170 |
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Course
Information:
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Credits: 1 |
Last Day to Drop: July 8 |
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Prerequisites: HS
203 |
Co-requisites: INTR 102 or work in field |
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Meeting Day(s): NA |
Meeting Time(s): NA |
Course
Description:
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Integrates a study of ethical and practice issues in the
human service field with the student’s experience in the cooperative
education practicum. Special attention
will be given to the special ethical issues in the addictions field. |
Core
Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course students will:
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1. Describe
the Federal, State, agency, and professional code of ethics governing his or
her work; |
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2. Describe
the client rights and responsibilities; |
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3. Demonstrate
understanding of professional standards and scope of practice; |
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4. Discuss
boundary issues between client and counselor; |
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5. Differentiate
the role of the professional counselor and a peer counselor or sponsor; |
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6. Demonstrate
beginning skills in critical writing; |
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7. Identify
appropriate referral sources for the agency in which the student works; |
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8. Develop
several case presentations; |
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9. Describe
the degrees/certification in the human service profession |
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1. Papers 2. Class
discussions online through “discussion board” 3. Case
presentations |
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Corey, G. et al, Issues and Ethics in the Helping
Professions, 7th edition. |
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Tests
/ Papers / Projects
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Point
Value
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Final
Grade Scale |
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1. Ethics paper
(4-6 pages) |
100 |
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2. Two case
presentations |
200
(100 each) |
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3. Self-Reflection
paper |
100 |
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4. Discussion Board participation |
80 |
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Students will receive weekly feedback on papers and
discussion board participation. |
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Weekly participation in the class discussions and posting
of papers is required. |
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FCC
provides reasonable accommodations to otherwise qualified students with
disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and
amendments. Students with disabilities who are in need of
accommodations must contact the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD)
office at 301-846-2408 (A Building, Room 106A) in order to request and apply
for services. The SSD office will require appropriate documentation of
a disability. Questions related to accommodations or services can be
directed to the SSD office. Additional information related to services
can be viewed at the following FCC web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/disability.aspx.
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TOPICAL OUTLINE
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Week |
Date |
Subject |
Content |
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1 |
June 1 |
An Introduction to Professional Ethics |
Reading: Corey,
Chapter 1 Self Assessment (pp. 25-32) Online discussion |
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2 |
June 8 |
The Counselor |
Reading: Corey,
Chapter 2 Online discussion |
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3 |
June 15 |
Values
and Helping
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Reading: Corey,
Chapter 3 Online Discussion Ethics
paper due |
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4 |
June 22 |
Client
Rights
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Reading: Corey,
Chapter 5 & 6 Online Discussion First
case presentation |
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5 |
June 29 |
Boundary
Issues in the Helping Field |
Reading: Corey,
Chapter 7 Online Discussion |
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July 6 |
Multicultural Perspectives & Diversity Issues |
Reading: Corey,
Chapter 4 Online Discussion Second
case presentation |
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7 |
July 13 |
Issues in Supervision and Consultation |
Reading: Corey,
Chapter 9 Online discussion |
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8 |
July 20 |
Professional Competence and Training |
Reading: Corey,
Chapter 8 Online Discussion Self-Reflection
Paper due Reading:
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Details
of Assignments:
Online Discussion: We
will have a weekly online discussion of either a question that I will post or a
case that I will post. Please post at
least one response to my question or case and a response to each of the other
members of the class. Hopefully, we will
get a full discussion going around these very challenging ethical
questions. You should have all your
discussion board postings completed by midnight on Sunday (June 7, 14, 21, 28,
July 5, 12, 19, 26). You will get a participation grade of up to 10 points each
week on your discussion board activity.
Ethics Paper: After
reading the ethical guidelines and Chapters 1 - 3 and the professional
guidelines governing your agency, study the way that those ethical guidelines
are implemented in the agency in which you are either an intern or employee. Write a 4-6 page paper on the guidelines for
work in an agency like the one where you are doing your internship experience
and then describe how those guidelines are actually implemented within the
agency. This assignment is worth 100 points.
Case Presentations:
Develop two cases for presentation.
Discuss the issues that bring the client to the agency, the history, the goals for work with the client, and progress to
date. Include any issues that you as a
human service worker might want to keep in mind as you work with this
particular client. These two case
presentations are each worth 100 points.
Self-Reflection Paper:
At the end of the course, prepare a 3-5 page paper that is a reflection
of your own skills for human service work.
What strengths do you have as a human service worker? What areas will need particular work? What is your education and career plan? How does that fit into the specialties within
the field and the licensing/credentialing in the field? Where will you go from
here?
How has the discussion of the ethical issues in this course
impacted your work?
Grades: Grades will be determined by a point system as
follows:
A = 432-480 points
B = 384-431
C = 336-383
D = 288-335
F = below 288
I = in accordance with FCC policy. Arrangements must be made prior to July 25.