L.MHC 612 - Professional Orientation & Identity

Credits: 3

This course provides an understanding of all aspects of professional functioning. This includes history of the helping professions, roles and functions in comparison to related fields and in regards to an interdisciplinary emergency management response team, professional organizations with an emphasis on the ACA, the ACA ethical standards and their applications along with legal considerations, professional preparation standards, professional credentialing, advocacy for the profession and to address institutional and social barriers that impede access, equity, and success for clients, and self-care.

Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None