HUS 205 - Ethics and Standards in Human Service

Lecture - Lab - Credit Hours: 3-0-3
This course provides students with the basis for discovering their own guidelines for helping within the broad limits of professional codes of ethics and divergent theoretical positions based on the National Organization of Human Service Workers (NOHSE) Ethical Code of Conduct. Students will learn appropriate boundaries, self-determination, confidentiality of information, the uniqueness of individuals, and interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving. Ethical dilemmas, drawn from the real-life experiences of students and professionals, will be integrated into the class. Prerequisite: HUS 101 , HUS 103 , and HUS 104 with a minimum grade of B, or consent of department.