Common Course Outline

Course discipline/number/title HS 1750: Case Management and Ethics

Catalog Description

Credits 3
Hours/Week 3
Prerequisites (Course discipline/number) ENGL 1117
Other requirements None
MnTC Goals (if any) NA

Course Description

This course details the ethical and legal guidelines that direct the delivery of alcohol and drug counseling services at a state and national level. In addition, students will compare and contrast LADC guidelines, statutes, laws, and regulations with National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC), American Psychological Association (APA), National Association of Social Workers (NASW), American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), and American Counseling Association (ACA) standards. Finally, case management strategies will be evaluated.

Date Last Revised (Month, year)

February, 2025

Outline of Major Content Areas

  1. Ethical decision-making models and strategies
  2. Counselor needs
  3. Multicultural and diversity concerns
  4. Client rights and counselor responsibilities
  5. Confidentiality, privileged communication, and legal issues
  6. Boundaries and multiple relationships
  7. Professional competency and training
  8. Supervision and consultation
  9. Theory and practice concerns
  10. Drug specific state and federal laws, standards, and regulations
  11. Other professional organizations

Learning Outcomes (General)

The student will be able to:

  1. Identify ethical, legal, multicultural, and case management concepts.
  2. Review case management theory and strategies.
  3. Explain current understanding of ethical practice and issues.
  4. Identify client rights and counselor responsibilities
  5. Evaluate personal values, beliefs, bias, and assumptions.
  6. Summarize state and federal laws, standards, and regulations for becoming an addiction counselor.
  7. Demonstrate best practice client educational techniques.
  8. Recognize legal and ethical issues related to counseling clients with addictive disorders.
  9. Determine good ethical decision-making models and strategies.
  10. Recommend professional originations, resources, and or services for individuals who have substance use issues.

Learning Outcomes (MnTC)

NA

Methods for Evaluation of Student Learning

Methods may include but are not limited to:

RCTC Core Outcome(s)

This course contributes to meeting the following RCTC Core Outcome(s):

Personal and Professional Accountability
Students will take responsibility as active learners for achieving their educational and personal goals.

Special Information (if any)

None