SYLLABUS FOR HUMAN SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES

Term: Fall, 1999 (991) August 30 – December 11, 1999

Course Number: HSV 250

Instructor: Dr. Eileen Stenzel

Course Time: Wednesday 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

This course surveys the standards of professional conduct and ethical codes for various associations and/or credentialing organizations. Organizations to be considered are the Indiana Counselors Association on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse counselors, American Psychological Association, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, National Association of Social Workers, and the Health Professions Bureau (Indiana). The goal of this course is to provide the student with the necessary information to enable students to make informed decisions regarding appropriate behavior with clients and other professionals.

If an instructor or other Calumet College of St. Joseph personnel find that a student has plagiarized or been involved in another form of academic dishonesty, the instructor or other personnel may elect to bring the matter up for judicial review. The maximum penalty for any form of academic dishonesty is dismissal from the College. The procedures for judicial review are listed under the section of CCSJ handbook that addresses student grievances.

Calumet College of St. Joseph adheres to citation guidelines as written in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fourth Edition. A copy is available from the Calumet College of St. Joseph bookstore. This text outlines how to cite references from a variety of sources, including electronic media.

After the last day for class changes has passed (see College calendar), students may withdraw from a course in which they are registered with permission from the faculty member conducting the course. A written request detailing the reason(s) for the withdrawal must be filed with the Registrar. Written request for withdrawal must be received by the Registrar by the last day of classes prior to the final examination dates specified in the catalogue. Written requests may be mailed to the Registrar or faxed to the College fax number 219-473-4259. Students are to make note of the refund schedule when withdrawing from courses. The request is forwarded to the faculty member, who makes the final determination to accept or deny the request. If the request is honored, the student will receive notification of official withdrawal; if denied, the notification will indicate why the withdrawal is disallowed. Note: Degree Completion Division (DCD) students should consult the DCD Student Handbook for information on DCD withdrawals.

An official withdrawal is recorded as a "W" grade on the student's transcript. Dropping a

course without written permission automatically incurs an "F" grade for the course (see

Refund Schedule).

Students in this course will:

1. be able to identify key terms, issues and procedures for ethical decision making in the delivery of human services;

2. develop a working knowledge of the standards of professional conduct of each of the following professional organizations: American Counseling Association (ACA, 1995); American Psychological Association (APA, 1995) National Association of Social Workers (NASW, 1996), Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT, 1991) and National Organization for Human Service Education (NOHSE), 1995);

3. articulate their orientation to the helping professions in a Position Paper on Foundations of Professional Ethics. The paper should will the following questions.

1. What are the various models of how change occurs? Which model best represents your understanding of how people change?
2. What is your view of human nature? What are the sources upon which you have drawn to shape this view of human nature?
3. How do therapeutic and/or other forms of helping relationships lead to change?
4. What are the strengths and weaknesses of diagnosis and assessment in the development of treatment and other forms of intervention plans? Where do you stand in this debate?
5. What issues are involved in the debate about the use of tests in the counseling process?
6. When, in your view, are tests useful? When is testing counterproductive?
7. How can research help counselors and other human service workers evaluate the effectiveness of their interventions? What research skills do all human service workers need to have?
8. How do you as a human service worker view the responsibilities of the human service provider and the client for achieving the goals of interventions?
9. Conclude your Position Paper with a personal statement of how you understand professional ethics as a result of your work in this course.

1. Class attendance: 13 of 15 @ 20 points each: 260 points

2. Pre-Chapter Inventories: 13 @ 10 points each: 130 points

3. Norm Referenced Chapter Tests

4. Criteria Referenced Codes of Conduct Test - 85% mastery required

5. Position Paper – 200 points

Format for Written Assignments: American Psychological Association