May 02, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 [Archived Catalog]

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EDCE 4980 - Ethical Issues in Human Services


The course introduces students to the ethical standards and guidelines of human services professionals. Students focus on learning the knowledge and skills essential for ethical decision-making practices. Students explore their own values and biases within a multicultural context in relation to ethical and legal issues and helping relationships.

Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to summarize and give examples of the general ethical principles of human service professionals.
  • Students will be able to identify and describe the ethical standards of human service professionals.
  • Students will be able to recognize their own values and biases and understand their potential impact on the helping relationship within the context of ethical decision making.
  • Students will be able to recognize and explain the impact of legal issues that impact human service professionals and ethical decision making.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate ability to apply ethical decision making model(s) to ethical and legal dilemmas.



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