HUSV 415: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Human Services

Course Description

An introductory course providing an overview of the legal aspects in the field of human services and implications for the human services worker. Included are such topics as liability, confidentiality and privilege, records and rights of clients, due process and equal protection in terms of staff and clients, discrimination, and witnessing. A unit on ethics will also be included. Prerequisites: Human Services and Legal Studies emphasis students only. Human Services students: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in HUMAN SV 325.