BHT 250 - Ethical and Legal Considerations in Behavioral Health

2 Credit Hours

This course examines historical and present ethical and legal considerations in the fields of mental and behavioral health. Content in this course will include concepts related to standards of care, patient privacy and confidentiality, ethical decision-making, role definition and scope, personal and professional boundaries, limitations of providers, use of technology in treatment, mandated reporting, implications of policy and regulation, and common legal matters faced by individuals with mental health concerns. Students will examine a variety of personal, social, and professional ethical issues and problems and practice methods for arriving at solutions and ethical decisions. This course will emphasize the use of critical thinking, reasoning, and ethical decision-making in patient care.

Prerequisites: BHT 220, BHT 230, BHT 240

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