Professional, legal, and ethical issues in guidance and counseling abound; as such, students of guidance and counseling must be guided when making sound decisions. This course will introduce students to various professional, legal, and ethical issues that a counselor may encounter in guidance and counseling. It will focus on relevant skills which would help ensure safe and responsible counseling practice. Per global and local counseling standards, case vignettes that present typical ethical dilemmas counselors face will be provided and analyzed. The course will begin with an orientation of professional ethics and ethical decision-making. It incorporates discussion on value clarification and counselor self-awareness. The other topics include addressing sexual orientation and serving diverse populations, ethical issues in online counseling, and ethical and legal issues in confidentiality and multiple relationships. The course also discusses how counselors' ethical practices affect their advocacies in promoting better mental health to diverse client populations. At the end of the course, students are expected to present their case studies on the ethical concerns of guidance and counselors in their selected locale.

The course seeks to integrate fundamentals of systematic analysis, planning, implementation and evaluation of projects.  Topics will enhance program and project management skills of students particularly project development, implementation, and most especially evaluation.