SCP-675 Advanced Principles and Practices of School Social Work/Adjustment: This course examines education law concerning students and counselors in their daily interaction in American schools. Special emphasis will be placed on the responsibilities that exist under State and Federal law for confidentiality and mandated reporting by counselors in the school setting. Student's rights to free speech in the classroom and the limitations placed on those rights by schools and courts will be explored and the role of the counselors in facilitating the exercise of those rights will be discussed. The role of counselors as witnesses and advocates for students in the Juvenile Court system will be reviewed and proper record keeping consistent with the law and counseling practices will be covered. Finally, the course will emphasize the positive role that counselors can play in using the Juvenile Court system to secure the best social and educational services for the students they serve.
Prerequisite: SCP 670