Ethics and Law for Arkansas Counselors (3 Hours)

This three hour, text-based home study course covers ethics and law for Arkansas licensed professional counselors and licensed associate counselors. All three hours are ethics content.

Module 1 covers how Arkansas regulates counselors: Arkansas Code Title 17, Chapter 27, the Board, the LAC and LPC licenses, supervision, renewal and continuing education including the Statement of Intent, the ACA Code as adopted by rule, and the complaint and discipline process. Module 2 covers confidentiality and the counselor privilege, duty to warn in a state without a statute, child and adult maltreatment reporting, and counseling minors. Module 3 covers applying the ACA Code with an ethical decision-making model, boundaries, social media, rural and Delta practice, telehealth, and the Counseling Compact, which went live in Arkansas in 2026. Each module includes a practical routine, a tool training, a skills practice, and Arkansas case studies.

This course is designed around the continuing education requirements of the Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling and is not approved or endorsed by the Board.

Dr. Paulson Professional Counseling LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7987. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Dr. Paulson Professional Counseling LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.