Ethics for South Dakota Counselors (4 Hours)

This four hour, text-based home study course covers ethics and law for South Dakota licensed professional counselors and licensed professional counselors-mental health. All four hours are counseling ethics content.

Module 1 covers how South Dakota regulates counselors: SDCL chapter 36-32, the Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists, the LPC and LPC-MH licenses, supervision, and renewal and continuing education. Module 2 covers the ACA Code of Ethics as adopted by the Board, unprofessional conduct, complaints, and discipline. Module 3 covers confidentiality and privilege, South Dakota's duty to warn under SDCL 36-32-77, child and adult abuse reporting, and counseling minors. Module 4 covers ethical decision making, boundaries in small towns and tribal communities, telehealth, and the Counseling Compact. Each module includes a practical routine, a tool training, a skills practice, and South Dakota case studies.

This course is designed around the continuing education requirements of the South Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists 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.