Explore legal and ethical challenges in schools by developing a decision-making framework using case law, policy, and ASCA Ethical Standards. Through case discussions, groups will examine how to balance student needs with parental rights, especially in sensitive areas. Topics covered during this session include duty to warn, privacy, suicide risk, liability, academic advising, defamation, child abuse, record-keeping, and malpractice.
Dr. Carolyn Stone, Professor, University of North Florida
Carolyn Stone, Ed.D., is an associate professor and school counseling program leader, University of North Florida, and former chair of ASCA’s Ethics Committee. She is the author ASCA's "School Counseling Principles: Ethics and Law," as well as numerous other books and articles on school-counseling-related legal and ethical issues.
