Law and Ethics for Addiction Professionals
Law and Ethics for Addiction Professionals
This course is designed to understand the legal and ethical implications related to counseling while students also clarify their own beliefs and values.
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What you can learn.
About This Course
This course is designed to help students clarify their own beliefs and values, review the dynamics of the profession's Code of Ethics, gain knowledge about legal implications and explore ethical issues related to substance use disorder counseling. In addition, students learn about the scope of practice for certified addiction counselors.
Winter 2026 Schedule
Required course in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling Certificate. Restricted course. Web enrollments automatically generate a "Permission to Enroll" request.
Enrollment deadline: August 3, 2025. Visitors not permitted.
Enrollment is typically reserved for adult students 18 years of age and older. Students under 18 years of age may receive consent to enroll based on special academic competence and approval by the instructor. If you are a student under 18 years of age, you must submit a request to enroll in the course 8 weeks before the course start date to mentalhealth@uclaextension.edu for your request to be considered.
This course applies toward the following programs
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling
Acquire the knowledge to become an effective substance use disorder counselor. Learn the skills to help clients identify and change addiction-related beliefs and behaviors. Format: Remote (Required Courses). Internship is in person.