Ethical Considerations: School Counseling in a Virtual Setting (Part 1)

During natural disasters and crises such as COVID-19, schools may need to move to a virtual setting. School counselors are then asked to provide school counseling services online, often with little time to prepare or little experience in virtual school counseling. Learn about the legal and ethical issues that can arise when conducting your school counseling program in an online world, both in emergency cases and in regular practice. View the FAQs: Virtual School Counseling Ethics document. Download the PowerPoint here.

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Learning objectives:
After attending this webinar, you should be able to:

1. Identify legal and ethical complications surrounding virtual school counseling.
2. Describe legal and ethical best practices when working in a virtual setting.

Presenters:

• Carolyn Stone, Ed.D.
• Wendy Rock, Ph.D.
• Tracy Steele, Ph.D.

Original air date: March 23, 2020