Ethical Issues in Multicultural Counseling

*This course is currently closed for registration. Please check back with us at a later date to see future offerings of this seminar.

This workshop is offered in conjunction with the Biomedical Ethics Conference held at UT-Pan American from March 23-25, 2011. This 3-hr workshop is open to Certified Rehabilitation Counselors, Licensed Social Workers, as well as Licenced Professional Counselors to help them with Ethics Continuing Educaton Units (CEUs). There will be 3 Ethics CEUs approved by Commission on Rehabilitation Certification for Rehabilitation Counselors and 3 Ethics CEUs for LMSW, LCSW, and LBSW approved by ASWB (Association of Social Work Boards).

 The topics to be covered for this 3-hr seminar are as follows:

Instructors:

Dr. Jerry Fischer is the Chair of the Rehabilitation Counseling Department.  He earned a doctorate in Rehabilitation from Southern Illinois University in 1992, a Masters of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling from Montana State University -Billing in 1990, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1979 from Montana Tech..  Dr. Fischer is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Registered LPC Supervisor. 

Dr. Héctor Luis Díaz currently serves as professor and chair of the department of social work at The University of Texas Pan American. He was a social work practitioner for more than a decade before he entered academia in 1992. Currently, he is a licensed social worker in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and has held clinical social work licenses in the states of Ohio and Massachusetts. He was formerly a Certified Addictions Counselor in the State of Illinois. Currently, he teaches courses in the areas of social welfare policy, research and diversity. Dr. Diaz has approximately 25 publications including two books and many articles and book chapters related to various aspects of social work practice. He has also presented at 16 professional conferences. He has taught values and ethics in his graduate and undergraduate social work courses and has addressed this topic in his conference presentations.

Who Should Attend:

Certified Rehabilitation Counselors, Licensed Social Workers (LBSW, LMSW, LCSW).

Location:

UTPA Main Campus - Ball Room

Registration:

Registration fee for this 3-hr seminar is $69 and includes free admission to the Biomedical Ethics Confrence being held from March 23-25, 2011. To register and pay online using e-check or credit cards, choose one of the options below.

If you are a Rehabilitation Counselor, click below to register

If you are a Licensed Social Worker, click below to register

For any other type of registration and payment, click on the Registration Information tab above or on the home page and follow the instruction.

Program Duration:

This seminar will be held from 9 am to 12 pm on March 25, 2011 at the Ball Room on UTPA main campus. Click on the campus map on the home page to see the exact location of the building.

Continuing Education credits for Rehabilitation Counselors and Social Workers