This course introduces students to the fundamentals of philosophy as a major discipline within the field of humanities and evaluates various conventions and methods of applied ethical theory with an area-specific examination of the ethical concerns common to the field of human services. Students will explore the history of ethics and developing professional codes pertaining to the moral concepts of values, virtue, and justice within the human services professions. There will be an examination of right and wrong as it applies to case studies based on human service and direct support care situations including issues pertaining to boundaries and confidentiality. Students will apply ethical decision-making while engaging and exchanging critical ideas and reflective thinking with others about ethical issues and develop practice skills for human services and direct support professionals including persuasive communication, teamwork, self-management and creative problem-solving. Pre and/or Corequisite: HUS 103