Best Practices, Ethics, Legal Implications

Question 1

Borders, D.L., Glosoff, L.E., Welfare, D.G., DeKruyf, L., Fernando, D.M., & Page, B. (2014). Best practices in clinical supervision: Evolution of a counseling specialty. The Clinical Supervisor, 33(1), 26-44.

(Borders et al., 2014)

** discusses evolution of supervision as a specialty - from 1990 publication of Standards for Counseling Supervisors to 2011 best practices.

Answer 1

Importance of supervision - promotes counselor development across a lifespan, positive client outcomes, effective agency functioning

Best practices developed from review of research, evidence based prac, public comment

Evaluation tool and evidence for resources with administrators

1. Initiating Supervision
   a. Informed consent
   b. Clear parameters
   c. Discuss spv process
2. Goal Setting
   a. Co-develops specific goals
   b. Emphasize goals that inc effectiveness
   c. Address goals each session
3. Giving Feedback
   a. Provide reg and ongoing feedback
   b.Provides direct feedback as needed
   c. Pays attn to multiple sources of feedback
4. Conducting Supervision
   a. Adheres to appropriate prof standards - accred, license, etc.
   b. provides a safe supportive environment
   c. uses a variety of interventions
   d. chooses group supervision format
   e. chooses triatic format
   f. employs technology
   g. evaluates the course of supervision on an ongoing basis
5. Supervisory Relationship
   a. aware that relationship is key
   b. intentionally engaged
   c. attends to ethical and cultural concerns
6. Diversity and Advocacy Considerations
   a. all supervision is multicultural and infuses multicul considerations into my approach to superverion
   b. encourages spv’s to infuse diversity and advocacy consideration in with ct. work
7. Ethical Considerations
   a. Spv and Spvr adhere to ethical codes
   i. professional dis stment and informed consent
   ii. advises of the parameters of confidentiality
   iii. infuses ethical discussion in supervision
   iv.& v. requires spv to address ethical concerns in critical thinking, trmt planing and notes
   vi. spv gets due process pol & proc
   vii. spvr is knowledgeable about ethical violations
   viii. maintain ins.
   ix. spvr avoids behaviors that might lead to direct liability
   FAILURE TO MEET
   NEGLECTING IMPORTANT CLIENT INFO
   ASSIGNING CT’S THAT SPV IS NOT TRAINED FOR
   VICARIOUS LIABILITY
   b. Spvr monitors my competence
   c. Client Welfare is first responsibility
   d. avoid inappropriate rela
   e. provides ongoing assessment
8. Documentaion
   a. Spvr maintains documentation
9. Evaluation
   a. eval is fundamental
   b. clearly communicates eval plan
   c. encorages ongoing self eval
   d. spvr remediates when necessary
10. Supervision format
    a. & b. various formats not based on spvr conveninece
11. Supervisor
    a. spvr is competent
    b. can describe supervision and delineate from clincial work
    c. has collaborative with other supervisors
    d. spvr engages in self reflection
    e. spvr manages rela dynamics competently
12. Sup Prep

Question 2

ACES Best Practices in Clinical Supervision Taskforce. (2011, April 22). Best practices in clinical supervision. ACES. https://acesonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ACES-Best-Practices-in-Clinical-Supervision-2011.pdf

(ACES Best Practices in Clinical Supervision Taskforce, 2011)

** best practices in 12 areas are outlined.

Answer 2

1. Initiating Supervision
2. Goal-setting
3. Giving Feedback
4. Conducting Supervision
5. Supervisory Relationship
6. Diversity and Advocacy Considerations
   a. all suprvision is multicultural supervision
   i.in intial session spvr introduces issues of pwer and priv.
   ii. spvr inc sultural advocacy competences in contract.
   iiii.Spvr attends to full range of cultural factors
   iv.spvr uses cult sensitvie interventions
   v. spvr is aware of priv and oppr and how they affect clinical rela’s
   vi. spvr helps spv broach diff topics
   vii. spvr engages in onging assessment of my mulitcultrial skill
   b. spvr encourages spv to infuse diversity and advo consideration in work with ct
7. Ethical Considerations
   a Spvr conveys codes
   i. provides professional disclosure statement
   ii. parameters of confidentiality
   iii. infuses ethical discussions in mtgs
   iv. requires spv to address ethics as part of doc and trmt planning
   v. spvr guides ethical thinking
   vi. spvr provides spv with due process polic and proc
   vii. spvr is knowledgeable about prevalent ethical violations
   viii. maintain liability
   ix. spv avoids behaviors that lead to direct liability
   FAILURE TO MEET
   NEGLECTING IMP CLIENT INFO
   ASSIGNING WRONG CT
   VICARIOUS LIABILITY
   x. reports ethical breachs to constituents
   b. spvr monitors my competence
   c. understands ct welfare is highest priority
   d. Spvr does not engage in inapporpriate rela with spv
   e. provides ongoing performance assessment
8. Documentation
9. Evaluation
10. Supervision Format
11. Supervisor
12. Supervision Preparation

Question 3

American Counseling Association. (2014). ACA Code of Ethics. ACA. https://www.counseling.org/Resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf

(American Counseling Association, 2014)

*** Section F. Supervision, Training, and Teaching

Answer 3

Section F Supervision, Training and Teaching

Intro - spvr, teachers foster meaningful rela, maintain appropriate boundaries, theoretical and pedagogical foundations for work and have knowldge of spv models; aim to fair and accurate in assessmt.

F.1.a. Client Welfare - monitor services provided - meet regularly.

F.1.b. Counselor Credentials - work with spv to communicate qualifications to ct

F.1.c. Informed Consent and Ct. Rights - make spv aware of ct. rights, privacy and confidentiality, who has access to info in disclosure.

F. 2. Counselor Supervision Competence

F.2.a. Supervisor Prep - spvr need special training

F.2.b. Multicultural Issues/Diversity in Sup - spvr are aware of and adress diversity issues in rela.

F.2.c. Online Sup - comptent in use of technologies, protect info transmitted

F.3 Supervisory Rela.

F.3.a. Extending Conventional Sup Rela - spvr consider risks and take precautions.

F.3.b. sex interation with current spv is prohbitied

F.3.c. Sex Harrassemnt - don’t

F.3.d. Friends or family - don’t

F.4. Supervisor Responsibilities

F.4.a. Informed consent for supervision - inform spv of polic, proced, due process, issues unique to dist sup.

F.4.b Emergencies and Absence - proc for absences

F.4.c. Standards for Spv - make them aware

F.4.d. Termination of sup rela. - right to terminate with adequate notice. refer to approp sup’s.

F.5. Spv Responsibilities

F.6.a. Counseing Supervision eval, remd, endors

F.6.a Evaluation - onging and formal periodically

F.6.b. Gatekeeping and Remediation - help secure remedial asst and recommend dismisal.

F.6.c. Counseling for Spv - refer for counseling

F.6.d. Endorsements - end when qualified.