Program Description Effective and ethical supervision of mental health professionals requires understanding of and skills in handling the supervisory relationship. In addition to monitoring client welfare and assisting with supervisee growth and development as a clinician, clinical supervisors need to be aware of boundary issues inherent in the relationship. These boundary issues often create legal and ethical dilemmas for the supervisor. In this seminar, Dr. Fall will help participants identify theoretical directions, relationship and common boundary issues they may encounter as clinical supervisors, and the practical, ethical, and legal dilemmas that result. More important, she will help participants learn new ways of thinking and practicing that will increase their effectiveness as clinical supervisors. Objectives To increase participants ability to: Understand the need for theory in clinical supervision Apply relational aspects of clinical supervision Identify characteristics of boundaries between supervisors and supervisees Identify professional boundaries surrounding clinical supervision and therapy Manage clinical supervision and bring clarity to boundaries Identify changes concerning supervision in the codes of ethics Apply new approaches & techniques to supervision Discuss and delineate alternatives for action in ethical and legal dilemmas Topics Covered "You decided not to report what?" Nightmares for clinical supervisors Distinguishing among basic concepts Supervision vs. counseling vs. consultation Clinical vs. administrative supervision Ethical vs. legal issues and standards Short film segment Boundaries and Navigating them Supervisor competence, training, and assignment Cultures of the supervisor and supervisee Roles of the supervisor Documents and Structures for Supervision Notes Disclosure statements for practice and teaching Contract or plan Evaluation and gate-keeping Ethical Guidelines & Boundary Dilemmas The Supervision Relationship Similarities and differences between counseling and supervision relationships Characteristics of administrative and clinical supervisory relationships ExerciseóGetting back in touch with the basics Helping Supervisees Work Through Issues Ways to encourage more self-disclosure Adapting expressive therapy techniques to supervision A model for peer group supervision The Good the Bad and the Ugly: Issues of Trust & Power Boundary Dilemmas The Quiz Ethical vs. Legal
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