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Effective and Ethical Supervisors Discussion

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Topic 8 DQ 1 (Obj. 8.5)

You are counseling in an agency setting in which your supervision consists of a weekly group

staff meetings. At these meetings, agency policies, procedures, and other administrative issues

are discussed. You are uneasy with this situation because you believe that true clinical

supervision would help you improve your counseling skills and your current work with clients.

You are also aware that you need a minimum number of documented hours of clinical

supervision in order to obtain your independent counseling license, and you wonder if your

supervisor’s brief notes about “staffing cases” as the activity in these staff meetings are sufficient

documentation. Discuss the ethical issues involved in this situation, describe your options for

how to proceed, and identify the option(s) you would choose. Explain your reasoning. Cite an

ethical code in your response.

According to Corey et al. (2015),

Prepare to assume an active role in your supervision and develop a collaborative

relationship with your supervisor. Ethical, legal, and professional issues are of primary

importance in supervision. Know your rights and responsibilities as a supervisee, and

learn what you can expect from your supervisor. (p. 338)

I would familiarize myself with the expectations for the roles of a supervisor and supervisee

according to the ACA Code of Ethics and the Graduate Field Experience Manual (in our case)

from Grand Canyon University. It wouldn’t hurt to become familiar with the Code of Ethics (if

applicable) of the agency where I am currently working on the required number of clinical

supervised hours for licensing in my state. I would arm myself with the knowledge of what is in

these documents and how they address issues and expectations for supervisors/supervisee

development.

Corey et al. (2015) continues,

Effective and ethical supervisors provide constructive feedback to their supervisees in a

supportive and nonjudgmental environment. They regularly include a discussion of ethics

in their feedback to supervisees, and they are well trained, knowledgeable, and skilled in

the practice of clinical supervision. (p. 346).

If I am not getting the feedback I need, I would have a conversation with my supervisor about

the issue. At the beginning of the practicum, there should have been an initial meeting where the

expectations of program were explained. Just as a counselor discusses informed consent with a

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Topic 8 DQ 1 (Obj. 8.5) You are counseling in an agency setting in which your supervision consists of a weekly group staff meetings. At these meetings, agency policies, procedures, and other administrative issues are discussed. You are uneasy with this situation because you believe that true clinical supervision would help you improve your counseling skills and your current work with clients. You are also aware that you need a minimum number of documented hours of clinical supervision in order to obtain your independent counseling license, and you wonder if your supervisor’s brief notes abo ...
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