Managing clinical supervision : ethical practice and legal risk management

This exciting text exposes new and practicing supervisors to critical issues and situations they will face when acting as supervisors. The unique focus of this text centers around the author educating the reader about key issues in supervision with an emphasis on ethical and legal implications. The chapters examine professional standards, legal decisions, and ethical codes related to clinical supervision in mental health.

1 Supervision as Clinical Mentorship	p. 1
Oversight of Clinical Practice	p. 2
Ancient Art, Emerging Specialty	p. 3
Assumed versus Assessed Competence	p. 5
But Artists Don't Get Sued!	p. 7
2 Professional and Legal Mandates for Accountability	p. 9
Supervisory Management of Maria's Case	p. 11
A Brief Legal Primer for Mental Health Professionals	p. 15
3 Supervisor Competence	p. 23
Regulatory Standards and Clinical Practices	p. 26
Enforcing the Mandate to "Do No Harm"	p. 29
Blueprints for Supervisor Competence	p. 32
Summary and Recommendations	p. 35
4 Supervision Contracts and Policies	p. 37
Supervision Contracts: Structure and Informed Consent	p. 41
Making the Implicit Explicit: Supervision Policies and Framework	p. 45
From a Distance: Supervisory Crisis Management	p. 48
Summary and Recommendations	p. 52
5 Supervisee Selection, Assignment, and Liaison	p. 55
Professional Apprenticeship: Selecting Supervisees	p. 57
Protecting Consumers: Client Screening and Assignment	p. 60
Training Program Liaison and Communication	p. 65
Summary and Recommendations	p. 67
6 Clinical Oversight: Consent and Relationships	p. 69
Informed Consent	p. 70
Dangerous Liaisons: Dual Relationships in Treatment	p. 75
Breaking the Faith: Dual Relationships with Supervisees	p. 79
Summary and Recommendations	p. 83
7 Clinical Oversight: Confidentiality and Its Limits	p. 85
Promises, Promises: Confidentiality in Treatment	p. 86
Confidentiality in the Courtroom	p. 90
Limits to Confidentiality: The Clinical Miranda Warning	p. 92
Summary and Recommendations	p. 103
8 Evaluation and Documentation in Supervision	p. 105
Supervisory Feedback and Evaluation	p. 106
Supervisors as Professional Gatekeepers	p. 112
Old Story with a New Twist: Documenting Supervision	p. 116
Final Reflections on Supervisory Risk Management	p. 120
Appendix A Supervision Guidelines	p. 123
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
Appendix B Standards for Counseling Supervisors	p. 131
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Appendix C Ethical Guidelines for Counseling Supervisors	p. 137
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Appendix D Standards for the Ethical Practice of Clinical Supervision	p. 143
National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc.
Appendix E Guidelines for Clinical Social Work Supervision	p. 145
National Association of Social Workers
Appendix F Responsibilities and Guidelines for AAMFT Approved Supervisors and Supervisors-in-Training	p. 159
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Appendix G Supervision Standards	p. 163
American Association of Pastoral Counselors
Bibliography	p. 165
Author Index	p. 177
Subject Index	p. 181

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