Ethics in Supervision

Service Description

A major aspect of the role of clinical supervisors is socializing clinicians into the profession and ensuring they are skilled in practicing ethically, while engaging in ethical decision-making when dilemmas arise. Additionally, those supervising clinicians toward independent licensure bear vicarious responsibility for the work of those clinicians. Attending to signs of malpractice or ethical violations in supervision is an important way for supervisors to ensure they are engaged in preventing harm to clients. This course, co-sponsored with the PSCSW will provide information about the most recent scholarship and discourse around ethics in clinical supervision, as well as strategies for managing vicarious liability. Participants will have opportunities to engage in critical thinking around engaging in cultural humility and fostering this practice in their supervisees, as well as working through and teaching ethical decision-making practices. We will also discuss documentation for ethical practice purposes and the management of risk. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: 1. Describe managing liability in supervision practice. 2. Explain how to support and ensure ethical practice of supervisees.. 3. Identify strategies for ethical decision making. 4. Explain how to consider intersectionality and cultural humility in supervision. 5. Describe what should be included in documentation around ethics in supervision. 6. Identify resources for resolving ethical dilemmas. Pennsylvania: "This program is approved for 3 CE credits in Ethics for professional workshops sponsored by the Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work, a state affiliate of the Clinical Social Work Association listed in Section 47.36 of Title 49, Chapter 47 of the PA Code, State Board of Social Work Examiners. This program is also approved for3 CE credist in Ethics for professional workshops for marriage & family therapists (Section 48.36) and professional counselors (Section 49.36)." New Jersey: "This program is approved for 3 credits in Ethics. Attendance at programs or courses given at state and national social work association conferences, where the criteria for membership is an academic degree in social work, are a valid source of continuing education credit (N.J.A.C. 13:44G- 6.4(c)(6))."