Supervision is an essential aspect of counselor development. Supervisors should have the necessary qualifications to provide effective supervision. The difficulties encountered and ethical problems can make the supervision they provide ineffective or harmful. As emphasized in the supervision literature, supervisors may unwittingly offer…

Dual relationships vary and are commonplace in non-Western cultures and in many professions. In counseling, dual relationships may exist between a counselor and a client, a counselor and a counselor-in-training (CIT), or two counselors participating in peer supervision. To better understand dual relationships in counseling supervision, this paper…

Technology has transformed the nature of social work education. Whether it is used to supplant or supplement face-to-face instruction, social worker educators must keep pace with rapidly developing standards of practice and related ethical standards. Standards promulgated jointly by the Council on Social Work Education, National Association of…

Counselor educators have an ethical responsibility to prepare counselors and supervisors to detect and resolve vicarious traumatization in themselves and their supervisees. This article reviews relevant literature on vicarious traumatization and strategies to mitigate it. Also included is a review of the American Counseling Association's (2005)…

Applied training of pre-practicum, practicum, and internship are important gateway experiences for rehabilitation counselors-in-training. Counselor educators and supervisors must be aware of requirements and expectations of counselor-in-training supervision and common ethical issues specific to these clinical experiences of rehabilitation…

Surveys current ethical supervisory practices of field-based mental health supervisors in Ohio as they relate to the Supervisory Role section of the ACES Ethical Standards for Counseling Supervisors. Results suggest that the respondents in this study practice in accordance with much of the Standards. (JBJ)

This presentation was based upon a research study conducted with a marriage and family professional organization in a large southwestern state. This study consisted of two parts, with the first part using the Ethical Issues Questionnaire (EIQ). The EIQ has ten questions which pertain to a clinical experience and the same ten questions which refer…

Discusses the ethical issues inherent in rehabilitation counseling, including emerging ethical standards in rehabilitation counselor supervision, supervisory relationship vulnerability and codes of ethics applicable to rehabilitation supervision, and ethical concerns that are common to supervision. (JPS)

Explores the ethical issues for counselors in a dual role of counseling and supervising the same individuals. The difficulties of this dual relationship are discussed, and a guide for distinguishing supervision from counseling is offered. (Author/TE)

Reviews the section on supervision in the "Ethical Code for the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors" and a recent article from the family counseling literature that provides a schema for more specific direction, thus enhancing the ethical code. (JBJ)