ACA §F.1.
Client & Supervisee Welfare
The supervisor's primary obligation is monitoring services provided to clients while attending to the supervisee's professional development.
Section V
Legal & Ethical Practice
Every supervision decision is tested against the ACA Code of Ethics, the Georgia Composite Board rules, HIPAA, and my own conscience — in that order and all at once.
Ethical practice in supervision is not a separate topic; it is the atmosphere. I hold three responsibilities in view at all times: the welfare of the client the supervisee is serving, the professional development of the supervisee, and the integrity of the profession the supervisee is entering. When these responsibilities tension against each other, client welfare wins.
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Anchors of Practice
ACA §F.2.
Supervisor Competence
I supervise only within domains where I hold clinical competence and have received training in supervision itself.
ACA §F.4.
Informed Consent & Contracting
A written contract names goals, methods, evaluation, confidentiality limits, emergency procedures, and dispute resolution.
ACA §F.5.
Boundaries & Multiple Relationships
Non-professional relationships are avoided; where unavoidable, the risks are documented and reviewed with my supervisor-of-supervision.
ACA §F.6.
Gatekeeping & Remediation
Concerns are addressed in writing, with a fair remediation plan, before any endorsement decision is made or withheld.
GA Rule 135-11
Georgia Composite Board
Supervision is documented monthly, hours are tracked accurately, and supervision agreements comply with Georgia's Rules for LAPC direction.
HIPAA / 42 CFR
Confidentiality of PHI
Case discussion uses the minimum necessary identifiers. Recordings live on encrypted devices and are destroyed on the schedule named in the contract.
ACA §C.2.a.
Multicultural Practice
Supervision attends to culture, identity, and power as clinical variables — not as an addendum to competence.
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Risk & Duty to Warn
Any disclosure of imminent risk to self, to others, or of abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult is discussed in the moment. I do not defer risk conversations to the next scheduled session. The supervisee and I document the decision-making trail together: what was reported, what was assessed, what was decided, who was contacted, and when.
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My Own Accountability
I maintain my own supervision-of-supervision with a Board-approved supervisor. I consult on hard cases, submit to review of my own work, and carry current professional liability coverage that names supervisory activity. A supervisor who is not being supervised should not be supervising.