The Ethics of Supervision: Utilizing a Decision-Making Model to Navigate through Rough Waters
Theories, concepts, and ethical decision-making models are introduced and applied to supervision case studies involving ethical dilemmas (e.g., misconduct, boundary violations, dual relationship, social media, telemedicine) drawing from multicultural practice settings. Vital competencies, qualities, and responsibilities of ethical clinical supervisors are built through self-reflection about how cultural identities, power, and privilege may inform ethical thinking and behavior in the supervisory relationship, and applying decision-making models, particularly those that prioritize stakeholder power sharing and awareness of bias.
This workshop is appropriate for those beginning their training to become a licensing supervisor and those already approved as licensing supervisors who are seeking to review and refresh their working knowledge of ethical practice as it applies in the supervisory role.
After completing this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Reflect on how identities and power have influenced one’s personal ethical principles and moral compass
- Understand characteristics, roles, and responsibilities of ethical and competent supervisors
- Understand basic terms, concepts, and theories in ethics
- Recognize components of various professional codes of ethics
- Understand and apply ethical decision-making models, particularly those rooted in transcultural and feminist models, to practice cases
After completing this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Reflect on how identities and power have influenced one’s personal ethical principles and moral compass
- Understand characteristics, roles, and responsibilities of ethical and competent supervisors
- Understand basic terms, concepts, and theories in ethics
- Recognize components of various professional codes of ethics
- Understand and apply ethical decision-making models, particularly those rooted in transcultural and feminist models, to practice cases
Continuing Education Hour Pre-Approvals
Participants in this workshop are eligible to receive up to 6 CE Hours pre-approved by the following Minnesota licensing boards:
- Board of Social Work (BoSW): (#CEP-204)
- Board of Marriage & Family Therapy (BMFT): 6 Supervision CEs, 6 Ethics CEs (#2023-031); this workshop must be completed to meet 30-hour supervision training requirements to become a LMFT Board-Approved Supervisor (Minn. Rule 5300.0160)
- Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy (BBHT): (#2023.CE.054)
Center for Practice Transformation – University of Minnesota has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7404. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Center for Practice Transformation – University of Minnesota is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
About the Presenter
Michael Van Wert, LICSW, MSW, MPH
Michael Van Wert, LICSW, MSW, MPH is a Clinical Trainer and Research Associate at the Center for Practice Transformation at the University of Minnesota. As a clinician, educator, and researcher, he is committed to improving evidence-based care for people living with mental health challenges. As a clinician, he has provided group and individual therapy rooted heavily in cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavioral orientations to adults. As a researcher, he has studied the prevention and treatment of psychological trauma, the integration of routine measurement-based care into mental health practice, the stabilization of acute behavioral health symptoms, the use of technology in mental health care, and the impact of health disasters on psychological well-being. As an educator, he has trained mental health clinicians and students in effective therapeutic techniques, and public health practitioners in program evaluation and research methods.