Clinical Supervision – Part 6 Clinical Dealing with Non-Competence and Ensuring Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Compliance (3HR) Presented by Jodi Geis-Crowder, MS, LPC, ACS

Clinical Supervision – Part 6 Clinical Dealing with Non-Competence and Ensuring Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Compliance (3HR)

$45.00

Categories: General Skill Building, Online Course

Course Description

This course delves into the critical dimensions of ethical and legal conduct in the supervisor-supervisee relationship, providing participants with the skills and knowledge needed to navigate complex situations in their supervisory roles. Through an examination of professional competency standards, emotional and intellectual competence, the unique challenges of telesupervision, and defining anticipatory guidance and how to use it with supervisees, participants will be equipped to foster effective supervisory practices.

Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to:

Examine ethical & legal conduct in the supervisee/supervisor relationship.
Describe supervisees who do not meet professional competency standards – What do you do? Define Intellectual vs. emotional competence.
Describe telesupervision – Pitfalls, Pros & Cons, and Ethics.
Differentiate between anticipatory guidance and how to implement it with supervisees

Social workers completing this course receive 3 General Skill Building asynchronous continuing education credits.

For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 3 General Skill Building of continuing education training.

Course Instructor: Jodi Geis-Crowder, MS, LPC, ACS

Recording Date: 06/14/2025

Course Format

NBCC ACEP # 7091, CE Training Workshops has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #7091. Programs that do not qualify are clearly identified. CE Training Workshops is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CE Training Workshops designates this continuing education activity for 3 continuing education hours.

CE Training Workshops, LLC, #1770, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/02/2025 to 08/02/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical continuing education credits.

Meet Your Facilitator

A Wyoming native, Jodi earned an Associate of Science degree in Education from Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming, a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Sciences with concentrations in psychology, economics, political science, and anthropology, and a Master of Science degree in Counselor Education and Human Development with an emphasis in Leadership from the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming.

Jodi is a Clinical Supervisor, certified Solution-Focused Brief Therapy practitioner, and holds a certificate in the Human-Animal Bond from the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. She has completed extensive continuing education in the area of the human-animal bond and has worked with three registered therapy dogs. In addition, she serves as a tester/observer for Alliance of Therapy Dogs, a national credentialing organization for therapy dog teams headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Syllabus

Ethical and Effective Clinical Supervision: Competence, Conduct, and Communication

Introduction

Overview of the supervisee–supervisor relationship
Review of course goals and structure
Discussion of ethical responsibility and supervisory intent

Objective 1: Examine Ethical and Legal Conduct in the Supervisory Relationship

Define the ten core activities required for ethical supervision
Identify major ethical issues and dilemmas related to supervision
Process real-world ethical challenges through case studies and group discussion

Objective 2: Addressing Supervisees Who Do Not Meet Professional Competency Standards

Identify the supervisor’s responsibilities in managing competency concerns
Define clear expectations for professional growth and accountability
Process how to recognize and address supervisee competency issues through case-based examples

Objective 3: Defining Intellectual vs. Emotional Competence

Define intellectual competence and its role in clinical development
Define emotional competence and its relationship to self-awareness and empathy
Compare and contrast the two through interactive case studies and reflection

Objective 4: Understanding Tele-Supervision — Pitfalls, Pros, Cons, and Ethics

Identify current regulatory and ethical issues in teletherapy and tele-supervision
Discuss the need to verify discipline-specific and board-specific telehealth requirements
Process anticipated challenges when supervisees lack technological proficiency

Objective 5: Applying Anticipatory Guidance in Clinical Supervision

Define anticipatory guidance and its relevance in supervision
Apply anticipatory guidance principles to case study scenarios
Identify legal and ethical considerations in managing suicidal risk and other high-stakes client issues

Final Wrap-Up from the Six-Part Supervision Series

Reflect on key learnings and how to apply them in future supervisory practice
Discuss ongoing professional growth and areas for additional learning
Review feedback and tools from previous sessions, including:

- Clinical supervision templates for documentation and growth tracking
- A supervisory checklist for onboarding new supervisees
- Strategies for ongoing supervisor development and reflection