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Recognising and Responding to Ethical Issues in Supervision and How to Have Difficult Conversations 

This workshop is open to nurses, social workers, psychotherapists, counsellors, allied health and experienced practitioners who have at least 5 years clinical and supervisory experience and who have already undertaken introductory supervisor training. This workshop is also available as an AHPRA approved (Psychology) Master Class and complies with the requirements for Psychology Board supervisor accreditation.

 

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:

Recognising and Responding to Ethical Issues in Supervision and How to Have Difficult Conversations 

Delivered via interactive videoconference (Zoom).

This workshop will provide participants with an understanding of the number of ethical and legal issues relevant to supervisors and supervisees, including confidentiality, dual relationships, direct and vicarious liability, duty to warn and informed consent and the related challenges of ethical decision-making.  In addition, the workshop will discuss ways to identify and manage issues that may arise in the supervisory relationship and deal with difficulties that can occur in supervision, including feedback, evaluation and managing under-performing supervisees. Participants will have the opportunity to review challenging professional practice scenarios and practise providing feedback and having difficult conversations with supervisees in regards to feedback and evaluation.  Pre-reading resources are provided, including revision documents of competency-based supervision to ensure participants are familiar with the Board requirements and references related to the specific topic.

By the end of the workshop participants will:

• Understand core competencies of ethical practice in supervision
• Understand the multiple roles of the supervisor
• Have a solid understanding of professional boundaries and issues of confidentiality as related to professional practice issues in competency-based supervision
• Have a solid understanding and be able to apply professional standards of practice in all aspects of supervision provision
• Understand ethical decision-making in clinical and supervisory contexts
• Be aware of legal responsibility and related decision-making regarding ethical issues and clinical competence, and personal functioning
• Be competent to apply ethical decision-making regarding gatekeeping, monitoring and evaluation across all pathways
• Be aware of and competent to manage challenging issues that may arise in the different contexts of supervision
• Be able to identify and manage challenging supervisory relationships and difficulties
• Be able to give difficult feedback and evaluation to supervisees
• Be able to manage other challenging situational contexts of supervision (e.g. incompetent supervisees; role conflict; gender and religious issues)
• Develop awareness and skills in culturally and diversity-responsive supervision and develop insight and knowledge on how to respond appropriately to professional and ethical issues that recognise a human rights approach when working with people from diverse groups.

WORKSHOP CONTENT:

• Integrating ethical awareness in clinical supervision
• Ethical guidelines in clinical practice and supervision
• Developing ethical maturity; sustaining lifetime practices
• The supervisory relationship – building an alliance on solid ground
• The limits of confidentiality
• Utilising the Code of Ethics to inform professional practice and the development of ethical maturity
• Specific issues of ethics related to supervisor–supervisee relationships (e.g., modelling; values; reporting responsibilities)
• Managing conflicts in supervision
• Managing the under-performing supervisee
• Using feedback and evaluation in competency-based supervision
• Small group and class discussions on managing ethical dilemmas in clinical practice and supervision.

PRESENTER: Roy Laube

Dr Roy Laube currently divides his time between private and public health and academic responsibilities. He has a strong background in clinical psychology and specialises in adult mental health, research and ethics and cross-cultural practice. Roy also provides PsyBA/AHPRA and Psychology Council mandated clinical supervision. As Postgraduate Clinical Psychology Placement Coordinator at UWS, Roy understands the specific requirements of psychology students undertaking the learning pathways for psychology and his 35 years of experience as a clinical psychologist, educator and supervisor, is demonstrated in his teaching. 

CERTIFICATION:

Participants are required to attend the full day and will receive a certificate of attendance for 7 hours of training. This workshop is interactive and allows ample time for practice and review of participant questions/clinical scenarios and case issues brought to the session.


Flyer: Ethical Issues in Supervision Master Class Flyer 2025 (PDF)