Ethical Issues in Supervision: Evolving Contexts

Recorded Webinar
Instructor: Stephanie D. Washington, Ed.D, LCSW-S
CEs: 1.5 
Level: Intermediate
Target Audience: Social workers and other social service providers.
Course Delivery Method and Format: Recorded webinar, self study. All courses are hosted on SmithOnline. Login information will be emailed immediately after registration to the email address entered during registration.
System Requirements: Attendees will need access to a computer with internet and the capability to play recorded videos.

Date of original webinar: February 27, 2020

The purpose of this course is to assist beginning and experienced supervisors in the development of practical tools and responses to ethical transactions with supervisees across varying contexts and developmental levels. “Professional supervision is defined as the relationship between supervisor and supervisee in which the responsibility and accountability for the development of competence, demeanor, and ethical practice take place,”  (ASWB and NASW, 2013). These standards go on to highlight that it is the supervisor who is responsible for providing the direction to achieve these aims, and in collaboration with the supervisee, carry the responsibility to achieve these goals in an ethical manner.

Whether an individual is  tasked with supervising university interns, agency staff, or supervising supervisors, no aspect of supervision or consultation is without ethical underpinnings. Consequently, supervisors must  provide the context for ethical practice from the beginning and throughout the supervision process.

Registration Fee and Deadline:

$35 (one time registration fee of $5) | Ongoing

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the importance of preparing for ethical supervision by reexamining all state laws regulating your supervision practice.
  2. Identify ethical issues in the supervisory relationship.
  3. Explain how to recognize and respond to ethical dilemmas that present between social workers and clients.

Outline: 

  • ​Your state rules and regulations: supervisors’ responsibilities to assess, monitor, and evaluate ethical awareness
  • Preparing to manage key ethical issues in the supervisory relationship
  • Responding to ethical dilemmas using a developmental model

Instructor Biography:

Stephanie Washington is a LCSW-S. She received her B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, her M.S.W. from the University of Houston Graduate School of Social Work, and her Ed.D. from the University of Houston College of Education. She currently maintains a private practice, primarily in supervision and consultation, in the Houston area, volunteers with the Association of Social Work Boards exam committee and is an adjunct instructor at Stephen F. Austin School of Social Work.

Completion Requirements for Recorded Webinars and Online Courses.

To receive a CE certificate, you must complete the entirety of the recorded webinar or recorded video presentation. Partial credit will not be awarded to those who attend only a portion of the class. For recorded webinars and online courses, participants must complete an evaluation and a post test, noting the length of time to complete the course. Participants must earn a minimum score of 80 percent on the post test in order to earn CEs. Retesting is allowed up to five (5) times. If a passing score is not achieved, CEs will not be awarded. Links to the evaluation and post test are available in SmithOnline. Participants must also complete an attestation of completion for each fully completed course. A copy of the attestation is available in SmithOnline. It is attendee’s responsibility to contact their state licensing board/certification boards to determine eligibility to meet continuing education requirements.

How Will a CE Certificate Be Awarded?

Upon completing the course evaluation, successfully passing the post test and submitting the attestation, participants will be emailed their online certificate​ within 30 days of course completion​. ​Participants should save and/or print ​the certificate upon receipt for ​their records. Receiving the CE certificate is contingent on submitting attestion, completion of the evaluation and passing the post test.

Continuing Education Credits and Approvals for This Course

Continuing Education (CE) credits offered vary by course. This course only offers the CE credits listed below.  It is the attendees' responsibility to contact their licensing board to determine eligibility to meet continuing education requirements.

ACE

Smith College School for Social Work, #1755, 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:11/19/2021-11/19/2024 . Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 ethics continuing education credits.

CSWE

Smith College School for Social Work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and is therefore authorized to provide CEs as a postsecondary institution accredited by CSWE in many states. Courses offered through the School’s Program of Professional Education are awarded continuing education credits in accordance with Continuing Education Regulation 258, CMR, 31.00 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

NY State

Smith College School for Social Work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and is therefore authorized to provide CEs as a postsecondary institution accredited by CSWE in many states. Courses offered through the School’s Program of Professional Education are awarded continuing education credits in accordance with Continuing Education Regulation 258, CMR, 31.00 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

Not Approved for Counselors (LMHC/LPC)

Smith College School for Social Work has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7110. This program does NOT qualify for NBCC ACEP approval.