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Lily began supervising an intern, Jack. A few months after supervision began, Lily discovered that she

 

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would need to go on medical leave. Because the leave would only be for about six weeks and she was

 

the only licensed mental health professional in the office, she and Jack decided that he would be fine

 

working without her involvement until she got back. He would simply keep all the reports she needed to

 

sign on her desk, and she would sign them all when she returned.

 

Jack felt very competent in his ability to carry on while Lily was out until he conducted an intake

 

assessment on a client who seemed to be having some breaks from reality. Jack was unsure how to

 

determine if there really was psychosis occurring and what to do about it. He tried to contact Lily but was

 

unable to get in touch. Anxious, he searched online for ideas on how to work with the new client and tried

 

out a few techniques during sessions. He reassured himself that no matter what he did, ultimately Lily

 

was responsible anyway.

 

A week before Lily returned to work, the client was arrested as he tried to “fly” off a building, convinced

 

that he could fly without difficulty. Upon being taken into custody, the client’s demeanor concerned the

 

police officer and he was taken to the emergency room where an evaluation was conducted. It was

 

determined that he was indeed experiencing psychosis, and antipsychotic medication was started.

 

Once the client was stable, he filed a complaint against Jack and Lily with the state licensing board and

 

threatened legal action.

 

Understandably, Jack was scared and Lily was angry. She accused Jack of practicing without her

 

consent, stating that he was to have continued with the clients he had when she left, not accept new

 

ones. She subsequently informed him that she would no longer be his supervisor.

 

Jack was furious that he was put in the position to make decisions on his own and did not receive support

 

from his supervisor. Jack, in turn, filed a complaint against Lily due to lack of supervision

 

For this assignment, you will refer to the Course Case Study. Reread the case study, looking specifically at issues related to clinical supervision. Examine the ACA’s ethical guidelines related to the issue of supervision in Section F and answer the following questions:

  • Explain the ethical issues related to the supervisor.
  • Explain the ethical issues related to the supervisee/student.
  • Examine the influence of your own personal values as it relates to the issues presented in the case.
  • Compare the violations to the APA’s ethical standards and describe the similarities or differences in the ethical code using the following websites:
    • www.apa.org
    • www.counseling.org
  • Imagine you are a member of the ACA ethics committee. Describe the recommendations you have for the supervisor.
  • Describe the recommendations you have for the supervisee/student.

Save the paper as AU_PSY430_M4_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc and submit it to the M4 Assignment 2 Dropbox by Wednesday, August 10, 2016. Your response should be at least 2 pages long.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Described the ethical issues related to the supervisor.

10

Described the ethical issues related to the supervisee/student.

10

Explained how your own personal values relate to the issues presented in the case.

20

Compared the ethical standards of the APA and the ACA to analyze the differences and similarities.

20

Described recommendations for the supervisor.

10

Described recommendations for the supervisee/student.

10

Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

20

Total:

100