Introduction The code of conduct stipulates that the professional ethics guides the execution of certain consignment. The practitioners should adhere to the stated ethical practices to satisfy the needs of parties concern. The violation of professional ethics normally results in an ethical dilemma scenario. Let us consider the following case. The intern, Gwen, gives her laptop containing the details about her clients to a friend, Adrienne, who reads through the confidential information because of curiosity. On reading, she comes across the confidential information of her sister, which is not to be found by anyone, especially relatives. Adrienne finds out that her sister made a suicidal attempt, that is why based on the information she confronts, she calls her sister immediately. The affected party complains about the violation of confidentiality to the university counseling center. This situation puts the supervisor of Gwen in an ethical dilemma on what to do to the intern for the violation of confidentiality right of the supervisee. The problem occurs due to the negligence of the intern. The supervisor is afraid of what to do if the Director of counseling center learns of the incident (Kottler & Shepard, 2010). Discussion The supervisor needs to respond swiftly to this issue through a number of actions. This is because the violation may negatively affect the organization, the intern and supervisor as well as the reputation of the entire profession. As a supervisor, it is important to determine the precedence of facts in establishing the truthfulness of the complain. The facts are possible to find out contacting the intern and checking whether she transferred the information to the center site as it was necessary to do. The intern explains what happened, and what penetrated her to transfer all the information from her laptop to the safe place. In addition, the supervisor makes a consideration whether the move is ethical. The supervisor looks into the issue to establish whether the supervisee thought about the ethical issues of the information stored on her laptop. The legality of the violation should be also put into consideration. After analyzing the legality of this complains, the supervisor should state the possible courses of action. This should incorporate both external and internal influences, such as the center at large, public and management. The supervisor should identify the affected parties. This action helps in sketching out effective ways of dealing with the concern. These also aid in designing a response strategy for the ethical issue at hand. It is possible for the supervisor to deal with parties that he is well conversant with and give them tailored solutions that may facilitate managing with their problem. Another aspect that needs an in-depth analysis is the fundamental principle that the supervisee violated. In this case, there is a violation of confidentiality principle. The supervisor can ascertain the extent in which the violation of the principle affects the privacy of the client. Furthermore, the supervisor can seek legal and professional advice concerning the ethical issue violated. This enables him to grasp and understand the weight of the violation. It al