North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 68 - ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BOARD › Section .0500 - ETHICAL PRINCIPLES OF CONDUCT FOR THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROFESSIONAL › Section 68 .0512 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF SUPERVISOR AND SUPERVISEE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) A
				professional who has received a credential from the Board and who is serving as
				a clinical or practice supervisor shall:
(1)
				be aware of their position with respect to supervisees and therefore not
				exploit the trust and reliance of such persons;
(2) avoid dual relationships that could
				impair professional judgment, increase the risk of exploitation, or cause harm
				to the supervisee. To implement this standard the supervisor shall not:
(A) instruct or supervise a person with whom
				the supervisor has participated in a sexual activity; a person living in the
				supervisor's household; or an immediate family member. For the purpose of this
				Rule, "immediate family member" means spouse, parent, sibling, child,
				grandparent, grandchild, stepchild, stepparent, parent-in-law, and
				child-in-law;
(B) provide therapy
				or therapeutic counseling services to supervisees; or
(C) solicit or engage in sexual activity or
				contact with supervisees during the period of supervision.
(3) trained in and knowledgeable about
				supervision methods and techniques;
(4) supervise or consult only within their
				knowledge, training, and competency; and
(5) guide their supervisee to perform
				services in accordance with the ethical principles of this Chapter. As
				authorized by the supervisee's employer, the supervisor shall assign to their
				supervisees only those tasks or duties that these individuals can be expected
				to perform, based on the supervisee's education, experience, or training,
				either independently or with the level of supervision being provided;
(6) withhold confidential information
				provided by a supervisee except:
(A) as
				mandated by law;
(B) to prevent
				harm to a client or other person involved with the supervision;
(C) in educational or training settings where
				there are multiple supervisors, and then only to other supervisors who share
				responsibility for the performance or training of the supervisee; or
(D) if consent is obtained.
(7) establish and facilitate a
				process for providing evaluation of performance and feedback to a supervisee.
				To implement this process the supervisee shall be informed of the timing of
				evaluations, methods, and levels of competency expected. Supervision
				documentation shall be signed by the supervisor and supervisee and include the
				date, time, duration, method, and topic of the supervision session;
(8) withhold endorsement of supervisees for
				credentialing, employment, or completion of an academic training program if
				they believe the supervisees are not qualified for the endorsement. A
				supervisor shall develop a plan to assist a supervisee who is not qualified for
				endorsement to become qualified;
(9) make financial arrangements for any
				remuneration with supervisees and organizations only if these arrangements are
				in writing. All fees shall be disclosed to the supervisee prior to the
				beginning of supervision; and
(10)
				review documentation of previously supervised work experience, provided by the
				supervisee, for the purpose of credentialing by the Board. The supervisor may
				verify these hours to the Board if the supervisor deems that the supervision
				was performed and may include these verified hours in their evaluation to the
				Board.