South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 36 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, ADDICTION COUNSELORS, AND PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS › Article 7 - CODES OF ETHICS › Section 36-26 - Code of Ethics for All Supervisors

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
In addition to following the profession's Code of Ethics,
				supervisors and candidates for supervisor's license shall:
1. Ensure that supervisees inform clients of
			 their professional status and of all conditions of supervision. Supervisors
			 need to ensure that supervisees inform their clients of any status other than
			 being fully qualified for independent practice or licensed. For example,
			 supervisees need to inform their clients if they are a student, associate, and
			 trainee or, if licensed with restrictions, the nature of those restrictions. In
			 addition, clients must be informed of the requirements of supervision (e.g.,
			 the audio taping of counseling sessions for purposes of supervision).
2. Ensure that clients have been informed of
			 their rights to confidentiality and privileged communication when applicable.
			 Clients also should be informed of the limits of confidentiality and privileged
			 communication. The general limits of confidentiality are when harm to self or
			 others is threatened; when the abuse of children, elders or disabled persons is
			 suspected and in cases when the court compels the counselor to testify and
			 break confidentiality. These are generally accepted limits to confidentiality
			 and privileged communication, but they may be modified by state or federal
			 statute.
3. Inform supervisees
			 about the process of supervision, including supervision goals, case management
			 procedures, and the supervisor's preferred supervision model(s).
4. Keep and secure supervision records and
			 consider all information gained in supervision as confidential.
5. Avoid all dual relationships with
			 supervisees that may interfere with the supervisor's professional judgment or
			 exploit the supervisee. Refrain from supervision of current or former clients.
Although all dual relationships are not in of themselves
				inappropriate, any sexual relationship is considered to be a violation. Sexual
				relationship means sexual contact, sexual harassment, or sexual bias toward a
				supervisee by a supervisor.
6. Establish procedures with their
			 supervisees for handling crisis situations.
7. Provide supervisees with adequate and
			 timely feedback as part of an established evaluation plan, including completion
			 of all Board required forms regarding supervision of supervisees.
8. Render assistance to any supervisee who is
			 unable to provide adequate counseling services to clients.
9. Intervene in any situation where the
			 supervisee is impaired and the client is at risk.
10. Refrain from endorsing an impaired
			 supervisee when it is unlikely that the supervisee can provide adequate
			 counseling services.
11. Refrain
			 from offering supervision outside of the supervisor's area(s) of
			 competence.
12. Ensure that
			 supervisees are aware of the current ethical standards related to their
			 professional practice, as approved by the Board, as well as legal standards
			 that regulate their professional practice.
13. Engage supervisees in an examination of
			 cultural issues that might affect supervision and/or counseling.
14. Ensure that both supervisees and clients
			 are aware of their rights and of due process procedures.