Managing Boundaries & Power Dynamics Flashcards
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A supervisee reports that a colleague (not under supervision) is engaging in boundary violations with clients. The ACS's FIRST step is to:
Answer: Clarify the supervisee's role and encourage them to follow the organization's reporting procedures
The supervisor should support the supervisee in using appropriate organizational reporting channels while remaining outside the direct scope of their supervisory authority.
Which of the following represents an APPROPRIATE use of supervisor self-disclosure in a supervisory relationship?
Answer: Briefly describing a past clinical mistake to normalize supervisee errors and model reflection
Purposeful, limited self-disclosure of professional experiences that serve the supervisee's learning is appropriate; personal disclosures that shift focus are not.
A supervisee working with an adolescent client begins exchanging personal text messages with the client 'to stay connected.' The supervisor must:
Answer: Require immediate cessation and address the boundary violation in supervision
Personal texting between clinician and client constitutes a boundary violation that requires immediate corrective action regardless of consent.
How does intersectionality MOST directly affect power dynamics in clinical supervision?
Answer: It means that a supervisee's multiple social identities interact with the supervisor's identities to shape power and access
Intersectionality recognizes that overlapping social identities create complex, layered power dynamics that supervisors must consciously navigate.
A supervisee asks to extend a session by 30 minutes because they are in crisis themselves. The supervisor should:
Answer: Address the immediate safety concern and refer the supervisee to their own therapist or support resources
The supervisor addresses safety first, then reinforces the boundary between supervision and personal therapy by directing the supervisee to appropriate personal support.
Documentation of boundary-related discussions in supervision is BEST characterized as:
Answer: An ethical and risk-management obligation that protects clients, supervisees, and supervisors
Documenting boundary discussions fulfills both ethical and liability obligations and creates a record that supports accountability for all parties.
A supervisor who consistently avoids addressing a supervisee's problematic boundary behaviors is BEST described as engaging in:
Answer: Supervisory negligence that compromises client welfare and supervisee development
Avoiding boundary feedback is a form of supervisory negligence because it allows harm to clients and stunts the supervisee's professional growth.