Ethical Dilemmas Facing Clinical Supervisors in Integrated Health Care Settings

Course overview

This course is based upon material published in the Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics and is available online using the weblink provided. Abstract: The various professions in Integrated Health Care Settings (IHCS) implement confidentiality differently. Lower-status clinical social workers in IHCS need to advocate effectively for their profession's perspective. Clinical social work supervisors have special responsibilities. This article explicates this ethical dilemma and explains how a social worker traversed this dilemma. Keywords: Ethical dilemma, clinical supervision, integrated healthcare, confidentiality, and psychotherapy notes. This course on ethical dilemmas facing clinical supervisors in health care settings is designed for social workers, professional counselors, psychologists, nurses, and substance abuse counselors, who do clinical work. In addition, this course is appropriate for advanced-level practitioners who wish to increase their knowledge of ethics and clinical supervision. It may also be useful for licensed clinicians who require continuing clinical education courses in ethics or supervision for license renewal. Authors: Rogers Learning Objectives: This course will provide the practitioner with detailed information regarding clinical supervisors' ethical dilemmas. Specifically, a professional will: Describe the special responsibilities of clinical supervisors. Identify the hierarchy of control in integrated health care centers and how it impacts ethical conflicts. Recognize the unique challenges and responsibilities of clinical social work supervisors Identify the three types of documentation used in mental health Citation: Rogers, M.J. (2018) Ethical dilemmas facing clinical supervisors in integrated health care settings. Journal of Social Work