of attorney document, or legal agreement that may impact the rights of a parent or legal guardian. 24. Counselors are encouraged to consult with both parents or other family members prior to delivery of services in joint custody arrangements to ensure agreement with treatment planning and record sharing. Counselors will seek permission of an appropriate parent or legal guardian to disclose information and obtain voluntary and informed consent to release confidential information when counseling minors or adults who are legally incapable of providing consent. Supervision 1. Counselors who provide clinical supervision shall obtain appropriate training, including continuing education concerning current clinical trends, in order to meet the needs of their supervisees and the clients they serve. 2. Counselors who provide supervision services shall provide accurate written information to supervisees regarding the counselor’s credentials, as well as information regarding the process of supervision. 3. Counselors who act as counselor educators, field placement supervisors, or clinical supervisors shall not engage in sexual or romantic intimacy, in-person or electronically, with current and former students or supervisees for at least five (5) years from the date of the last academic and/or supervision contact, whichever is later. 4. Counselors who provide clinical supervision services shall keep accurate records of supervision goals and the supervisee’s progress confidential except to prevent serious and foreseeable harm to a client or others, or when legally required to do so by a court or government agency order. 5. Counselors who provide clinical supervision services shall intervene in situations where a supervisee is impaired or incompetent and potentially placing the client(s) at risk. The supervisor also may take steps to end the supervisee’s services to protect the client and may only resume services after the completion of any recommended or required remediation. 6. Counselors who provide clinical supervision services shall not have multiple relationships with a supervisee that may interfere with the supervisor’s professional judgment or exploit the supervisee. Supervisors shall not supervise friends, family, or relatives. 7. Counselors who provide supervision services shall provide supervisees with regular and substantive feedback throughout the supervision process. 8. Counselors shall promote the welfare and continued education of supervisees by discussing ethical and legal standards and practices related to supervision. 9. Counselors who provide clinical supervision services shall establish procedures for responding to crisis situations related to supervisees and the supervisee’s clients. These procedures shall be provided both verbally and in writing to their supervisees. A clear protocol and guidelines shall be made available and communicated to the supervisee in the event of the supervisor’s absence. Contact information for an alternative supervisor shall be provided to the supervisee in the absence of the supervisor. Consultation 1. Counselors who seek or receive case consultation services from another professional shall document consultation in the relevant client records. 2. Counselors who seek clinical supervision and consultation (consultees) shall promote the welfare of the client by selecting qualified professionals.
3. Counselors who provide supervision services to supervisees who are practicing under the supervision of more than one supervisor shall exchange contact information and communicate about the shared supervisee’s performance. 4. Counselors who act as a university, field placement, or clinical supervisor shall ensure that supervisees provide accurate information to clients about the supervisee’s professional status. 5. Counselors who seek consultation (consultees) shall protect the client’s identity and confidential information, and unnecessary invasion of privacy, by providing only the client information relevant to the consultation. 6. Counselors who provide consultative services (consultants) shall establish a written plan with the professional seeking assistance. 7. Counselors who provide consultative services (consultants) shall use and provide to consultees accurate information regarding their consultation qualifications and credentials related to the identified concerns or situations. 8. Counselors who act as university, field placement, or clinical supervisors shall require that supervisees provide the supervisor’s name, credentials, and contact information to the supervisee’s clients. Testing and Appraisal 1. Counselors shall protect the confidentiality and security of client related tests, assessments, reports, data, and any transmission of client-related information in any form. 2. Counselors shall not release any information related to the client, to any party other than the client without prior written consent, except as required to prevent clear and imminent danger to the client or others; when authorized by written agreement with the client; or, when legally required to do so by a court order or governmental agency. 3. Counselors shall use or interpret only the specific tests and assessments for which they are qualified, including meeting the qualification of having the required education and supervised experience. 4. Counselors shall only use current, valid tests and assessments specifically necessary for the provision of quality services, and that have been carefully considered in terms of the instrument’s validity, reliability, psychometric limitations, and appropriateness for use with regard to a particular population or client. 5. Counselors shall recognize results that are clinically significant for a given client test and assessment and shall document in the client’s record how the results will be appropriately used in the counseling process. 6. Counselors who develop tests or assessments for measuring personal characteristics, development, diagnoses, goal attainment, or other appropriate clinical uses shall provide test users with written valid, information regarding the benefits and limitations of test instruments, including appropriate use, test results, and interpretation. 7. Counselors who develop tests and assessments for measuring personal characteristics, development, diagnoses, goal attainment, or other appropriate clinical uses shall identify other potential sources of comparable information. 8. Prior to the use of a test or assessment, counselors shall provide complete information to a client regarding the format of each test and assessment, purpose, outcome, risks, and limitations. 9. Prior to the use of a test or assessment with a client, counselors shall seek information about a test’s
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