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Clinical supervision is an integral component of training mental health providers, serving educational, supportive, and administrative functions. The field of clinical supervision has consistently lagged behind psychotherapy in terms of defining competencies, agreeing about the best methods for training clinical supervisors, and in terms of developing a strong evidence base on clinical supervision. In this chapter, we highlight an array of ethical and legal issues that may arise in working with victims of violence and in working with SGM clients. We discuss interpersonal considerations that can arise in supervisory dyads and the impact of those dynamics on therapy-client dyads; legislative and legal system considerations; case management and social considerations; and other unique elements of the clinical supervision experience.
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Sloan, C.A., Skinta, M.D., Pantalone, D.W. (2021). Ethical and Legal Considerations in Clinical Training and Clinical Supervision. In: Lund, E.M., Burgess, C., Johnson, A.J. (eds) Violence Against LGBTQ+ Persons. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52612-2_20
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