If a Supervisee Is Having Emotional Problems That Are Interfering

question 15

Multiple Choice

If a supervisee is having emotional problems that are interfering with his or her ability to function effectively as a counselor, the clinical supervisor SHOULD:

• A) avoid addressing the personal issues in supervision sessions because the focus of clinical supervision should be on the professional services rendered by the supervisee.
• B) counsel the supervisee to the degree necessary to resolve the issues so that the counselor can function effectively.
• C) immediately refer the supervisee for personal counseling and suspend supervision until the personal issues have been resolved.
• D) address the personal issues in relationship to their impact on the supervisee's effectiveness as a counselor but avoid becoming the supervisee's personal counselor.
• E) address the personal issues in one session only, and then avoid personal issues in the future.

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Definitions:

Behaviourism

An emphasis on explaining observable behaviour in terms of reinforcement schedules.

Cognitive Events

Mental operations or processes involved in perception, memory, reasoning, and problem solving.

Publicly Observable

Events or actions that are open to being seen or noticed by the general public or by a specific audience.

Group Mind

McDougall’s idea that people adopt a qualitatively different mode of thinking when in a group.