Clinical Supervision Training for LPC
This workshop addresses the ethical, clinical, and professional responsibilities of supervising Georgia Associate Professional Counselors (APCs) toward LPC licensure. Learn practical strategies for selecting supervisees, simplifying documentation, addressing difficult supervisory relationships, and reducing ethical and professional liability.
Ethics: Clinical Supervision Training for LPC
6 NBCC Hours — CPCS Clinical Supervision Training
Course Description
Clinical supervision brings responsibilities that extend beyond reviewing cases and documenting hours. Supervisors must select appropriate supervisees, address boundary problems, maintain effective records, and navigate ethical dilemmas and regulatory expectations. This workshop explores a practical three-step screening process, proactive documentation, supervision ethics, and strategies for making supervision more productive and less stressful.
Drawing on experience as a former Georgia Composite Board President and Complaints Investigator, Eric Groh examines the distinction between licensing board disciplinary proceedings and civil law, and the responsibilities supervisors face when working with developing clinicians.
Course Objectives
- Describe a three-step screening process for interviewing and selecting supervision candidates.
- Apply a proactive documentation system to simplify records of supervision sessions.
- Identify strategies for addressing obstacles and making supervision more productive and rewarding.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of Georgia licensing board rules, LPCA CPCS supervision standards, and NBCC ethics requirements related to supervision.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is intended for Georgia LPCs who supervise or plan to supervise Associate Professional Counselors working toward LPC licensure. It is particularly relevant to clinicians seeking CPCS clinical supervision training and supervisors who want to strengthen their screening, documentation, and ethical decision-making practices.
Your Presenter
Eric Groh, LPC, BC-TMH, CPCS, ACS
Former President of the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists and former Complaints Investigator. Eric brings extensive experience in professional ethics, licensing rules, telemental health, and clinical supervision.
He has presented through Emory University School of Medicine, the Licensed Professional Counselors Association, and other mental health and addiction organizations. His work focuses on helping mental health professionals navigate ethical challenges and protect their clients and professional licenses.
Clinical Supervision and Georgia LPC Requirements
Supervising APCs Toward Licensure
Georgia LPCs who supervise APCs working toward LPC licensure must meet applicable state supervisor qualification requirements. The Georgia Composite Board's rules provide for the CPCS or ACS credential. Supervisors should verify current board requirements and applicable credentialing standards before providing supervision.
Practicum and Internship Supervision
Practicum and internship supervision differs from supervision toward licensure. Academic programs and practicum sites have distinct responsibilities for documenting supervised clinical experience. Supervisors should confirm the requirements applicable to their role and the current Georgia rules.
CPCS and ACS Credentials
The Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor (CPCS) and Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) credentials are relevant to clinical supervision. LPCs should verify current renewal requirements, accepted continuing education hours, and credential eligibility with the appropriate credentialing organization.