Supervision, Law, and Ethics Training
with
Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW
Supervisors have ethical responsibilities to supervisees, clients, and the profession, and are guided by laws regarding client care and employment. This course provides the latest legal and ethical information to supervisors working in mental health settings. Topics include: ethical decision making, ethics of supervision, the difference between psychotherapy and supervision, laws that impact supervisors and supervisees, telemental health supervision, documentation, liability risk and risk prevention, supervisory competency expectations, ethical expectations of supervisees, termination of employment, dual relationships. Material will be covered through lecture, discussion, and vignettes.
Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW, is a clinical social worker who has worked in HMOs, public agencies, and private practice as both a mental-health provider and a supervisor for over thirty years. She is a CAMFT certified supervisor and has a Certificate in Advanced Supervision from Smith College School for Social Work. She teaches courses in clinical supervision, law and ethics, diagnoses, telemental health, time management, vicarious traumatization and energy psychology at universities, conferences, and mental-health agencies. She is a past chair of the Association for Energy Psychology’s Humanitarian Committee. Rachel maintains a clinical practice and provides group and individual consultation and supervision.
Schedule
9:00am - 9:15am - Introductions and Logistics
9:15am - 9:30am - Ethical Decision Making
9:30am - 9:45am - Ethical Supervision
9:45am - 10:45am - Laws that impact supervisors and supervisees/mandatory reporting issues
10:45am - 11:00am - Break
11:00am - 11:15am - Supervision Via Telehealth
11:15am - 11:30am - Documentation 11:30am - 12:15pm - Supervisor Liability and Liability Risk Reduction
12:15pm - 12:45pm - Lunch
12:45pm - 1:30pm - Ethical expectations of supervisees
1:30pm - 2:00pm - Termination of Employment
2:00pm - 2:15pm - Break
2:15pm - 4:00pm - Dual Relationships
Date: August 22nd, 2025
Time: 9am-4pm PDT
Location: Zoom
Cost: $150 (licensed), $75 (pre-licensed/students)
CE: 6 CE for an additional $30
*Meets Requirements for California's Board of Psychology 6 Hour Supervision Requirements AND Law & Ethics Requirement, and meets the California Board of Behavioral Health 6 Hour Supervision Requirement OR the 6 Hour Law & Ethics Requirement
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For more information about the Supervision, Law, and Ethics Training, please call (415) 488-6122 or email info@sf-bacc.org.
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Information on Continuing Education Credit for Health Professionals
CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spiritual Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by sponsors of CE who are approved by the American Psychological Association.
LCSW, LPCC, LEP and LMFTs, and other professionals from outside of California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept credits from programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain their certificate of attendance for 4 years after the course concludes. Nurses outside of California must confirm acceptance with their licensing boards.
For questions about your certificate or the content, logistics, or other support issues regarding this course, please contact the Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy at info@sfiap.com. For questions about whether APA CE is valid for you, contact your licensing board directly. For general questions about APA CE, contact SCA at ce@spiritualcompetencyacademy.com.