Ethics for Supervisors
Enroll in the Online Self-Study course and complete it at your own pace.
5.5 CE hours available for behavioral health clinicians upon completion.
Ethical violations in supervision don’t just hurt your supervisees—they can cost you your reputation, your livelihood, and your ability to practice. This course gives you the exact framework you need to avoid the most common legal and ethical pitfalls supervisors face.
Even seasoned supervisors can feel uncertain about where their responsibility ends—or what they’re legally accountable for. In this practical, self-paced course, you’ll gain the clarity, confidence, and skills to ethically support your supervisees and protect yourself in the process.
Enroll in the 5.5 CE Online Self-Study for $165
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Kristin Ryan, M.S., is a counselor, educator, and consultant with nearly 30 years of experience in counseling and ministry. She formerly owned and operated Grow Deep Counseling in Georgia (closed December 2021), where she served as a counselor, clinical supervisor, educator, and workshop trainer in partnership with churches, agencies, and organizations. Kristin brings deep knowledge and relatable case examples to every training, equipping clinicians with tools that are ethical, realistic, and grounded in day-to-day practice.
Kristin’s engaging, accessible teaching style ensures that participants leave not only informed but also empowered. She breaks down complex ethical guidelines into relatable, applicable tools and offers a structured yet flexible learning experience tailored for busy professionals.
Topics explored in this course include supervisor preparation and competence, ethical boundaries, informed consent and supervision agreements, multicultural responsiveness, legal liabilities, documentation standards, and your role as a gatekeeper. You’ll also gain a solid ethical decision-making model to apply in supervision and practice.
Instructor
Kristin Ryan, M.S.,
Kristin Ryan is a counselor, educator, and consultant with nearly 30 years of experience in counseling and ministry. She formerly owned and operated Grow Deep Counseling in Georgia (closed December 2021), where she served as a counselor, clinical supervisor, educator, and workshop trainer in partnership with churches, agencies, and organizations. Now based in Indiana, Kristin focuses exclusively on Christian counseling, discipleship-oriented care, consultation, and faith-based education and training. She is a former Georgia Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Professional Counselor Supervisor (both CPCS, ACS), and Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP), with credentials intentionally inactivated following her move to Indiana and transition in scope of practice.
Key Takeaways:
- Strengthen your supervision practices: Understand what constitutes ethical, competent, and legally sound supervision.
- Navigate boundaries and liabilities: Learn how to manage supervisory relationships, documentation, and your role as a gatekeeper.
- Model ethical excellence: Integrate a practical decision-making framework into your supervision to support supervisee growth and client protection.
Why This Course?
- A trusted expert instructor: Kristin’s decades of counseling and supervisory experience translate into real-world wisdom you can apply right away.
- Practical, actionable content: Every lesson is geared toward solving common ethical dilemmas faced by today’s behavioral health supervisors.
- A leading CE provider: Telehealth Certification Institute is nationally respected for its high-quality, flexible continuing education for behavioral health professionals.
Learning Objectives:
- Name ethical areas of supervisor competence, knowledge, and practice.
- Identify key ethics of the supervisory relationship.
- Discuss the ethical aspects of gatekeeping and monitoring supervisee development and competence.
- Describe common examples of liability concerns and a suggestion for managing
Gain the ethical foundation and supervisory confidence you need to support your supervisees—and yourself—with integrity. Your leadership matters. Let’s make sure it’s grounded in best practices.
Enrol for this course and begin learning instantly.
This is a non-interactive self-study course. Instruction consists of 5.5 hours of video instruction and a post-test.
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Availability:
From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.
Who Should Attend:
This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
Teaching Methods:
This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.
How to attend:
Directions for completing a course can be found by clicking here.
This program was recorded on May 19, 2023, and reviewed on 3/30/26.
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