Supervision: Ethics, Rules, Laws, & Documentation - 6 hours
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When & Where:
- Date: Friday, July 17, 2026
- If you cannot attend this workshop on 7/17, you can pre-register for the on-demand version here: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/supervision-eth...
- Time: 10:30am - 5:30pm Eastern Time
- CE Hours Included: 6 Ethics (please see below for details)
- Location: Live Interactive Webinar ("Synchronous") on Zoom
- Investment: $140 before Friday, July 3rd at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $160 after
- Presented by: Nicole Thaxton, PhD, LPC, CPCS (see bio below)
- Workshop Recording: A recording of this workshop is available to review for 60 days after the presentation. However, participants must attend live to receive the "Synchronous" CE Certificate.
- Instruction Level: Introductory
- Target Audience: Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists
Learning Objectives:
After completing this workshop in its entirety, you will be able to:
- Discuss the importance of supervisors knowing the rules and laws and how to stay up-to-date.
- Outline applicable supervision ethical codes, guidelines, and best practices.
- Discuss case examples and the application of supervision ethics codes, rules, and laws
- Demonstrate what you need to include in your Supervisory Informed Consent and other supervisory documentation to manage expectations as well as liability.
- Discuss vicarious liability situations that every supervisor needs to be aware of and procedures to put in place to minimize risk, including interviewing strategies to use before accepting a supervisee and solid documentation.
- Demonstrate how to run a successful supervision group and manage documentation appropriately.
- Assess changes in Georgia laws, rules, and policies and what you need to know.
Workshop Description:
Join us for this interactive and comprehensive workshop designed to empower clinical supervisors. In this session, we will underscore the importance of supervisors being well-versed in relevant rules and laws and provide strategies for staying current with these regulations. Participants will review applicable supervision ethical codes, guidelines, and best practices to ensure they are operating within professional standards. Through the discussion of real-world case examples, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the practical application of supervision ethics codes, rules, and laws.
The workshop will also cover the critical elements that need to be included in a Supervisory Informed Consent and other supervisory documentation to manage expectations and mitigate liability effectively. We will delve into vicarious liability situations, highlighting procedures and interviewing strategies that supervisors can implement to minimize risk before accepting a supervisee. Additionally, the importance of assessing supervisee competence, reviewing supervision notes, and running a successful supervision group will be explored. his workshop is crucial for supervisors aiming to strengthen their ethical and legal expertise, ensure compliance, and cultivate a productive supervisory environment.
Workshop Agenda:
- Ethical Codes and Best Practices (60 minutes)
- Review of supervision ethics codes
- Ethical decision-making in supervision
- Boundaries and dual roles
- Supervisory Informed Consent (45 minutes)
- Required elements
- Managing expectations and liability
- Documentation best practices
- Overview of the Supervision Contract Packet
- Social Media Policies and Telehealth Documentation
- Vicarious Liability and Risk Management (60 minutes)
- Supervisor liability risks, including vicarious liability concerns
- Screening and interviewing supervisees
- Documentation to mitigate risk
- Dual/Multiple Relationships
- Group Supervision Practices (60 minutes)
- Structuring group supervision
- Managing dynamics and participation
- Documentation requirements
- Laws and Regulations in Supervision (60 minutes)
- Importance of legal knowledge
- Staying current with changes
- Decision-making processes
- Case Application of Ethics and Law (75 minutes)
- Georgia-specific rules and updates
- Case studies and discussion
- Applying laws and ethical codes
Presented by: Nicole Thaxton, PhD, LPC, CPCS
Nicole Thaxton, PhD, LPC, CPCS, has one goal in life – to help people live life well. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor, and the Founder of Atlanta Wellness Collective, a group mental health practice located in Acworth, Marietta, and Roswell, GA. She is a writer, speaker, trainer, documentation nerd, and frequent continuing education presenter on clinical supervision. Her doctoral research was on the topic of conflicts in clinical supervision. She has spent the past decade in the mental health field. Dr. Nicole is married to a fellow counselor, RJ Thaxton, and has three daughters. For more information, visit atlwell.com and nicolethaxton.com.
Workshop Schedule (Eastern Time):
- 10:00am - 10:30am | Sign-In and Welcome
- 10:30am - 12:00pm | Session
- 12:00pm - 12:10pm | Break
- 12:10pm - 1:40pm | Session
- 1:40pm - 2:20pm | Lunch Break
- 2:20pm - 3:50pm | Session
- 3:50pm - 4:00pm | Break
- 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Session
- 5:30pm | Continuing Education Certificates Available
6 Ethics CE Hours Included - Details by License Type Below:
- PSYCHOLOGISTS: The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For more detailed information on the current CE ruling in Georgia, or if you are licensed in another state or country, please click here.
- COUNSELORS: The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP), ACEP No. 7153. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
- This course offers 6 Ethics CE hours for GA LPCs. If you are licensed in another state or country, please click here.
- SOCIAL WORKERS: The Knowledge Tree, a Summit Professional Education Company, provider #2470, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 1/14/2026-1/14/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 6 ethics continuing education credits.
- TKT has applied for approval for this workshop through the Georgia Society for Clinical Social Work (GSCSW). If you are licensed in another state or country, please click here for more detailed information.
- MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS: This workshop is approved for Ethics Hours for Marriage and Family Therapists via GSCSW through reciprocal agreement with the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family Therapists. If you are licensed in another state or country, please click here for more detailed information.
Registration: To register for individual workshops, you may use our online payment option, or to pay by check you may print and complete the Registration Form and mail or fax it to our office. The registration form is available on our website: www.theknowledgetree.org. Registration is permitted until the time the workshop begins, unless otherwise specified.
Multiple Workshop Special: There is a 10% Discount with registration for two workshops. There is a 15% Discount with registrations for three or four workshops. There is a 20% Discount with registration for five or more workshops.
Refund/Cancellation Policy: If you can no longer attend a workshop you have registered for, you can either receive a credit for another workshop or receive a refund if you are within the refund policy period. Refunds will be given for cancellations received at least five days prior to the workshop. More information about refund/cancellation can be found here.
Attendance Policy: 100% attendance and completion of a course evaluation is required at any CE program in order to receive credit for that CE program. No partial credit is given. Certificates of completion will be available in each attendee’s account once the broadcast has ended and the course evaluation completed.
ADA Requests: We will make every effort to accommodate any reasonable ADA request. Please call or email us at least two weeks prior to the event. Payment and registration are required to fulfill an ADA request.
No Conflict Policy: Neither The Knowledge Tree nor its speakers have received any commercial support for this program or its contents and will not receive any commercial support prior to or during this program.
System Requirements: Live Interactive Webinars are facilitated via Zoom. System requirements for the Zoom platform are linked at our FAQ page.
We are an approved vendor for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for easy reimbursement of educational expenses for VA employees.
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