ABSTRACT
There is a focus in this chapter on personal codes which guide our actions as well as formal ethical principles, legal precedents, government policies and workplace guidance regarding practice. Principles of ethics including autonomy, beneficence, fidelity, justice and non-maleficence are described and examples explored in which there is conflict between them. Readers are invited to explore their responses to a range of such vignettes. Ethical issues of specific relevance to supervision are discussed, as is the supervisor’s role in facilitating the development of an ethical approach by supervisees. Topics addressed include confidentiality, vicarious responsibility, client welfare, due process, relationships with colleagues, supervisor competence, boundary violations and dual role relationships.
