ABSTRACT
Multiple relationships and multiple roles are implicit in clinical supervision. Many are normative, some less so. Supervisors must balance the following roles/relationships: (1) protecting the public; (2) gatekeeping to ensure no unsuitable supervisees enter the profession; (3) supporting the growth of competence (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) and professionalism of the supervisee; and (4) protecting the well-being of clients who are currently being treated by the supervisees. While the supervisor values and prioritizes the supervisory relationship, he/she is also evaluating and providing corrective feedback to the supervisee and is responsible for upholding ethical, legal, local, and contextual regulations, standards, and procedures. They may be within an institution in which the supervisor’s primary loyalty or legal duty (e.g., military, forensics, law enforcement) may supersede the supervisee.
