About the Course
Gain practical frameworks and case-based strategies in this 7 hour Law and Ethics CE course for clinical supervisors, designed for LCSWs, LMFTs, and LPCCs. Learn to navigate confidentiality, mandated reporting, dual relationships, informed consent, supervisee competence, and documentation standards with confidence. Strengthen your clinical supervision practice while reducing liability and protecting your license through clear, actionable guidance.
Learning Objectives
Participants of this course will be able to:
1. Describe key ethical standards for clinical supervision outlined in professional codes of ethics.
2. Apply ethical decision-making models to analyze complex ethical dilemmas that arise in clinical supervision.
3. Explain the ethical responsibilities of clinical supervisors related to competence, including evaluating supervisee performance and practicing within areas of professional expertise.
4. Identify legal and ethical requirements for confidentiality in clinical supervision, including client consent and limits of confidentiality.
5. Recognize ethical risks associated with dual or multiple relationships in supervision and identify strategies to maintain appropriate professional boundaries.
6. Differentiate between direct and vicarious liability in clinical supervision and describe strategies supervisors can use to reduce legal risk.
7. Describe the three elements of a supervisory relationship that build safety and trust which mitigate risk.
Meet Your Instructor
Sharon Greene, LCSW is a nationally recognized expert in clinical supervision, law and ethics, and continuing education for mental health professionals, with over 20 years of experience.
- Training Director, Providence Saint John’s Child & Family Development Center
- Adjunct Faculty: UCLA, USC, CSUN (Graduate Schools of Social Work)
- CE Trainer for PESI, Therapist Development Center, Professional Psych Seminars, LA County Office of Education and other organizations
- National trainer in competency-based clinical supervision
Her courses are known for being practical, engaging, and immediately applicable to real-world supervision.
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE:
This course is perfect for new to advanced clinical supervisors, this training provides practical tools to strengthen ethical decision-making, supervision best practices, and legal compliance—so you can supervise with confidence and reduce liability.
C.E. CREDIT:
7 total Continuing Education Credits (6 Ethics Continuing Education Credits and 1 Clinical Continuing Education Credit)
COURSE DELIVERY:
RECORDED ASYNCHRONOUS DISTANCE
This distance learning asynchronous course, written by licensed clinical social worker Sharon Greene, LCSW, combines expert knowledge with cutting-edge AI technology.
COURSE CREATED: 4/1/2026
Curriculum
Essential
"I am so glad I took this course. I feel more confident as a clinical supervisor." - LPCC, CA
Practical
"This course gave me tools I can immediately start using with my supervisee when discussing issues about law and ethics" -LMFT, CA
Informational
"This is the first course I took that really focused on Law and Ethics as it pertains to clinical supervision. I really appreciated it. " - LCSW, CA
Additional Continuing Education Courses Offered
Coming Soon- Law & Ethics for Mental Health Clinicians (6 CEs)
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Sharon Greene, LCSW & Associates provider #295, 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: 9/4/2025-9/4/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 7 continuing education credits ( 6 Ethics continuing education credits and 1 clinical continuing education credit).