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AASECT
GUIDELINES FOR SUPERVISION
Prepared by Gretchen Fincke,
Certified Supervisor
Revised
September 2011
In order
to start the supervisory process a SUPERVISION CONTRACT must be put in writing
between the supervisor and the supervisee.
This contract will then protect both parties legally.
IT IS THE
SUPERVISOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO COLLECT THE DOCUMENTS AND SUBMIT THEM.
PROTOTYPE
CONTRACT
SUPERVISION AGREEMENT
Date:
Supervisee:
Supervisor: Gretchen Fincke, LCSW, AASECT Certified
Supervisor
This document is to clarify the agreement for
supervision requested by the above supervisee, for the purpose of improving
clinical skills in the diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunction, disorders
and concerns. Upon completion of
the agreed upon hours of supervision, those supervisory hours accrued will be
submitted for consideration toward certification as a sex therapist by the
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. This agreement for supervision is not a
guarantee or assurance of certification.
The supervisee is responsible for identifying and meeting any additional
certification requirements. The supervisor
is available to assist in this process.
The supervisee will present to the supervisor
appropriate documents verifying academic credentials, state licensure and a
copy of current liability insurance and proof of membership in AASECT.
Supervision will consist of face-to-face meetings
either individually or in group supervision no less than 1or 2 times per month,
two hours for individual or four hours for group. We will also utilize
consultation via SKYPE when necessary. The supervision consists of case
discussion and review, reading appropriate materials, and some didactic
teaching by the supervisor.
Supervisee will see clients in his/her/hir
professional office. Supervision
will occur either in the supervisee's office or in the supervisor's office.
It will be the supervisee's responsibility to maintain
a case log during the course of supervision. The log will contain the date, type of
case, client's age, gender, marital/relationship status, DSM-IV codes and the
modality of therapy used. The supervisor will keep a similar log.
The supervisee is expected to abide by the ethical codes
of his/her/hir profession and by the AASECT ethical code. Failure to do so can result in
termination of the supervision contract and any certifications achieved.
The supervisor also agrees to abide by the ethics of
her/his/hir profession and by the AASECT ethical code and to follow the
standards outlined by AASECT for supervisory responsibilities.
The charge for the supervisory services is $ _______an
hour for individual supervision and $ ______per session for group. To be reviewed in ____20___.
The supervisory contract may be terminated by either
party with thirty days notice for any reason.
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Supervisee
Date
Email address
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Supervisor
Date
Email address
Both parties to the contract can add whatever other language
they desire to the contract.
All of the above information must be included.
1.You then send the SIGNED (not
electronically) copy of the contract to the office along with the following
documentation.
This is part of the new supervisory rules passed by
the Board in April 2011.
Documents:
Supervisor:
if certified:
2. Copy of your AASECT Certification as a supervisor
3. Copy of your state license to practice
4. Copy of your malpractice face sheet with the
current year's date
Supervisee:
1. Copy of your vita with contact information
2. Proof of membership in AASECT
3. Copy of your state license to practice, if you have
one. If not send it in when you
receive it. You must be licensed
prior to being CERTIFIED. You may
start training prior to licensure.
4. Copy of your malpractice face sheet with the
current year's date
For Certified Sex Therapists who have been approved to
do supervision:
1. All of the above plus a copy of your vita
NOTE: With
the advent of electronic teleconferencing and the current ability to do
supervision via computer, there is less and less need for Certified Sex
Therapists to be required to do supervision. If you would like to continue to
supervise, please consider certifying as a supervisor.
ALL MATERIALS should be sent into the National office
and then will be forwarded to the Chair of the Practitioner Supervisor
Committee for approval. All
contracts must be approved prior to supervision starting. KEEP COPIES. A file will be started on the
supervisee indicating the start date of supervision. No supervisee without a contract will be
approved for certification.
TIPS TO HELP SUPERVISORS AND SUPERVISEES
1. From the start of the process, have supervisees organize
their materials into folders that follow the categories outlined on the
application form. (Found on-line).
2. Save
and document every class, in-service, workshop, seminar, conference. Have supervisees read the material
on-line as to what counts and for how much according to the AASECT rules.
Descriptions of college classes can be found on-line
and help to define the content of a class.
3. Undergraduate classes can count no matter how long
ago. The supervisee must have
official copies of all college transcripts.
4. As a supervisor, you need to hear how the supervisee
will work the whole course of a case as they go. They should have some cases that include
medical complications, disease complications, dual
diagnosis complications so you can assess their ability to deal with how those
issues impact on sexuality.
5. Getting input from more than one supervisor is
helpful. There is no requirement to have a primary supervisor and supervisees
may work with as many supervisors as they wish. It is useful to have one of the supervisors
be an "overseer" of the whole supervisory process.
6. The supervisor will be asked to document what
diagnoses were seen, type & number of people, over what period of
time. Supervisees should keep a log
of their cases and so should supervisors.
7. It is
the supervisor's responsibility to ensure that the materials being presented
for certification are complete and in the correct form and order. All materials should be sent in on 8 ½
by 11 pieces of paper with sheets between indicating categories.
SAVE A COMPLETE COPY OF THE APPLICATION
8. The need for extra vigorous ethical standards for
sex therapists needs to be explored thoroughly. Explain what can happen if a patient
accuses a therapist of inappropriate sexual behavior even when there is no
grounds for it. Talk about boundary
issues exhaustively.
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