Discussion Board 8.1: Addressing Relationship Issu

Discussion Board 8.1:Addressing relationship issues with a supervisorSupervision is an important process of counseling training. It ensures that interns and newly graduated counselors provide quality services to their clients without violating the legal rights of the clients. On the other hand, supervision also encourages the professional growth of the new counselors by ensures that the counselors they acquire new practical skills of solving patients’ problems, are aware of their limitations, and therefore refer their clients to another counselor who has more experience in the clients’ area of need. The three most important aspects of the relationship with a clinical supervisor are; informed consent, confidentiality and supervisor agreement. Informed consent refers to the right of the client to know and understand that his or her counselor is working under supervision. The client can therefore make an informed decision regarding to how much information to share with the counselor, what information should be shared and what should not, when to share it, and how to share it. Informed consent therefore reduces the dependence of the patient to the therapist, creates an environment of openness between the therapist and the client, and also encourages ethics since it demonstrates that