CCS CERTIFIED CLINICAL SUPERVISOR CERTIFICATION EXAM
(2025/2026) WITH ACCURATE RATIONALES GRADED A+
ethical conflicts in supervision
competence, conflicting roles, dual relationships, evaluation, confidentiality
Triadic relationship
counselor, supervisor, client
Direct Liability
supervisor's action that cause harm (e.g., counselor provides supervisee with
inappropriate advice regarding the treatment of one of the supervisee's clients)
Vicarious Liability
Legal doctrine under which a party can be held liable for the wrongful actions of another
party.
Generally accepted time standard of supervision
1 hour for every 20-40 hours of clinical services
Dual relationships definition
,relationship between supervisor and supervisee before, during, or after
Implied Contract
A contract that comes about simply from actions of the parties.
expressed contract
a written or oral agreement in which all terms are explicitly stated
three levels of Informed Consent
client consent to treatment, client consent to supervision, supervisee consent to
supervision
42 CFR Part 2
42 CFR = Code of Federal Regulations (commonly referred to as "Part 2")
The federal confidentiality laws that specifically pertain to alcohol & drug health
information concerning services and clients.
Duty to Warn/Duty to Protect
Exceptions to HIPPA determined in the 1974 case of Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of
California that allows a therapist to not only warn someone of their patients intentions to
, harm them, but to also protect them by calling the authorities or taking whatever other
steps necessary
Title 1 of HIPAA
concerned with the portability of health insurance and protecting the rights of workers
between jobs to ensure health coverage is maintained
HITECH Act of 2009
made into a law to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information
technology; prohibited the sale of PHI except in limited circumstances
3 Step Approach in ethical scenarios
Step 1: identify ethical aspects of the situation
Step 2: make a choice to discuss the issue in supervision
Step 3: find a way to address ethical dimension of a situation, encouraging the counselor to
identify the issue and conclusions themselves
implied influence
belief that you have influence based on being the supervisor
formative feedback
(2025/2026) WITH ACCURATE RATIONALES GRADED A+
ethical conflicts in supervision
competence, conflicting roles, dual relationships, evaluation, confidentiality
Triadic relationship
counselor, supervisor, client
Direct Liability
supervisor's action that cause harm (e.g., counselor provides supervisee with
inappropriate advice regarding the treatment of one of the supervisee's clients)
Vicarious Liability
Legal doctrine under which a party can be held liable for the wrongful actions of another
party.
Generally accepted time standard of supervision
1 hour for every 20-40 hours of clinical services
Dual relationships definition
,relationship between supervisor and supervisee before, during, or after
Implied Contract
A contract that comes about simply from actions of the parties.
expressed contract
a written or oral agreement in which all terms are explicitly stated
three levels of Informed Consent
client consent to treatment, client consent to supervision, supervisee consent to
supervision
42 CFR Part 2
42 CFR = Code of Federal Regulations (commonly referred to as "Part 2")
The federal confidentiality laws that specifically pertain to alcohol & drug health
information concerning services and clients.
Duty to Warn/Duty to Protect
Exceptions to HIPPA determined in the 1974 case of Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of
California that allows a therapist to not only warn someone of their patients intentions to
, harm them, but to also protect them by calling the authorities or taking whatever other
steps necessary
Title 1 of HIPAA
concerned with the portability of health insurance and protecting the rights of workers
between jobs to ensure health coverage is maintained
HITECH Act of 2009
made into a law to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information
technology; prohibited the sale of PHI except in limited circumstances
3 Step Approach in ethical scenarios
Step 1: identify ethical aspects of the situation
Step 2: make a choice to discuss the issue in supervision
Step 3: find a way to address ethical dimension of a situation, encouraging the counselor to
identify the issue and conclusions themselves
implied influence
belief that you have influence based on being the supervisor
formative feedback
