ACS Managing Boundaries & Power Dynamics 2

Question 1

A supervisee invites their clinical supervisor to connect on a personal social media platform. What is the BEST supervisor response?

Accepted Answer

Decline and explain the professional boundary rationale

Answer

Supervisors should decline personal social media connections and use the moment to educate about professional boundaries.

Question 2

Which scenario BEST illustrates role boundary confusion in clinical supervision?

Accepted Answer

Supervisee shares personal trauma that becomes the ongoing focus of supervision sessions

Answer

When supervision consistently focuses on the supervisee's personal issues rather than clinical work, supervision has shifted into a therapy role.

Question 3

A supervisor notices they feel personally attracted to a supervisee. The MOST ethical immediate action is to:

Accepted Answer

Consult with a trusted colleague or seek personal supervision

Answer

Seeking consultation or personal supervision is the ethical step that protects both parties while addressing the supervisor's countertransference.

Question 4

Power differentials in supervision are MOST problematic when:

Accepted Answer

The supervisee fears honest disclosure due to evaluation stakes

Answer

The supervisory relationship becomes problematic when power imbalance silences the supervisee and prevents honest clinical disclosure.

Question 5

A supervisee gifts the supervisor an expensive item at the end of the supervisory relationship. The supervisor should:

Accepted Answer

Decline and briefly explain that accepting gifts is outside professional norms

Answer

Gifts can reinforce transference dynamics and blur professional limits even at relationship termination, so they should be declined with a brief explanation.

(ACS) Approved Clinical Supervisor Practice Test

(ACS) Approved Clinical Supervisor Practice Test

ACS Managing Boundaries & Power Dynamics 2