LSP Supervision & Professional Development 4

Question 1

A supervisee reveals to their supervisor that they have begun a friendship with a current client outside of therapy. The supervisor should FIRST:

Accepted Answer

Explore the supervisee's understanding of boundaries and the impact on the client, then create a corrective plan

Answer

The supervisor should first assess the situation, educate the supervisee about boundary violations, and develop a remediation plan that protects client welfare.

Question 2

The APA's competency benchmarks for supervision identify which of the following as a core competency area?

Accepted Answer

Knowledge of the supervisory relationship, diversity, and evaluation

Answer

APA competency benchmarks include the supervisory relationship, diversity considerations, and evaluation as core supervisory competency domains.

Question 3

Which legal doctrine holds employers (and by extension supervisors) responsible for the negligent acts of employees or supervisees acting within the scope of their duties?

Accepted Answer

Respondeat superior

Answer

Respondeat superior ('let the master answer') is the legal doctrine establishing vicarious liability for supervisors regarding their supervisees' professional actions.

Question 4

A psychology intern's supervisor discovers the intern has been billing insurance for services the intern is not yet licensed to bill independently. The MOST appropriate immediate action is to:

Accepted Answer

Halt the problematic billing, consult with the training program and legal counsel, and correct the billing error

Answer

Billing fraud must be stopped immediately, and correction requires consultation with program leadership and legal counsel, not unilateral re-billing.

Question 5

In cross-cultural supervision, a supervisor who assumes their own cultural framework is the universal standard is demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism

Answer

Ethnocentrism is the tendency to view one's own cultural framework as the default or superior standard, which is a significant barrier to effective multicultural supervision.

(LSP) Licensed Specialist in Psychology Certification Practice Test

(LSP) Licensed Specialist in Psychology Certification Practice Test

LSP Supervision & Professional Development 4