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Describe the challenges and ethical concerns of becoming a supervisor early in the therapeutic arena.

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This solution consists of explaining the challenges and ethical issues that therapeutic supervisors face. includes over 350 words with references provided to aid in the understanding of the question.

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Therapeutic supervisors face a wide range of challenges every day. This is especially true when therapists become supervisors early on in their career. The most common issue is dealing with staff's negative feelings. Jealousy, anger, racism, sexism and differing points of view when it comes to treatment are some challenges that supervisor's have to resolve in order to gain respect within the field. Some counselors have been in the therapeutic field for many years and have a hard time accepting a younger less educated individual as their superior. When it comes to ethical issues, therapeutic supervisors are the gateway to upholding the highest ethical standards. Supervisors are caught in a dual role, not ...

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