The Rural Rules-Best Practices for Ethics, Supervision, and Practice

Do you ever feel like you have to be a Swiss Army Knife in order to meet the needs of your clients who live in rural communities? Rural counselors have to become mental health generalists. Rural providers must understand cultural differences, practical challenges, and professional responsibilities for ethical rural practice. Learning Objective One: Understand the differences between urban and rural ethics, supervision, and practice and how it's influenced the current composition of rural mental health care. Learning Objective Two: Identify barriers for mental health providers who work in rural areas and clients who live in rural communities. Learning Objective Three: Highlight social justice and advocacy competencies and discuss ways to advocate for rural populations. Learning Objective Four: Review the American Counseling Association's Code of Ethics through the years and how they have impacted rural counseling services. Learning Objective Five: Discuss supervision tactics to support supervisors and associates living or working in rural areas. Learning Objective Six: Explore creative ways for rural mental health providers to practice and partner with rural communities.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the differences between urban and rural ethics, supervision, and practice and how it?s influenced the current composition of rural mental health care.

2. Identify barriers for mental health providers who work in rural areas and clients who live in rural communities.

3. Highlight social justice and advocacy competencies and discuss ways to advocate for rural populations.

4. Review the American Counseling Association's Code of Ethics through the years and how they have impacted rural counseling services.

5. Discuss supervision tactics to support supervisors and associates living or working in rural areas.

Presenters:

Tara Fox, Ph.D., LPC Supervisor, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator

Katye Galloway, Ph.D., LPC Supervisor, Behavioral Health Authority Director