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Red Flags in Supervision

There are times in supervising interns when a site supervisor feels tense in the pit of their stomach, notices a "red flag" or is uncertain about what the next step should be or how to handle it. Here in the Counseling and Educational Development Department at UNCG, we would prefer that you call us - either the assigned University supervisor or the Internship Coordinator - to discuss these situations. It is helpful to call CED at any point in time, but particularly when these uncertain feelings or questions arise - as typically the best steps can be taken at the beginning to be more preventative than at the end (being more reactive). Also, working with site supervisors and interns at the front end of a concern sometimes helps the situation end more successfully for all parties involved, and can create a learning experience for the intern. In general, we would like to collaborate with you, as the site supervisor, on possible concerns that you might be having with an intern. Calling us does NOT necessarily mean that the intern is "in trouble" but instead helps to keep us informed about possible concerns and we can work together to make decisions on next steps. Below, see some bullet points on possible red flag situations in which to contact the University supervisor or the Internship Coordinator. This list is by no means an exhaustive list.

• you are leery about the intern's basic counseling skills
• the intern is exhibiting questionable ethical behavior with clients
• the intern is showing up late (even by 10 minutes) on a consistent basis, or has shown up late for just 1 client counseling session
• staff members have made complaints about the intern and his/her behavior
• the intern lacks professional behavior in a particular setting
• you are unsure the intern is appropriate for your school/agency/office
• you have made requests of the intern, and the intern has not followed through (this includes suggestions made in supervision to carry out in the next client session)
• there have been possible breaches to confidentiality
• there is a question about the CED taping policy - e.g., what to tape, how to tape, who is responsible for taping, where to store tapes, etc.
• due to drop in clients seeking services, you are unsure if the # of required hours will be met for the intern
• when examining the evaluation form, you realize that the scores are significantly lower for the intern than you originally thought they were going to be
• the University supervisor is not following through with contacting you - as specified at the beginning of the semester, or through your conversations/requests of the University supervisor (please contact the Internship Coordinator for this specific concern)
• Make sure there is a section, table rather, with semester/date and columns for intern/University supervisor. I may end up taking this out, but not sure just yet.... I may also just put University supervisor email information on there. But probably is easier for me to take something out than it is for me to put it in...

When to contact the university

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Interns and their university supervisor

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