The Ethical Dance with Gatekeeping: The Common Complaints Against Therapists That Supervisors Need to Know

Description

What if the very thing you’re trying to protect your supervisees from—ethical missteps—ends up putting you at risk? In today’s litigious and complex clinical landscape, supervisors must do more than guide; they must gatekeep with clarity, courage, and consistency.

This self-study training brings a critical lens to the common complaints that surface against therapists and shows supervisors how to protect their clients, their supervisees—and themselves. If you want practical tools for navigating the gray areas of ethics, supervision, and legal accountability, this course was designed for you.

Latasha Matthews, LPC, CPCS, LPLC, CAMS—known nationally as America’s Emotional Wellness Expert—is a clinical director, speaker, and legal consultant who brings more than 15 years of supervisory experience and boundary-setting expertise. She has trained thousands of clinicians worldwide on ethics, emotional health, and gatekeeping.

In this course, Latasha blends her family systems perspective with real-world legal cases and clinical dilemmas to show supervisors how to think critically and act decisively in ethically ambiguous situations. Her straightforward, relatable approach empowers learners to assess risks and make sound, defensible decisions.

Topics covered include the supervisor’s legal and ethical obligations, best practices in supervision, trends in boundary violations, the five ethical decision-making models, dual relationship dilemmas, cultural humility, values conflicts, the risk of vicarious liability, and real legal case applications that underscore the consequences of inadequate supervision.

Key Takeaways:

• Spot red flags early: Recognize the most common ethical violations and the patterns that often precede them.

• Embrace your gatekeeping role: Gain confidence in navigating supervisory challenges while upholding professional standards.

• Apply proven frameworks: Use step-by-step decision-making models to manage complex ethical dilemmas with clarity.

Why this course?

• Practical, not theoretical: This training goes beyond theory and gives you specific tools, examples, and protocols you can implement immediately.

• Led by a nationally recognized expert: Latasha Matthews combines clinical depth, legal insight, and real-world teaching experience to help supervisors feel equipped and empowered.

• Designed for your success: Telehealth Certification Institute delivers trusted, high-quality CE courses that make you a better clinician, supervisor, and professional.

Learning Objectives:

• Explore and examine the common ethical complaints therapists face in clinical practice.

• Examine the supervisor's role as a gatekeeper.

• Demonstrate how to use the ethical decision making in clinical supervision.

Whether you’re newly approved or a seasoned supervisor, this course helps ensure you’re not only meeting your ethical responsibilities—you’re leading with excellence. Step into your role as a protector of the profession and guide your supervisees with strength and clarity.

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Format and Access

This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Instruction consists of 2 hours of video instruction and a post-test.

Course Details

Availability: 

From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.

Who Should Attend: 

This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.

Teaching Methods: 

This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.

How to Attend: 

Course access and completion instructions.

Instructor and Disclosures

Instructor

About Latasha Matthews, LPC, CPCS, LPLC, CAMS

Latasha Matthews is known as America’s Emotional Wellness Expert; she is the Co-founder of Pieces That Fit, Inc. and the CEO and Clinical Director of Illumination Counseling and Coaching, LLC Latasha is well versed in providing individual, couples, adolescent, and family therapy in her Group Practice in Lawrenceville, GA. Latasha has an extensive background in Business, Human Resources, and training. With over 15 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Life Coach, Speaker, and author, she utilizes a Family Systems approach, which considers how a particular system impacts an individual person, organization, or situation. In addition to Latasha’s clinical experience, she provides continuing education for clinicians and holds the position of adjunct professor at several universities. Latasha is an advocate for emotional wellness and balance. Latasha is the author of The Dumping Ground. Which was on the Bestseller’s list in 2016. She has trained thousands of individuals globally on the importance of setting healthy boundaries. Latasha has received numerous awards, written numerous article publications, and has been awarded countless speaking opportunities for her advocacy work supporting healthy boundaries.

You can find Latasha Matthew's instructor information and additional details.

Disclosure Statement: 

The instructor for this course receive compensation for their services. There are no reported conflicts of interest to disclose.

CE Hours

Credit Hours:

This course consists of 2 ethics continuing education hours of credit.

Counselors:

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No, 6693.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors. #MHC-0048.

Marriage and Family Therapists: 

Many MFT licensing boards accept our courses or one of the approvals which we have from professional associations.  You can check with your board to determine if your licensing board would accept this course.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0135, effective May 8, 2025.

Social Workers:

Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, #1609, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 05/02/2024 – 05/02/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 2 ethics continuing education credits.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Social Workers #SW-0435.

Addiction Professionals:

This course has been approved by Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #193104, Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is responsible for all aspects of the programming.

Psychologists:

Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Telehealth Certification Institute LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Psychologists #PSY-0128.

Art Therapists: 

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists #CAT-0093.

Other Professionals:

This course qualifies for 120 minutes of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations.  Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

This is a non-interactive, self-study course.

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