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<strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Supervision</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> Core <strong>Clinical</strong> Practice Competencies<br />
DOMAIN OF PRACITCE LEVELS OF PRACTICE<br />
Ethical, Organizational and<br />
Legal Accountabilities<br />
Competent Proficient Expert<br />
• Identifies and understands<br />
ethical concerns, issues and<br />
dilemmas as they pertain to<br />
the client-clinician relationship<br />
and to the larger field of<br />
mental health and addictions<br />
• Demonstrates knowledge of<br />
the implications of ethical issues<br />
in interactions with clients<br />
experiencing mental health<br />
and/or addiction problems<br />
• Collects and uses available<br />
resources from various<br />
sources to resolve ethical<br />
issues<br />
• Has a good working knowledge<br />
of ethics and is able to<br />
make ethical decisions<br />
• Is knowledgeable about camh<br />
values, policies, procedures,<br />
program specific initiatives<br />
and strategic directions<br />
• Demonstrates awareness<br />
of relevant legislation that<br />
guides practice<br />
• Advocates for the best possible<br />
care for clients, for her or<br />
his profession and for the<br />
health care system<br />
• Engages self and staff in critical<br />
thinking about identifying and<br />
resolving ethical issues,<br />
concerns and dilemmas<br />
• Works with camh partners to<br />
ensure compliance to standards<br />
of professional, ethical<br />
practice<br />
• Creates manageable staff<br />
workload and scheduling for<br />
staff giving them sufficient<br />
time to discuss and plan care<br />
with colleagues<br />
• Leads accreditation and quality<br />
improvement initiatives at<br />
program level<br />
• Represents program and / or<br />
camh in internal / external<br />
committees<br />
• Has a strong working knowledge<br />
of legislation in caring<br />
• Recognized as an expert in<br />
ethics in the field of mental<br />
health and addiction<br />
• Collaborates with other health<br />
care professionals to challenge<br />
and co-ordinate institutional<br />
resources to achieve the most<br />
effective outcomes<br />
• Creates environments within<br />
camh and with external partners<br />
that promote safe, ethical,<br />
legal, professional practice<br />
and deals effectively with staff<br />
and/or clients when ethical<br />
issues arise<br />
• Leads accreditation and quality<br />
improvement initiatives at<br />
organizational level and in<br />
collaboration with camh<br />
external partners<br />
• Represents camh externally<br />
(e.g., committees, media,<br />
community development<br />
projects) as a leader in a<br />
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