I am a Virginia LPC.

I support this petition because I feel that the power imbalance supervisors have over supervisees, especially, as is often the case, when the supervisor has a dual employer-employee relationship with the supervisee, requires a robust ethical framework to protect supervisees. 

As an ethics investigator for the WV Board of Counseling, I have direct experience with the importance of protecting supervisees. This modest proposal to target supervisory ethics is well worth it.