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How should supervisors of clinical psychologists handle sensitive issues that may be difficult to talk about?
  1. Avoid talking about them with supervisees unless absolutely necessary and then only minimally.
  2. Talk about them with supervisees if they are relevant to the services being provided.
  3. Let the supervisee be the one to determine how much discussion is appropriate. If the supervisee wants to talk about the topic, talk; if the supervisee doesn’t, then don’t talk.
  4. Encourage talking about sensitive issues openly, assuring the supervisee that no subject is off limits.
Explanation
Answer: B - Sometimes sensitive issues do need to be discussed in supervision. Neither avoiding these topics entirely nor dwelling on them excessively is conducive to either a good supervisor-supervisee working relationship or a good therapist-client working relationship. Also, the supervisor is there for a reason, so it should be that person’s determination, not the supervisee’s, if a sensitive subject needs to be addressed.
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