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Group supervision is widely used in clinical and counseling training sites but, until lately, has received minimal attention by researchers. Recent findings point to the possible benefits that process-oriented interventions may hold over a strictly task-focused style, yet this raises important ethical considerations. Currently, there is an insufficient body of research and literature addressing ethics in group supervision. Building on the template developed by K. S. Pope, B. G. Tabachnick, and P. Keith-Spiegel (1987, Ethics of practice: The beliefs and behaviors of psychologists as therapists, American Psychologist, Vol. 42, pp. 993-1006), 145 supervisees and 124 supervisors were surveyed on their beliefs and behaviors related to the ethical practice of group supervision. Results were organized around the themes of norms/structure, supervisee self-disclosure, client confidentiality, and multiple relationships. In most cases, there was remarkable consistency between the supervisors' and supervisees' responses, but in some important areas, the data yielded interesting contrasts. Similarly, for each of the samples, the likelihood that respondents engage in particular behaviors in group supervision typically matches their beliefs in the ethicality (or lack thereof) regarding those behaviors; but again, some discrepancies were present in these data. Implications for the field are discussed.

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One important way to emphasize that group supervision-a common component of predoctoral intern ship and postdoctoral fellowship programs-is well planned and intentionally utilized is through the use of contracts. Contracts have long been recognized as an important element of individual supervision, as they can mitigate confusion, clarify purpose, delineate roles, and explicate the processes of supervisee evaluation. For these same reasons and more, contracts in group supervision may be not only useful structuring devices but also essential to the delivery of ethical and impactful group supervision. A sample group supervision contract is provided.The use of contracts has long been recognized as an importanteven best-practice-approach to clinical supervision (e.g., Bernard & Goodyear, 2014). For group supervision, however, contracts have not been widely adopted, despite the many advantages they offer to both the supervisor and the supervisees. As in individual supervision, contracting in group supervision might even be con sidered an ethical essential, as contracts mitigate confusion, clarify purpose, delineate roles, and explicate the process of supervisee evaluation. This brief article follows up on recommendations by Smith, Riva, and Erickson Cornish (2012) in developing a tem plate for a group supervision contract that can be used in predoc toral psychology internships and postdoctoral fellowship training sites. R a n d y l D. S m it h received her MSW from the University of Pennsyl vania and her PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Denver. She is currently an associate professor of psychology at Metro politan State University of Denver, and also maintains an independent psychotherapy practice. Her areas of interest include professional ethics, service learning, and human sexuality. J e n n if e r A. E r ic k s o n C o r n is h received her MSW from the University of Southern California and PhD in clinical psychology from the California