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Although the problem of impaired professionals has been with us for as long as professionals have been so designated, this article considers potential harm to clients and the profession's obligation to monitor its members and provide appropriate rehabilitation. Definitions of distress and professional impairment are discussed, as are the indicators of impairment.

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In this article, the authors explore the ethical issues for counselors who are in a dual role of counseling and supervising the same individuals. The difficulties of this dual relationship are discussed, and a guide for distinguishing supervision from counseling is offered.

The focus of the brief articles to follow for this issue of the journal were selected to provide the reader with some short and to-the-point examples of how supervisors are integrating thefamily approach within the classroom and the therapeutic setting. The first article addresses a rather unique approach 0f assessing students within an introductory caurse in family dynamics. The second article addresses how one might implement a therapeutic intervention within the family counseling session.