Page 5 - Guidelines for Ethical Conduct

Supervision
3. Spiritual directors engage in
supervision by:
a. receiving regular supervision from
peers or from a mentor; and
b. seeking consultations with other
appropriately qualified persons when
necessary.

Personal Responsibility
4. Spiritual directors meet their needs
outside the spiritual direction
relationship in a variety of ways,
especially by:
a. self care, wisely balancing time for
spiritual practices, work, leisure,
family, and personal relationships;
b. recognizing and addressing the difficul-
ties multiple roles or relationships pose
to the effectiveness or clarity of the
spiritual direction relationship; and
c. removing oneself from any
situation that compromises
the integrity of the spiritual
direction relationship.

Limitations
5. Spiritual directors recognize the limits of:
a. energy by restricting the number of
spiritual directees;
b. attentiveness by appropriate
spacing of meetings and spiritual
directees; and
c. competence by referring spiritual
directees to other appropriately
qualified persons when necessary.

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