Around the World of Clinical Supervision

Course Description:

In accordance with 86:10-11-4. Supervisor qualifications (2) As of January 1, 2000: (A) an LPC who has successfully completed a graduate course in counselor supervision of at least forty-five (45) contact hours or equivalent course of study acceptable to the Board. This equivalent course of study shall consist of workshops in counseling supervision in combination with directed study of counseling supervision literature. Fifteen (15) of the forty-five (45) contact hours shall be in a class or workshop format which includes four (4) supervisors-in-training; the other thirty (30) contact hours shall be reserved for directed study. This course is also approved Board annual CEU requirements for clinical supervision.

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Clinical Supervision of an LPC candidate is a quest of global proportions. Over the course of 2 Saturdays with practical assignments in between, this course travels the world of clinical supervision to learn paramount models of supervision, essential supervisor tasks, how to evaluate a candidate and respond to supervision-interfering behaviors, crucial legal and ethical issues, and preparing your candidates for cultural responsivity.

Learning Objectives:

• Define and develop the core oversights, roles, and functions of a clinical supervisor
• Define core competencies that clinical supervisors must foster in their candidates.
• Define core documentation competencies that clinical supervisor must teach their candidates.
• Develop concepts of Pedagogy (candidate needing technical assistance) vs. Andragogy (candidate needing personal depth work).
• Identify and develop the best practices in supervision: Developmental, Competency-focused, Theoretical Orientation-Based, and Psychodynamic.
• Develop guidelines for effective candidate evaluations.
• Identify and develop essential ethical ang legal monitoring needed by Supervisors.
• Develop strategies to develop cultural competency in candidates.
• Develop effective responses to supervision-interfering behaviors.