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Clinical Supervision Foundations (9 CE hours)

Course Summary

The course is designed to help both current and aspiring supervisors enhance their supervisory skills and support the development of newer mental health professionals. This course provides clinicians with the following: 
  • tools to develop and strengthen their supervisory skills
  • an enhanced understanding of the supervisory skills needed to support the development of newer mental health professionals
  • the knowledge and skills required to ensure supervisees are meeting the standard of care
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Course Reviews

“This was very helpful as a first time supervisor. I learned a lot about what I'm expected to do and how to approach it. This training helped clarify a lot of my concerns or questions. I would refer anyone looking for additional training on this subject to this course.”
     
Jazmine A Callahan, Utah
“I really enjoyed this course! As an emerging supervisor it was a great first course to understand the basics. I am excited to continue my learning and become a supervisor.”
     
Yesenia N. Carpio, Ohio
“This course was great! The instructors were very knowledgeable about the topic; they presented the information in a clear, concise manner that was applicable and relevant to the work this course was designed for.”
     
Brittany Leibowitz, California

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Learning objectives

As a result of participating in this training, participants will be able to:
  • Articulate the main role of a supervisor and their expected competencies
  • Describe best practices for documentation
  • Explain how the benchmark law and ethics test can be beneficial to administer with new supervisees
  • Integrate the use of constructive feedback in the supervisory relationship
  • Assist supervisees in recognizing and managing their countertransference

Course outline

1. Overview of Supervision
2. Theoretical Models of Supervision
3. Technology in Supervision
4. Interview Questions for Supervisees
5. Law & Ethics Supervisee Benchmark Test Review
6. Review of Documentation
7. The Art of Feedback
8. Addressing Countertransference

Instructors

Sharon Greene, LCSW
Sharon Greene, LCSW
Sharon Greene is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Sharon has served as adjunct faculty at University of Southern California and California State University Northridge in the Graduate Social Work Department, and a lecturer at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs. She is currently the training director at Providence Saint John’s Child and Family Development Center which is a nonprofit that provides mental health services to children and their families. She has been providing mental health services to children and their families for over 15 years. She is a certified therapist, supervisor and trainer in Interpersonal Psychotherapy by the Interpersonal Psychotherapy Institute. She has been providing training and supervision in this model for more than 5 years and has seen its efficacy in treating clients with multiple psychiatric disorders.
Amanda Rowan, LCSW, Founder and CEO of TDC
Amanda Rowan, LCSW | Founder and CEO
Amanda Rowan is an LCSW and the founder and CEO of the Therapist Development Center. Amanda graduated with honors from Dartmouth College where she majored in Neuroscience. She earned her Master’s in Social Welfare at UCLA. Since founding the Therapist Development Center in 2008, Amanda has prepared more than 100,000 therapists nationwide to pass their state licensing exams.  She is a certified Gestalt Therapist who has worked with a wide variety of clients in a range of settings over the past 20 years. She is a highly effective instructor who has a passion for collaborating with seasoned therapists who understand what works because they do it every day.

Who should take this course

This course is designed for mental health clinicians with two or more years of post-licensed experience who are interested in developing or enhancing their clinical supervision skills.

CE Credits

9 hours

Price

Course format

Online Self-Paced Recorded Audio Lecture.

How to access this course

Once registered, the course will appear in the participant’s Study Center, where participants can download the handouts and listen to recorded audio lectures.

Certificate of Completion

Participants will be able to print their certificate of completion immediately after receiving a score of 80% or higher on the posttest and completing the course evaluation.

Grievance & Refund Policy

To view our grievance policy, click here. To review our refund policy and terms of use, click here.

ADA Needs

ADA accommodations will be honored upon request. 
Please email: help@therapistdevelopmentcenter.com.

Date Published

October 2024

Contact Information

Therapist Development Center email: help@therapistdevelopmentcenter.com
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*Please check your state's specific requirements.
Therapist Development Center, provider 1449, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 5/30/24-5/30/27. Social workers completing this course receive 9 clinical continuing education credits.*

Therapist Development Center is recognized by the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers SW-0857.

*The Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) accepts continuing education credits given through ASWB ACE-approved courses.
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