Name: The Ultimate Clinical Supervision Certificate Course: Preparing Supervisees for Today's Most Critical Issues in Psychotherapy
SKU: CRS002096
Price: 299.99 USD
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The Ultimate Clinical Supervision Certificate Course

Become a Top Supervisor by Supporting Your Supervisees in Navigating Today's Most Critical Challenges in Therapy!

Today's therapy world is brimming with complex client issues — like the surge in trauma cases your supervisees are dealing with, the pressing need for cultural responsiveness, and the ethical dilemmas they didn't cover in grad school.

And let's face it — supervisees are craving more connection and authenticity from you than ever before.

That's why we've put together this course—to tackle these real challenges head-on. We'll equip you with the tools to handle complex client cases, navigate ethical dilemmas, and build stronger, more authentic connections with your supervisees. It's all about making you the supervisor who's ready for whatever comes next.

Earn up to 30.25 CE hours, including 12.25 ethics hours, and gain the most effective supervision skills from our distinguished and best-selling faculty — Sonja Sutherland, PhD, LPC; Amie Bryant, LCSW, ACS; and Melinda Paige, PhD, LPC.

Walk away with a powerful toolkit with over 25 strategies to:

Deliver impactful feedback using straightforward techniques
Engage in bold, honest conversations to develop exceptional clinicians
Develop and refine your unique supervisory style and maximize your mentoring impact
Navigate potential ethical dilemmas with peace of mind
Resolve trainee challenges and forge strong supervisory bonds
Conquer "imposter syndrome" and step into your full potential as a supervisor
And so much more!

Elevate your supervision skills with expert guidance from leaders in the field!

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Here's What You'll Learn in Your Clinical Supervision Course

Module 1 | Clinical Supervision: The Essential Skills, Strategies and Ethical Insights
Amie Bryant, LCSW, ACS | Click here for information about Amie Bryant

Your journey starts with The Essentials of Clinical Supervision, where you'll explore core roles, responsibilities, and best practices. Then, dive into the supervision process from start to finish, covering everything from assessment to termination.

You'll learn how to tailor your approach using key theories and models and master holding tough conversations with actionable feedback.

Finally, enhance your skills in building strong relationships and overcoming challenges by navigating supervisory dynamics, solving issues, and addressing common ethical dilemmas with insights on competence, consent, and confidentiality.

The Foundations of Clinical Supervision

Roles, responsibilities, and functions of clinical supervision
Best practices and what makes an effective supervisor
Develop the supervisory alliance
Establish trust/rapport
Intersectional identity awareness and positionality
The power of vulnerability in supervision
Supervisee Bill of Rights
Supervisees responsibilities in supervision
Being stewards of the profession

The Supervisory Journey from A to Z: From Getting Started to Termination

Supervision disclosure and resume
Interview & paperwork (supervisee file)
Structuring the first session
Assessment & goal setting
Confidentiality
Structuring ongoing sessions
Documentation
Identifying areas of growth and competence
Termination - when, why, and how

Supervise with Style: Tailor Your Approach to Maximize the Impact of Your Mentorship

Review theories, models & approaches to supervision
Psychotherapy-based and supervision specific models
Trauma-informed/anti-oppressive practice
Understand stages of development and the learning process
Strategies to enhance skill development and growing edges
The role of anxiety
Cultural awareness, humility, and sensitivity
Role modeling
Understand parallel process in supervision

Become a Master of Feedback: The Supervisors’ Quick Guide

Importance of feedback in supervision
Tips for having courageous conversations
Proven strategies for constructive feedback
Interactive activities and group discussions

Relationship Building and Handling Challenges

Recognize and relationship challenges in supervision
Build strong supervisory relationships
Video scenarios for practical application
Rupture/repair process - recognize and address issues

Ethical Dilemmas and Sticky Situations: Duties, Decision Making and Satisfying Solutions for Every Supervisor

Competence, consent, confidentiality, duty to warn, dual relationships
Understand and mitigate risk
Ethical dilemmas and strategies for decision making
Common errors
Sources of stress; conflict, ambiguity, anxiety
Due process and action plans
Real-life scenarios and group discussion

Module 2 | Cultural Competence in Clinical Supervision: Multiculturalism and Intersectionality
Sonja Sutherland, PhD, LPC | Click here for information about Sonja Sutherland

The next step in your journey equips you with practical tools for addressing privilege, marginalization, and intersectionality — key areas where supervisees often face challenges. Gain actionable strategies for discussing race, trauma, and microaggressions with supervisees, fostering their openness, self-awareness, and skills. Learn techniques to handle cultural dynamics and apply real-world case studies. Equip yourself to eliminate bias, enhance cultural sensitivity, and ensure ethical and effective supervision.

Privilege, Marginalization, and Intersectionality

Discuss privilege, marginalization and intersectionality
Supervisor/supervisee differences and the impact on the supervision relationship
Encourage self-awareness and accountability in supervisees
Increase supervisor self-awareness and development of antiracist supervision
Tools for assessing barriers to cultural competence

Broaching Race and Racial Trauma with Supervisees

Microaggressions and race-based trauma
Health ramifications of race-based and secondary traumatic stress
Racial battle fatigue – causes and stress reactions
Racial socialization and impact on clinical and supervisory practice
Ask clients directly about discrimination, racial stress, and racial trauma
Translate distinct multicultural models into a cohesive approach to intervention
Therapeutic missteps in incorrectly assessing, conceptualizing, and contextualizing contributors to supervisee worldview
Clarify importance of intersectionality in supervisors, supervisees, and client case conceptualization
Understand socio-political context when assessing the presentations of supervisees and their clients
Understand and utilize the dynamic interaction of difference within supervision and counseling relationships
Teach supervisees the use of client case conceptualization guide for assessing key diversity-related contributors to client presentation

Theoretical Model of Cross-Cultural Civility & Intelligence Mindset Development

4-stage theoretical model of cross-cultural civility, intelligence, and competence development
Racial and cultural identity development
Cultural humility
Multicultural & social justice considerations
Transtheoretical stages of change
Inter-and-intrapersonal civility mindset development
The personal and professional processes of being-in-becoming

Supervisor Ethics and Responsibilities

Train future clinicians with best practices in cultural competence
Eliminate bias in assessment and treatment
Develop cultural sensitivity through personal value awareness
Identify supervisor positionality to race and ethnicity

Case Studies

Explore 3 separate case studies featuring supervisees and clients of differing or opposing backgrounds
Discussion of four supervisor case examples in varying stages of development with discussion on components of personalized professional development plans related to cultural competence
2021 interviews with early-career clinicians discussing perspectives on what is needed from a supervisor related to cultural competence

Module 3 | Trauma-Informed Supervision: Strategies for Ethical and Competent Supervisees
Melinda Paige, PhD, LPC, CPCS, NCC | Click here for information about Melinda Paige

The final step in your journey will focus on essential strategies for trauma-informed supervision. Explore the impact of trauma and key components of competent supervision. Apply evidence-based techniques for building strong supervisory alliances, addressing ethical issues, and evaluating supervisee competencies. Develop strategies to prevent vicarious traumatization, foster vicarious resiliency, and incorporate mindfulness and nervous system regulation in your practice.

Foundations of Trauma-Competent Supervision

The ubiquity of trauma and physical and psychological consequences
Critical aspects of competency-based trauma mental health
Four components necessary for competent trauma-sensitive supervision
Six key principles of a trauma-informed approach to ethical decision making
A qualitative model of competency-based trauma knowledge, skills, and attitudinal conditions

Methods of Trauma-Competent Supervision

A practitioner-centered approach to supervision
Develop quality relationally-based supervisory alliances
Trauma-sensitive supervision models and approaches
Trauma-focused supervision techniques

Ethical Issues in Trauma-Specific Supervision

The ethics of trauma-competency and professional disposition
Ethical principles of self-care in clinical practice
Ethical standards of self-care guidelines
Six key principles of a trauma-informed approach to ethical decision making

Evaluation of Trauma-Competent Supervisees

Trauma-informed practitioner competencies for supervisees
Evaluate secondary traumatic stress/vicarious trauma in supervision
Assess compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue

Prevent Vicarious Traumatization and Secondary Traumatic Stress

Protective factors and strategies in proactive prevention
Components of practitioner well-being and emotional safety
Develop trauma-informed communities
Signs to be aware of in supervisee wellness and development
Research limitations and risks

Build Vicarious Resiliency

Facilitate meaning making and selfreflective practices in supervision
Recognize post-traumatic growth and resilience
Assess positive effects of helping professions
Facilitate reconnection and belongness

Trauma-Informed Beliefs and Attitudinal Conditions in Clinical Supervision

Demonstrate an understanding of contextual and systemic factors
Apply knowledge about cultural humility and adaptations for survival
Demonstrate acceptance of unique trauma experiences and respect for client as expert

Beyond Self-Care: Restorative Practices in Clinical Supervision

Mindfulness practices for grounding and tolerating abreaction
Autonomic nervous system regulation in supervision
Modulate ANS arousal with brakes and body awareness
Facilitate therapeutic presence and reflective practices

What your colleagues are saying about this course!

"One of the BEST trainings I've ever had!"
— Margaret F., Counselor

"Many of the topics were eye opening for me, even with 25 years of experience. I plan to use this directly in my work with the psychologists who I supervise."
— Jason M., psychologist

"Five-star training. Provided concrete tools to assist my supervisees with vicarious trauma."
— Michelle G., Psychologist

"Amie was amazing. She presented a clear overview of many different models of supervision and gave several practical tools to implement to improve my practice as a supervisor. She models her style and provides a wonderful learning environment."
— J.F., Social Worker

The Ultimate Clinical Supervision Certificate Course
Preparing Supervisees for Today's Most Critical Issues in Psychotherapy

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Bonus!

Also included in this course is FREE access to our on-demand video seminar on Ethics and Dual Relationships (a $249.99 value), exploring the most common challenges supervisees encounter. You'll also earn up to 6.25 Ethics credits at no additional cost!

Boundaries and Dual Relationships in Clinical Practice: Ethical and Risk Management Challenges
Frederic Reamer, PhD | Click here for information about Frederic G. Reamer

As clinicians, we come face to face with ethical “gray areas” daily and often skate around potential issues that could put our businesses, clinical work, or clients in jeopardy.

Of these “gray areas,” boundary issues and dual relationship challenges are a leading cause of lawsuits and licensing board complaints filed against behavioral health practitioners.

In this training, you’ll receive a truly expert analysis of a range of boundary issues that behavioral health practitioners encounter. From the ethics of intimate relationships with clients and former clients; the healthy parameters of practitioners’ self-disclosure; boundary challenges when working and living in small and rural communities the use of nontraditional interventions and so much more!

Frequently Asked Questions

Whether you're just starting out in supervision or have years of experience, this course is tailored for you because it dives into the key issues in today's psychotherapy landscape, like trauma, cultural responsiveness, and ethics. You'll get a solid grasp of clinical supervision fundamentals and learn essential tools for documentation and risk management.

Plus, the bonus materials cover dual relationships and boundary issues—some of the most common challenges supervisees face. Get ready to enhance your supervision skills, support your supervisees' growth, and handle complex dynamics with ease.

With over 31 hours of online video training, insightful commentary, case studies, and examples, you will take away powerful new clinical strategies to immediately apply in your own practice! We encourage you to take the time to fully absorb everything. Watch the videos. Read the materials. Get your CE hours! But, if you review all of the course materials and are still not satisfied, give us a call at 800-844-8260. Your satisfaction is guaranteed.

The course is designed to be fully self-paced, allowing you to complete it at your convenience. You can access the materials anytime, fitting learning into your busy schedule as it suits you. There is no expiration date on your access, so you can refer back to the materials at any time.

Yes, you'll have ongoing access to the course materials even after you finish, so you can revisit any content as needed and stay updated with any new information or resources added.

Yes, upon completing the course, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. This credential enhances your professional qualifications and reflects your commitment to advancing your supervisory skills. You can present this certification to your supervisees, highlighting your dedication to ongoing education and ensuring you provide the highest quality of supervision.

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