Issues in Supervision Intensive One

Description: This intensive course on supervision familiarizes participants with a wide range of issues pertinent to the provision of supervision to individuals in the counseling professions. Module One includes defining and differentiating supervision roles and functions from consultation, and providing a brief resource review of the supervision literature. Several categories of supervision models will be described. Module Two covers a thorough discussion of the dynamics of supervision as an influence on the professional development of the supervisee. Module Three explores special contextual issues including structure, techniques and methods, culture, gender, race, and class. Instructions and guidance in writing a supervision services description which includes theory and philosophical orientation, structuring and goals and includes a description of the practitioner’s model of supervision is part of this course.

Objectives: Module One

1. Learners will be able to identify resources in the key subtopics in the supervision literature.

2. Learners will be able to develop their own definition of supervision.

3. Learners will be able to discuss the standard of care in clinical supervision.

4. Learners will be able to discuss several categories of supervision models.

5. Learners will be able to describe the importance of philosophy and theory in supervision.

6. Learners will be able to articulate their own model and supervision services description.

Objectives: Module Two

1. Learners will be able to discuss definitions of supervision dynamics.

2. Learners will be able to describe the dynamic of power in supervision.

3. Learners will be able to describe the dynamic of shard meaning in supervision.

4. Learners will be able to discuss dual roles in supervision.

5. Learners will be able to describe the dynamic of trust in supervision.

6. Learners will be able to discuss isomorphism in supervision.

Objectives: Module Three

1. Learners will be able to identify seven multicultural models of supervision

2. Learners will be able to discuss historical aspects of context and supervision.

3. Learners will be able to describe five forces in counseling and psychology.

4. Learners will be able to discuss the concepts of sensitivity, vigilance, participation and accommodation in multicultural supervision.

5. Learners will be able to describe the impact of class on supervision.

6. Learners will be able to explain racial identity and stages, micro- aggressions, and cross- racial supervision.

7. Learners will be able to list supervision differences across three settings.

8. Learners will be able to describe gender issues in supervision.

9. Learners will be able to discuss GLBT concerns as they pertain to supervision.

10. Learners will be able to explain the contextual influence of managed care on supervision.

CE Credits: 16

CE Broker #: HS 20-343395 10-1281407 OL 20-343397 10-1281410

Agenda:

Hour One: Literature overview, standard of care in supervision.

Hour Two: Isomorphic process, definitions.

Hour Three: Roles and functions, supervision vs. training and consultation.

Hour Four: Models of supervision.

Hour Five: Philosophy and theory.

Hour Six: Writing the Supervision Services Description

Hour Seven: Overview of the concept of supervision dynamics.

Hour Eight: Power in supervision.

Hour Nine: Shared meaning in supervision.

Hour Ten: Dual roles in supervision.

Hour Eleven: Trust and isomorphism in supervision.

Hour Twelve: The supervision context, history and overview

Hour Thirteen: Multicultural issues

Hour Fourteen: The impact of class

Hour Fifteen: Cross-racial supervision, three supervision settings

Hour Sixteen: Gender, sexual orientation and identity, and managed care

Methods: Study guide, pre and posttests, evaluation, Q and A by email.

Purpose: To prepare mental health practitioners to provide quality supervision to less experienced professionals by articulating a model of supervision, and being aware of supervision dynamics and contextual issues which is a support to safe and effective counseling services.