Issues in Supervision Module Three: The Context

Overview of the entire series: This series on supervision familiarizes participants with a wide range of issues pertinent to the provision of supervision to individuals in the counseling professions. Module One (5 CE Credits) includes defining supervision 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 (5 CE Credits) covers a thorough discussion of the dynamics of supervision as an influence on the professional development of the supervisee. Module Three (5 CE Credits) explores special contextual issues including culture, gender, setting, race, class and managed care. Module Four (5 CE Credits) describes contracting, financial issues, evaluation strategies, legal and ethical considerations. Module Five (5 CE Credits) includes a discussion on isomorphic process, good/bad supervisor profiles, good/bad supervisee profiles and problems in supervision. Module Six (5 CE Credits) completes the study with supervision tools for supervisors. Each module stands alone or may be taken in sequence. The series is useful all licensed mental health and allied health professionals who supervise staff who are providing counseling for individuals, families, and relationships.

Note: These modules meet the NBCC and AAMFT approved supervisor qualification educational requirements for 30 hours of supervision education. HOWEVER, please note that the AAMFT requires that 15 credits must be taught live (online broadcast) and we offer Modules One, Two and Three two times per year – Click on the live seminars schedule for dates and times.

This module: Module Three (5 CE Credits) explores contextual influences on supervision including culture, class, race, setting, gender, sexual orientation and identity and managed care.

Recommended Supplemental Text: Multicultural counseling competencies: assessment, education and training, and supervision (Donald B. Pope-Davis, Hardin L. K. Coleman)

Objectives:

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: 5

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Agenda:

Hour One: The supervision context, history and overview.

Hour Two: Multicultural issues.

Hour Three: The impact of class.

Hour Four: Cross-racial supervision, three supervision settings.

Hour Five: 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 exploring and understanding the contextual issues in supervision; which is a support to safe and effective counseling services.