Course Summary
This course will attempt to identify and review many of the common problems and challenges of clinical supervision that occur in mental health and social services settings. Legal, ethical, and risk-management issues will be identified and reviewed, along with potential solutions. The roles and responsibilities of the supervisor and supervisee will be examined and techniques to define goals and objectives of supervision defined. Common difficulties and specific problem situations that may occur in supervision are reviewed and discussed.
The course will also assist in making distinctions between administrative and clinical supervision, areas of potential overlap or conflict, and potential difficulties with boundary issues. Specific supervisor competencies and the qualities and characteristics of effective supervisors will be reviewed.
Course Format
This course contains downloadable online lessons (PDF) and a practice test. When you’re ready, purchase the course by clicking the “Add To Cart” button. This will let you take the test, complete the course evaluation and receive your certificate for CE credits.
Learning Objectives
- compare models of supervision.
- Describe ethical issues in supervision.
- Explain legal issues in supervision.
- Describe supervisee impairment.
- utilize evaluation in supervision.
Course Syllabus
- Competent and Effective Supervision
- Models of Clinical Supervision
- Supervisory Formats and Techniques
- Ethical Issues in Supervision
- Legal Issues in Supervision
- Risk Management Strategies
- Impairment
- Evaluation in Supervision
