Clinical Supervision and Professional Development

Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational

There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.

TRAINING

Course Description

Clinical Supervision and Professional Development

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Course Description:

This training focuses primarily on the teaching, coaching, consulting, and mentoring functions of clinical supervisors. Supervision, like substance abuse counseling, is a profession in its own right, with its own theories, practices, and standards. The profession requires knowledgeable, competent, and skillful individuals who are appropriately credentialed both as counselors and supervisors

Learning Objectives

After completing this training the professional will be able to:

Clinical Supervision and Professional Development

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Learning Objectives

After completing this training the health care professional will:

• Identify potential ethical and legal issues that may arise.
• Respond effectively to diversity issues relevant to the supervisee's development.
• Identify and appropriately respond to conscious and unconscious psychological and emotional issues in supervisees.
• Identify the strategies and methods for supervision.
• Utilize means of reducing liability risk for supervisor, supervisee, and agency.
• Identify the stages of the supervision process and what they entail.

Author(s)/Reference(s)

David J. Powell, Ph.D.
President, International Center for Health Concerns
Published by Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and SAMHSA