Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach (10 CE)
Course Developed By:Â Alden Hori, PhD
Course Description:Â This course is a presentation of theory and research that is tailored to contemporary practice and training requirements, with an emphasis on the identification and development of specific competencies in both trainees and their supervisors. The authors have geared this integrative approach to mental health professionals who currently provide supervision in academic, training, and treatment settings as well as students and practitioners who are studying supervision research and theory for the first time. This course provides guidance on both clinical and supervisory competencies and accounts for recent legislative initiatives mandating training in supervision.
Course Level:Â Intermediate
Course Developed By:Â Alden Hori, PhD
Dr. Hori earned a PhD in psychology from the University of California at Riverside. He was an Associate-In Professor and Research Assistant at the University of California at Riverside, where he supervised the completion of over 50 research projects in psychology. He is credited with three publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Content By:Â Carol A. Falender and Edward P. Shafranske
Course Delivery: Textbook, Online, Self-Paced
Course Description:Â This course is a presentation of theory and research that is tailored to contemporary practice and training requirements, with an emphasis on the identification and development of specific competencies in both trainees and their supervisors. The authors have geared this integrative approach to mental health professionals who currently provide supervision in academic, training, and treatment settings as well as students and practitioners who are studying supervision research and theory for the first time. This course provides guidance on both clinical and supervisory competencies and accounts for recent legislative initiatives mandating training in supervision.
Learning Objectives:
- Review a competency-based model of clinical supervision supported by an examination of the theoretical and empirical literature.
- Review the following topics: effective practices in supervision, technical competence, personal factors, therapeutic and supervisory alliance, diversity competence, ethical and legal responsibilities and case management, and evaluation.
- Review the interaction between competencies enacted within supervision and within the clinical setting.
- Review examples from both supervision and clinical practice to illustrate the importance of competency in both settings.
Course Format:
Text book Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach (Hardcover, 280 pages)* by Carol A. Falender, Edward P. Shafraske. Upon registration, the Clinical Supervision text will be shipped to you. The cost of shipping within the U.S. is included in the course fee (outside the U.S. please call for shipping costs).
To receive a certificate of completion, you must complete an online multiple-choice post-test with a score of 75% or better and complete a course evaluation.Â
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