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Foundations of Clinical Supervision
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Course Format
Recorded webinar.
Clinical supervision is an essential skill for all professionals in the field of mental health. In our effort to improve the outcomes for those we serve, the direct supervision of our staff becomes all the more paramount.
If you have career goals of becoming a supervisor or are looking for ways to enhance your working knowledge of supervision or improve your effectiveness with staff, this training is for you. Being concrete and pragmatic, this training will offer you dynamic foundational knowledge to begin mastering supervision at your workplace.
During this training, participants will be given hands on applications, exercises, and real-world examples, all geared to enhance confidence in their practice of supervision. Participants will learn how to use the material in this training to create their own clinical "compass" to keep their supervision on course throughout the supervisory relationship.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the 3 stages of the supervisory relationship
- Discuss 7 foundational dimensions of the Systems Model of Supervision
- Explain "The curse of knowledge"
- Identify 3 skills of effective supervisors.
Research: The following is a list of websites and resources containing research information on supervision:
- https://www.goodtherapy.org/for-professionals/business-management/human-resources/article/clinical-supervision-for-mental-health-professionals
- https://www.naadac.org/assets/2416/carey_edney.pdf
- Supervision Essentials for a Systems Approach to Supervision (Clinical Supervision Essentials) 1st Edition by Elizabeth L. Holloway (Author) 2016
- Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision (What's New in Counseling) 6th Edition
- by Janine Bernard, Rodney Goodyear, 2018
- Falender, C. A. (2018). Clinical supervision—the missing ingredient. American Psychologist, 73(9), 1240–1250. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000385
Target Audience: social workers, mental health practitioners, creative arts therapists, marriage and facility therapists, psychologists, addiction professionals, case managers, and other interested individuals.
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Daniel Lawson, LMHC
Daniel Lawson, LMHC, currently works in private practice in Buffalo, NY. Dan is a passionate, eclectic practitioner and bases his practice heavily on a solution-focused approach to therapy. As a result, many of his clients see the results they are looking for in less than six sessions. Dan also uses DBT, positive psychology, mindfulness, CBT, existential, motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy. Dan provides clinical supervision grounded in a solution-focused approach. In addition, he also specializes in supporting Catholic men and woman, effectively combining his faith with his psychological training to provide therapy deeply rooted in Catholic theology and philosophy. Dan is a balanced professional and works effectively with his clients regardless of their spiritual/religious beliefs. Dan worked at Horizon Health Services for a decade where he worked to pioneer and implement best practices in clinical supervision before leaving to work full time in his private practice. In addition to his clinical practice, Dan provides consultation services to local businesses, schools, and government agencies. He specializes in conflict mediation and organizational development utilizing solution-focused methods to build optimal work cultures for all employees. Visit his websites for information at http://www.counselorscorner.net/clinicians.html and http://catholictherapysolutions.com/.
