Course fulfills the California six hour Supervision Requirement for psychologists (by BOP) and for MFTs (by BBS). It also fulfills the supervision requirement in other states, check with your state board.
This intermediate level supervision course covers the legal, ethical and clinical aspects of supervision, including cutting edge issues of boundaries in supervision and cyber-supervision. In addition to describing the requirements of supervision, this course also presents supervision as a dynamic process, which engages both supervisor and supervisee in interpersonal processes over a period of time and through certain developmental phases. This course is one of the few courses where attention is paid to boundaries, multiple loyalties, and multiple relationships that are inherent in the supervisor-supervisee relationship.
This course is comprised of three audio recordings and twelve articles. The first recording is Dr. Zur being interviewed on the "Art of Supervision" and includes a review of the phases of supervision. The second audio recording is ethicist-expert Dr. Michael Donner being interviewed on different forms of supervision and what constitutes effective and ethical supervision practices. The third audio recording is on "Supervision and Boundaries" and covers issues of gifts, self-disclosure, and other relevant considerations, as well as a discussion on the complex unavoidable multiple loyalties and multiple relationships that are part of supervisory relationships. The second section starts with an article by renowned supervision-expert, Dr. Carol Falender, on the "Competency-Based Approach" and also includes an article by Robert Taibbi, LCSW on the stages of supervision with a review of the models of supervision. In the third section supervision is reviewed from a Gestalt-Humanistic point of view and from Dr. Gendlin's Focus-based approach. The next section presents material by the Online Therapy Institute (OTI) on the rapidly growing field of cyber-supervision. The fifth section presents the codes of ethics of major mental health organizations regarding supervision training and practices for supervisors and supervisees and presents CA requirements for supervisor training and practice. The final section provides additional resources for supervisors.
This course is also offered as part of a Supervision Savings Package of 15 CE Credits.
Educational Objectives:
This course will teach psychotherapists to
Identify the complex and multiple boundaries issues that are involved in supervision relationships.
Identify core competencies of supervisors and supervisees.
Identify different models of supervision.
Review the ethical, ethical decision-making and legal considerations in supervision.
Develop and enhance core supervisory skills.
Review state laws and professional association codes of ethics in regard to supervision.
Course Syllabus:
General overview of supervision
What defines supervision?
The phases of supervision
Matching supervisor and supervisee
The qualities of effective supervision
Boundaries in supervision
Dual and multiple relationships
Self-disclosure
The differences between therapy and supervision in the supervisory relationship
Supervisee and supervisor checklist for quality supervision
Ethical considerations
Legal considerations
Supervisee responsibilities
Supervisor responsibilities
Models of supervision
Psychodynamic
Feminist
Person-centered
Cognitive behavioral
Ronnestad and Skovholt
Technical eclecticism
Bernard's discrimination model
Systems approach
Gestalt
Focusing
Stages of Supervision
Teacher
Guide
Gatekeeper
Consultant
Cyber-supervision
Ethics of cyber-supervision
Cyclical nature of cyber-supervision
Supervisors codes of ethics
State regulations for supervisors in California and other states
This intermediate level supervision course covers the legal, ethical and clinical aspects of supervision, including cutting edge issues of boundaries in supervision and cyber-supervision. In addition to describing the requirements of supervision, this course also presents supervision as a dynamic process, which engages both supervisor and supervisee in interpersonal processes over a period of time and through certain developmental phases. This course is one of the few courses where attention is paid to boundaries, multiple loyalties, and multiple relationships that are inherent in the supervisor-supervisee relationship.
