Advanced Topics in Clinical Supervision

Fulfills Requirement: Supervision

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 (transcripts provided) and six articles. The course begins with supervision reviewed from a Gestalt-Humanistic point of view and is followed by an article discussing cyber-supervision or TeleSupervision. These are followed by three recordings, the first of which 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. Next is an article discussing Dr. Gendlin’s Focus-based approach to supervision, followed by a case study and the final article provides an in-depth review of a 4 stage model of supervision.

Codes of ethics of major mental health organizations and CA requirements regarding supervision training and practices are included. These resources and references are provided for further study but are not part of the course.