COURSE DESCRIPTION

This introductory course provides clinicians with a solid “how-to” foundation for supervising Psychology, Marriage & Family, Social Work, and other mental health supervisees. Participants will gain insight into their own supervision process as well as the learning process of their supervisees. Because many workshop participants already possess solid supervision skills, the presentation is designed to offer new perspectives that can assist in organizing and enhancing these skills. A variety of approaches to the nature of learning and the supervision process will be explored.

For licensees requiring the six hours of supervision training each licensing cycle, this course will prepare you for taking our other course, Clinical Supervision: Beyond the Basics. For clinicians needing 15 C.E. hours of supervision coursework, you can complete both six-hour courses along with our new three-hour home-study course focusing on supervision in an agency setting.

ARE YOU REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE?

Psychologists: This course is designed to satisfy the California Board of Psychology requirement that all Psychologists who provide supervision complete at least six hours of supervision training each licensing cycle, or within 60 days of commencing supervision.

MFTs & LCSWs: This course is designed to satisfy the California Board of Behavioral Sciences requirement that all MFTs and LCSWs who supervise MFT trainees and interns complete at least six hours of supervision training each licensing cycle, or within 60 days of commencing supervision. MFTs and LCSWs who supervise Associate Clinical Social Workers must complete an initial requirement of supervision training totaling at least 15 hours prior to the onset of supervision, and can earn six of those hours by completing this course.

TESTIMONIALS

Here are some comments taken from recent course evaluations about Dr. Sultanoff and his supervision courses:

Very good presenter, clarity of information.—MFT, June 29, 2003

Good structure, clear materials, good presentation.—MFT, June 29, 2003

Excellent mix of laws/regulations with applied situations.—Psychologist, June 29, 2003

Well-planned, relevant information.—MFT, June 29, 2003

This workshop seems to have been well thought our and well-paced.—Psychologists, June 28, 2003

Clear handout with room for note-taking.—Psychologists, June 28, 2003

He actually used the techniques he taught—the didactic, role modeling, experiencial.—Psychologist, June 28, 2003

Specific, detailed presentation.—Psychologist, June 7, 2003

Practical about laws and how to supervise.—MFT, June 7, 2003

TOPICS

• Defining Supervision & Models of Supervision
• The Supervision Hour
• The Nuts & Bolts of Supervision
• Supervision Notes & Records
• Ethical Issues & Dilemmas in Supervision
• Risk Management Issues in Supervision
• Special Supervision Topics

GOALS

At the conclusion of this program you should be better able to:

• Understand the pros and cons of the various models and forms of clinical supervision.
• Understand the ethical issues and manage the ethical dilemmas facing supervisors and supervisees.

SPEAKER PROFILES

Steven M. Sultanoff, Ph.D. is both a Psychologist (#PSY 8687) and Marriage & Family Therapist (#MFC 16081). He works as a therapist, supervisor, professor, consultant, and trainer. For 20 years he has served as a clinical supervisor in various agencies and universities, including 11 years as the clinical director in a psychology-training center. His passion for teaching, multi-media presentations, and participant ratings earned him our Instructor of the Year award in 1999.

Editor's Note: Dr. Sultanoff is the teachers' teacher. When a new instructor is hired, I require him/her to attend one of Dr. Sultanoff's courses in order to experience an ideal teaching situation. Dr. Sultanoff sweats the small stuff to enhance participant's experience and is truly a PowerPoint presentation virtuoso. -Michael P. Dennis, M.A. (Psy.D. Candidate)