COURSE DESCRIPTION

This intermediate program will focus on ways to enhance our traditional modes of supervision. Major topics will include unconscious bias (i.e., blind spots) of supervisors and supervisees, layers of supervisee development, administrative responsibilities, and living with regulation constraints and risk management. We will also address the importance of experiential activities for supervisees as a complement to traditional didactic interventions. In addition to the lecture presentation, the workshop will include video examples and practice vignettes.

For licensees requiring six hours of supervision training each licensing cycle, this course will supplement the information in our three other supervision courses, (1) Clinical Supervision: Foundations of Clinical Practice, (2) Clinical Supervision: Beyond the Basics, and (3) Clinical Supervision: Special Topics.

ARE YOU REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE?

Psychologists: This course is designed to satisfy the California Board of Psychology requirement that all psychologists or board certified psychiatrists who provide supervision as a primary supervisor complete at least six hours of supervision training every two years.

MFTs & LCSWs: This course is designed to satisfy the California Board of Behavioral Sciences requirement that MFTs and LCSWs who supervise MFT trainees and interns complete at least six hours of supervision training every two years.

ASW Supervisors: This course is designed to partially satisfy the California Board of Behavioral Sciences requirement that MFTs and LCSWs who supervise Associate Clinical Social Workers (ASWs) must complete a one-time requirement of supervision training totaling at least 15 hours prior to the onset of supervision. You 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

• “Blink” Moments (Unconscious Learned Reactions)
• Unconscious Competence Versus Intuition
• Supervisee Self Report Vs. Actual Behavior
• Vacations, Absences & Other Missed Supervision
• Multitasking Skills & Layers Of Skill Competence
• Addressing Differences (e.g., Cultural, Gender, Age)
• Blind Spots-Similarities & Differences
• Record Keeping-Requirements & Best Practices
• Presence/Use Of Self
• Supervision By Theory, Experience, Structure

GOALS

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

1. Differentiate basic supervision from “best practices.”

2. Uncover unconscious learned reactions of supervisees.

3. Clarify administrative responsibilities of supervisors.

4. Understand record keeping requirements or supervisors.

5. Understant record keeping requirements of supervisees.

6. Understand the differences between consultation and supervision.

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.

He is frequently featured in various magazines for his expertise on humor and/or other topics. Most recently, he has been featured in Image Magazine (January 2005), Parents (Feb 2005), First for Women (mid-Feb 2005), EPregnancy (February 2005), Ladies Home Journal (March 2005), Real Simple (March, 2005), and the Southwest Airline Magazine (April, 2005).

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)

David Fox, Ph.D. is a Psychologist (#PSY 7702) and is our back-up instructor for Dr. Sultanoff. Dr. Fox is a Clinical and Consulting Psychologist practicing in Beverly Hills. He has been a graduate school professor since 1980, with appointments as Adjunct Professor at CSPP-LA and USC. He is also Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Medicine at Loma Linda University. Dr. Fox is a published author and has chaired national and international mental health conferences. He has conducted the continuing education seminars on Basic and Advanced Supervision, Law and Ethics for Alliant International University, for the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, and for San Bernardino and Kern County Departments of Mental Health. He serves as an expert witness and forensic psychologist for Cal-Tech and for JPL, and has consulted across the country and on three continents. He was formally coordinator of training and supervisor at a hospital internship and residency program and has directed research and training within the areas of cultural and religious issues, assessment and treatment, and clinical supervision.