OVERVIEW

Clinical Supervision: Fundamentals, Models, Ethics, and Counselor Development - Based on TIP 52, Part 1, Chapter 1 is organized by ACTS Consulting, Inc.

Course Description:
Clinical supervision is emerging as the crucible in which counselors acquire knowledge and skills for the substance abuse treatment profession, providing a bridge between the classroom and the clinic. Supervision is necessary in the substance abuse treatment field to improve client care, develop the professionalism of clinical personnel, and impart and maintain ethical standards in the field. In recent years, especially in the substance abuse field, clinical supervision has become the cornerstone of quality improvement and assurance. (SAMHSA, 2009).

This course is designed using the text “Clinical Supervision and Professional Development of the Substance Abuse Counselor (TIP 52), Part 1, Chapter 1 .” The course includes four chapters: Pre-course requirement, course reading, application to practice discussion questions, and conclusion, and is further detailed in the Course syllabus.

Objectives:
Participants will
• Identify the functions and central principles of clinical supervision.
• Describe various clinical supervision models and the
• Review developmental levels of counselors and of clinical supervisors
• Discuss how cultural and contextual factors, ethical, legal, and boundary issues, informed consent, and confidentiality impact supervision.
• Complete Application to Practice discussion questions

Note: Posted materials are free from SAMHSA and other public domain sites.

Course fee applies for continuing education hours and a certificate of completion.