Clinical Supervision: Fundamentals, Models, Ethics and Counselor Development. Application to Practice - Based on TIP 52, Part 1, Chapter 2

Clinical Supervision: Fundamentals, Models, Ethics and Counselor Development. Application to Practice - Based on TIP 52, Part 1, Chapter 2 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 2).” The course includes four chapters, each based on the four chapters from the text. Each course chapter includes a reading assignment, discussion questions, and a chapter examination.

Objectives:
Participants will
• Identify processes of clinical supervision as illustrated through the case
• Identify various functions, methods, interventions and strategies used in supervision and
• Identify how to address developmental needs of the new counselor, including clinical skills, boundaries, transference, counter-transference, and ethical concerns.
• Identify considerations related to implementation of evidence based practice
• Complete Application to Practice Discussions

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

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