Supervisor Refresher Course 2025 (4 Hours)

Objectives

Review issues related to: 

  • Supervision using virtual technologies
  • Documentation of sessions
  • Methods of observation
  • Challenges facing supervisors and supervisees including things new counselors need to learn and helping supervisees overcome fears and biases in supervision
  • Accountability of the supervisee and the supervisor in the treatment of clients
  • Business Aspects of Supervision

Clinical Supervision Frameworks and Findings (4 Hours)

APA Supervision Guidelines Refresher (4 Hours)

Objectives
  • Supervision Competence
  • Diversity
  • Supervisory Relationship
  • Professionalism Assessment/Evaluation/Feedback
  • Professional Competence
  • Ethical, Legal and Regulatory Considerations

Clinical Supervision (16 Hours)

Objectives
  • Define clinical supervision
  • Discuss the purpose of supervision
  • Delineate the differences between supervision and counseling
  • Identify ten principles for leadership in the new organizational structure
  • Identify agency stakeholders
  • Discuss what traits make an effective supervisor.
  • Self-evaluate in order to be able to articulate answers to the following questions
  • Identify the layers present in models of supervision
  • Examine approaches to supervision including developmental, psychodynamic, the skills model,the systems model and the alcohol and drug abuse model.
  • Examine unique characteristics of addictions
  • Discuss what is involved in establishing a supervisory relationship, including contracts, individual development plans, referrals
  • Discuss how to assess the learning environment in your supervision setting
  • Learn about limits and managing the supervisory workload
  • Identify multiple methods for observation and the unique strengths and weaknesses of each
  • Become familiar with the five types of supervisory intervention and methods for providing feedback
  • Identify the six core areas for counselor competencies
  • Identify several major sources of anxiety for supervisees and methods to assist them
  • Develop a list of solution-focused methods for assisting supervisees in overcoming roadblocks
  • Define burnout and methods for burnout prevention
  • Review Ethical and Legal Concerns including documentation of supervision and key boundary issues

Clinical Supervision and Professional Development of the Counselor (8 Hours)

Objectives

  • Overcoming fears and biases in supervision.
  • Creative methods in supervision. Monitoring progress.
  • 12 Things counselors need to learn.
  • 5 Main influences in clinical supervision.
  • Stages of supervisor and suprvisee development.
  • Trauma informed skills for supervisors.
  • Burnout prevention.

Clinical Supervision in Addictions and Mental Health Counseling (16 Hours)

LEARNER OBJECTIVES

1. Define clinical supervision
2. Discuss the purpose of supervision
3. Delineate the differences between supervision and counseling
4. Identify ten principles for leadership in the new organizational structure
5. Identify agency stakeholders
6. Discuss what traits make an effective supervisor.
7. Self-evaluate in order to be able to articulate answers to personal philosophy questions
9. Examine approaches to supervision including developmental, psychodynamic, the skills
model, the systems model and the alcohol and drug abuse model.
10. Examine unique characteristics of addictions
11. Discuss what is involved in establishing a supervisory relationship including
contracts, individual development plans, referrals,
12. Discuss how to assess the learning environment in your supervision setting
13. Learn about limits and managing the supervisory workload
14. Identify multiple methods for observation and the unique strengths and weaknesses of
each
15. Become familiar with the five types of supervisory intervention and methods for
providing feedback
16. Identify the six core areas for counselor competencies
17. Identify several major sources of anxiety for supervisees and methods to assist them
18. Develop a list of solution-focused methods for assisting supervisees in overcoming
roadblocks include
19. Define burnout and methods for burnout prevention

Supervision (4 Hours)

Use the text Workforce Development TIPS

Supervision Models and Competencies (6 Hours)

FL Board approved for 4 hours of supervisor continuing education. This cannot be used toward the INITIAL 12-hour supervisor training course.

Objectives:

  • Identify the performance domains for supervision
  • Identify the purpose of supervision
  • Differentiate supervision from counseling
  • Explore the stages of supervisor and supervisee development
  • Determine the objectives for supervision
  • Learn how ethical standards integrate with performance

Supervisor Refresher Course (4 Hours)

Objectives

Review issues related to: 

  • Supervision using virtual technologies
  • Documentation of sessions
  • Methods of observation
  • Challenges facing supervisors and supervisees including things new counselors need to learn and helping supervisees overcome fears and biases in supervision
  • Accountability of the supervisee and the supervisor in the treatment of clients
  • Business Aspects of Supervision