Clinical Supervision

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Students will learn the purposes of clinical supervision. (6.B.2.a)
• Students will learn a variety of models and theoretical frameworks for conceptualizing and conducting clinical supervision. (6.B.2.b)
• Students will learn the various roles of the clinical supervisor. (6.B.2.c)
• Students will learn contextual influences (e.g., counseling/clinical setting, service delivery modality, client population) that influence the role of the clinical supervisor. (6.B.2.d, l)
• Students will learn skills for assessment and conceptualization of supervisees across the developmental spectrum. (6.B.2.f)
• Students will learn and practice a range of supervisory skills and interventions designed to enhance the supervisees’ growth in counseling skills, conceptualization, self- awareness, and professional behaviors, as well as the learning principles undergirding these. (6.B.2.d, f)
• Students will learn the similarities and differences among supervision modalities of individual, triadic, and group supervision relevant to the purposes of clinical supervision, the conduct of supervision sessions, and their roles and responsibilities in each modality. (6.B.2.g)
• Students will be introduced to the use of technology in supervision sessions. (6.B.2.h)
• Students will be introduced to administrative procedures and responsibilities that support effective clinical supervision. (6.B.2.i)
• Students will be introduced to a range of relationship dynamics and process issues at play in clinical supervision and will be able to recognize these dynamics in their own or their peers’ supervision sessions. (6.B.2.c)
• Students will learn how a range of systemic issues and dynamics may impact the supervisory relationship and develop appropriate competencies to effectively address these issues relative to their supervisees and supervisees’ clients. (6.B.2.l)
• Students will learn principles, practices, and strategies that reflect a trauma-informed delivery of clinical supervision. (6.B.2.b, c, d, f, j, l)
• Students will learn the legal and ethical issues relevant to the conduct of supervision as well as guidelines for handling these issues, including evaluation, remediation, and gatekeeping. (6.B.2.j., k.)
• Students will be introduced to the research/evidence-based support for a range of topics covered in this course, as well as the challenges in conducting research on clinical supervision. (6.A.8; 6.B.2)
• Students will learn approaches for enhancing their self-awareness related to a variety of supervisee and supervision issues, such as self-assessments and reflective practice. (6.B.2.e)
• Students will develop an accurate self-assessment of their strengths and areas for growth as a supervisor and develop goals for their ongoing professional development as a supervisor. (6.B.2.e)
• Students will begin to formulate an individual philosophy and ‘personal style’ regarding their practice as a clinical supervisor that integrates knowledge, theory, and research gained from the course. (6.B.2.e)

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Seminar attendance and participation	30 points
Review of supervision measure	20 points
Class presentation on model of supervision	20 points
Prospectus of individual supervision project	10 points
Individual supervision project – class presentation	40 points
Final reflection paper	20 points

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
126 – 140 points	A, A-
112 – 125 points	B+, B, B-
98 – 111 points	C+, C, C-
Below 98 points	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance is required for this course. More than one absence will negatively impact your grade.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.