Clinical Supervision Training - 12 Hour Course

This course will contain 4 training sessions to be held on April 17, 18, 24, and 25 from 9:00 am Arizona Time to 12:15 pm Arizona Time each day.

Course Overview

This training will provide the participant with 12 hours of education in supervision methods, models and techniques, roles and responsibilities of a clinical supervisor, techniques specific to supervising counselors in the tasks of diagnosis, treatment planning and providing treatment and evaluation of supervisees in their work of assessment, treatment planning and providing treatment. This training will also cover the ethical guidelines and legal requirements for supervisors, using the 2014 Code of Ethics from the American Counseling Association and the most recent Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners statutes and rules.

 Course Objectives

• Participants will learn clinical supervision methods, models and techniques.
• Participants will learn roles and responsibilities of the clinical supervisor.
• Participants will practice providing feedback to supervisees using case scenarios.
• Participants will learn skills to oversee and evaluate supervisees in their work assessing, diagnosing, creating treatment plans and providing treatment.
• Participants will learn ethical guidelines and legal requirements for supervisors.

Lee A. Underwood, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in several states and certified sex offender treatment provider and is affiliated with SequelCare of Arizona. He is recognized for his training programs, books, and articles on treating culturally diverse adolescents and adults who have sexually abused others, treating victims of sexual abuse and treating the needs of clients with severe mental illness. He has 30 years of experience treating adolescents and adults and has published over 70 professional articles in refereed journals, 20 scholarly activities including monographs, technical reports and training manuals and has authored two books on adolescents. His written work has focused on the needs of mentally ill clients, juvenile sex offending, substance use, trauma needs of females, forensic and cultural needs of persons involved in the criminal justice and mental health systems, as means of distributing the findings of his research. He has served as an executive clinical officer for several large residential treatment, juvenile justice and criminal justice programs for adolescents and adults. Dr. Underwood has been recognized by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), American Institutes for Research (AIR) and the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) as one of the leading program innovators for juvenile justice and community treatment programs. Dr. Underwood has held a number of policy-oriented research, academic, clinical and consulting positions over his career with federal, state and private agencies for research, program design, development, implementation and evaluation of services.

Dr. Underwood performs training activities, develops treatment curricula, designs programs and performs program evaluations for private and public organizations throughout the country. He consults with the Federal Department of Justice’s civil rights division regarding fair and equitable treatment for clients in systems of care. He served as a Senior Consultant with the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, an affiliate of Policy Research Associates. Dr. Underwood has provided support to the forensic psychology program at Argosy University, served as an affiliate faculty for Louisiana State University Health Science Center and visiting lecturer with Rutgers University Criminal Justice program. Dr. Underwood serves on the editorial board of The Juvenile Mental Health Report and The International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy.

Sheila Babendir, EdD, LPC, is Behavioral Director of Atembis, located in Flagstaff, AZ.  Sheila graduated from Marian College in 1981 with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration and University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Master's of Science in Counseling Psychology / Counseling Education.  She graduated with a Doctorate of Education in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University in 2009. Sheila was licensed in counseling in Arizona in 2004.  She completed internships and research specialties in Bipolar Disorder, Pediatric Bipolar Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorders.  Sheila is a president elect of Arizona Counseling Association.

This program offers 12 NBCC hours.

Arizona Counseling Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 2003. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Arizona Counseling Association is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Registration Fees 

AzCA Member - 12 Hours = $189
Non-Member - 12 Hours = $219

Detailed Schedule

Saturday, April 17, 2021
Presenter: Lee Underwood

 9:00 am – 10:30 am
     Introductions
     Defining Supervision
     Roles and Responsibilities of Clinical Supervisors
     Skills in Providing Supervision of Diagnosis, Creating Treatment Plans and Providing Treatment   

 10:30 am – 10:45 am
     Break

10:45 am – 12:15 pm
     Models of Supervision
     Supervision Methods and Techniques

Sunday, April 18, 2021
Presenter Lee Underwood

9:00 am – 10:30 am
     Models of Supervision
     Supervision Methods and Techniques continued

 10:30 am – 10:45 am
     Break

10:45 am – 12:15 pm
     Observing and Assessing Supervisee Skills
     Providing Feedback                                                                   

Saturday, April 24, 2021
Presenter Sheila Babendir

 9:00 am - 10:30 am
     Reviewing Supervision Roles, Responsibilities, Models, Methods and Techniques
     Assessing Your Own Supervision Style
     Recent Research in Clinical Supervision

 10:30 am – 10:45 am
     Break               

10:45 am – 12:15 pm
     Evaluation of Supervisee Skills and Professional Development
     Providing Feedback
     Documentation and Record-keeping

Sunday, April 25, 2021
Presenter Sheila Babendir

 9:00 am – 10:30 am
     Ethical Issues in Supervision
     AZBBHE Rule Changes and Implications for Supervision

 10:30 am – 10:45 am
     Break   

 10:45 am – 12:15 pm
     Issues Specific to Your Setting and Your Supervisees
     Self-care and Support for Supervisors
     Questions and Answers

Registration Fees

AzCA Member - 12 Hours = $189
Non-Member - 12 Hours = $219

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AzCA Members

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Non-Members

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Confirmations

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