Clinical Supervision Training - 12 Hour Course - On-Demand

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. (This course was originally recorded live on April 17, 18, 24 and 25, 2021.)

 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 CE 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

On-Demand Training Details

This on-demand training contains four (4) video recordings, each being three (3) hours in length. You must complete viewing all four video recordings (please note you do not need to view all four video recordings on the same day, you can view over multiple days). Once you have completed viewing all recordings, you will then be promoted to complete a knowledge assessment quiz based on information presented in the video recordings and handouts. The knowledge assessment quiz contains a variety of true/false and multiple choice questions. You must receive at least 80% correct on the knowledge assessment quiz in order to pass the quiz. Once you have completed the quiz, you will then need to complete a training evaluation before having access to your certificate of attendance. All of the components listed above can be found under the contents tab.

If you have any questions on this process, please contact us at info@azca.org. 

Detailed Schedule

Presenter: Lee Underwood

Section 1
     Introductions
     Defining Supervision
     Roles and Responsibilities of Clinical Supervisors
     Skills in Providing Supervision of Diagnosis, Creating Treatment Plans and Providing Treatment   

Section 2
     Models of Supervision
     Supervision Methods and Techniques

Section 3
     Models of Supervision
     Supervision Methods and Techniques continued

Section 4
     Observing and Assessing Supervisee Skills
     Providing Feedback                                                                   

Presenter Sheila Babendir

 Section 5
     Reviewing Supervision Roles, Responsibilities, Models, Methods and Techniques
     Assessing Your Own Supervision Style
     Recent Research in Clinical Supervision             

Section 6
     Evaluation of Supervisee Skills and Professional Development
     Providing Feedback
     Documentation and Record-keeping

Presenter Sheila Babendir

 Section 7
     Ethical Issues in Supervision
     AZBBHE Rule Changes and Implications for Supervision 

 Section 8
     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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