Application: What is Clinical Supervision?
Supervision in counseling is a unique activity that differs from supervision in other contexts, such as a management setting. Clinical supervision includes unique activities and responsibilities that distinguish it from the practice of counseling. They also share many similarities such as, for example, the need to provide informed consent. It is important for you to develop an understanding of the similarities and differences between counseling and clinical supervision in order for you to practice ethically and competently as a clinical supervisor.
To prepare for this assignment:
•Review the “Introduction to Clinical Supervision” Course Media segment. Pay particular attention to Drs. Chang and Neswald-Potter’s discussion on the differences between counseling and supervision. Note the information on informed consent.
•Review the Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) information on the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE) website. Pay particular attention to the definitions of clinical supervision and the ACS certification requirements.
•Review Chapter 1 in Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision and the assigned journal articles for this week. Consider how supervision differs from counseling and identify at least two unique attributes of clinical supervision.
•Review your self-assessment results from the “Supervisory Styles Inventory.” Consider your strengths that would support the role of clinical supervisor. Think about which areas of supervision might need improvement and consider how you will work on improving these areas throughout this course.
•Review the Newgent et al. (2004) article. Note the information on the three different formats of supervision: individual, triadic, and group. Consider the strengths or benefits of these formats.
