Key Steps for the Start of Supervision: Smart Beginnings
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Who is this for:
Clinicians at all levels who are providing or are interested in learning to provide clinical supervision
Instructional Level:
Beginner to Intermediate
Why You’ll Love this Course:
Although many clinicians find providing supervision to be a richly rewarding professional activity, it can also be a source of stress and challenge when supervisors are unprepared for potential sources of conflict. This course will teach supervisors how to set up a supervision relationship that prevents the emergence of many common supervision challenges and cultivates a positive alliance with supervisees.
Course description:
Course description:
This course will provide practical instruction to clinical supervisors in how to create a collaborative and clarifying framework for supervision from the outset of the supervisory relationship. Key qualities and elements of the supervision agreement will be discussed, along with ways to avoid common pitfalls that could lead to later ruptures in the supervisory alliance. A template is also provided to course participants that they can adapt for their own supervision purposes.
Featuring:
- Supervision Agreement Handout
Educational Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Name at least two ethical principles related to the communication of supervision expectations
- Identify three key elements of a written supervision agreement
- Describe an appropriate way to query about the need for accommodations under the ADA
Danielle Keenan-Miller, Ph.D.
Danielle Keenan-Miller, Ph.D. is a co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Quality Officer (CQO) of MindScience Collective. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in California (PSY24352) and New York (026457), and is a registered telehealth provider in the state of Florida (TPPY2248). In her private practice, she specializes in evidence-based treatments for anxiety, bipolar disorder, eating and body image concerns, and challenges around fertility and parenthood.
Dr. Keenan-Miller completed her Ph.D. at UCLA and her postdoctoral fellowship at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Following her training, she served as the Associate Director of Clinical Training at the University of Southern California and was then the Director of the UCLA Psychology Clinic for more than a decade. Her research focuses on mood disorders, eating disorders, and effective practices in supervision and training. She has authored more than two dozen scientific articles and a book entitled The Binge Eating Prevention Workbook.
In addition to her private practice, Dr. Keenan-Miller serves as an expert reviewer for the California Board of Psychology and provides teaching and consultation services for clinical supervisors through Supervision Science.
Dr. Keenan-Miller completed her Ph.D. at UCLA and her postdoctoral fellowship at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Following her training, she served as the Associate Director of Clinical Training at the University of Southern California and was then the Director of the UCLA Psychology Clinic for more than a decade. Her research focuses on mood disorders, eating disorders, and effective practices in supervision and training. She has authored more than two dozen scientific articles and a book entitled The Binge Eating Prevention Workbook.
In addition to her private practice, Dr. Keenan-Miller serves as an expert reviewer for the California Board of Psychology and provides teaching and consultation services for clinical supervisors through Supervision Science.
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