An Empowered Approach to Critical Incidents in Clinical Supervision (on demand)

Critical incidents can happen in our work as mental health professionals. How can we, as supervisors and mental health leaders, support supervisees navigating these difficult and oftentimes stressful events in their clinical work? How can supervisees feel more prepared for events that happen, preventing burnout potential as professionals? Join us as we explore what critical incidents are, steps to take, and embracing an empowered approach to support mental health clinicians, both supervisors and supervisees.

Purpose: To provide quality training in clinical supervision that broaches relevant topics and needs for mental health professionals in community mental health and private practice.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will: 

  1. Explore critical incidents in client care
  2. Examine critical incidents related to supervisee professional growth and development
  3. Identify tools for critical incident documentation in your practice
  4. Evaluate tools for corrective action needs with supervisees

About the Trainer:

Khara Croswaite Brindle in a Licensed Professional Counselor and Approved Clinical Supervisor in the State of Colorado. Khara has been providing compassionate clinical supervision since 2014 and is co-owner of Supervisionary, LLC, a company focused on providing quality trainings in clinical supervision. Khara is the co-founder of The Empowerment Model of Clinical Supervision, a modern model inspired by her work in community mental health with green and seasoned clinicians.

 

Clinical Supervision Directory has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7368. Programs that do  not qualify for NBCC approval are clearly identified. Clinical Supervision Directory is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. 

Ethics & Compliance: Everyone’s Job – Navigating our ethical responsibilities with confidence (On demand)

By: Alycia Burant, Licensed Professional Counselor, NCC, CMHIMP

Integrity and confidence are the foundation of providing quality and consistent counseling services. Ethical guidelines provide scaffolding to deliver effective and sound sessions. In my training “Ethics & Compliance: Everyone’s Job – Navigating our ethical responsibilities with confidence” you will gain valuable and tangible takeaways to implement into your everyday practice.

Decision making and doing the right thing, do not have to be stressful or difficult. Learn streamlined, simple ways to handle common ethical dilemmas like dual relationships, no shows and missed appointment fees, and knowing when to refer out.

The purpose of this presentation is to enhance the attendee’s knowledge base, confidence, and experience with managing everyday ethical dilemmas and decisions in the counseling practice setting.

Attendees will:

  1. Learn simple ways to enforce missed appointment fees while balancing the delicate therapeutic relationship with the client and ethical responsibility to help the client work towards success.
  2. Gain simple decision-making skills and techniques to help increase confidence when navigating difficult decisions surrounding common counseling situations like terminations, referrals, and dual relationships.
  3. Participate in interactive real life case study examples to problem solve using skills learned.

About the Trainer:

Alycia is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over twelve years of experience providing direct patient care to adults, adolescents, children, and families. Alycia is a Certified Integrative Medicine for Mental Health professional. She is an experienced independent business owner with a demonstrated history of working in the mental health care industry. She is a strong entrepreneurship professional with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Virginia Tech, a Master of Arts in Community Counseling from the American Psychological Association accredited Argosy University School of Professional Psychology and completed her Post Master’s Certification in School Counseling at University of South Florida. Alycia is also an approved Board-Certified Clinical Supervisor. She currently is the founder, owner, therapist, and supervisor at Healthy Minds Therapy, a large group practice in Northern Virginia. She is also a wife and mom of two!

 

Clinical Supervision Directory has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7368. Programs that do  not qualify for NBCC approval are clearly identified. Clinical Supervision Directory is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. 

Ethics is an area that mental health professionals need to be aware of daily. There are many
instances where knowledge of ethical standards can save a therapist from making poor choices. This course will help supervisees and residents define ethical responsibilities, understand their responsibility in situations that may create an ethical dilemma, develop critical thinking skills, and determine an ethical framework in their own practice.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Define ethical codes, standards and responsibilities for mental health professionals.
  2. Review the most common ethical violations in mental health.
  3. Define critical thinking and use it in an ethical situation and review cases that may
    present a violation of ethical standards.
  4. Assist professionals in developing their own ethical framework.

About the Trainer:

Lisa Duez, LCSW, MPA, CSAC, ACS, has been a clinical supervisor for over 10 years. She is the owner of Turning Point Counseling and Consulting, a trauma informed group practice in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Lisa is an EMDRIA certified clinician and approved consultant, and an Assistant Professor at Tidewater Community College.

 

Clinical Supervision Directory has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7368. Programs that do  not qualify for NBCC approval are clearly identified. Clinical Supervision Directory is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. 

It is important as individuals learn to be therapists to “read the room” and be aware that their own transference and countertransference occurs as a natural part of the therapeutic process. This course will help Supervisees and Residents cultivate awareness of transference and countertransference. The course will focus on the definition, identification and process of transference and countertransference. Strategies to identify and manage transference and countertransference will be discussed and participants will learn ways to manage these during and after sessions.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify transference and countertransference in the therapeutic process.
2. Become familiar with clinical situations where transference and countertransference may occur.
3. Discuss issues with failing to see and address transference and countertransference in the therapeutic process.
4. Develop ways to counteract transference and countertransference using boundaries, mindfulness, and supervision.

About the Trainer:

Lisa Duez, LCSW, MPA, CSAC, ACS, has been a clinical supervisor for over 10 years. She is the owner of Turning Point Counseling and Consulting, a trauma informed group practice in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Lisa is an EMDRIA certified clinician and approved consultant, and an Assistant Professor at Tidewater Community College.

 

Clinical Supervision Directory has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7368. Programs that do  not qualify for NBCC approval are clearly identified. Clinical Supervision Directory is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. 

Chronic stress and burnout can have severe consequences on clinical practice and ethical decision making, which puts clinicians and supervisors at risk. We will identify the impact of current global and personal stressors on the mental health system, providers and supervisees. We will discuss the stress, chronic stress, and burnout progression and utilize screening tools, resilience factors, and coping skills to support supervisees.

Purpose: To help supervisors expand their knowledge of the stress, chronic stress, and burnout progression and learn to utilize screening, resilience factors, and coping skills to support supervisees.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will: 

  1. Recognize the potential ethical and clinical consequences of chronic stress and burnout. 
  2. Describe the impact of current global and personal stressors on the mental health system, providers and supervisees.
  3. Discuss the stress, chronic stress, and burnout progression and recognize warning signs.
  4. Utilize screening tools, resilience factors, and coping skills to support supervisees.

About the Trainer:

Michelle Risser. LISW-S works in private practice in the Columbus, Ohio area and is a certified EMDR Therapist. Her clinical focus areas are maternal mental health, birth trauma, and EMDR. Michelle has a passion for supporting other clinicians through chronic stress and burnout prevention. She is a writer, speaker and educator on topics related to mental health, chronic stress, burnout and self-care.

 

Clinical Supervision Directory has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7368. Programs that do  not qualify for NBCC approval are clearly identified. Clinical Supervision Directory is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. 

Supporting Your Supervisees and Yourself with Self-Care Micro-Strategies (on demand)

In this fun workshop, supervisors will implement ways to help supervisees build self-care micro-strategies into their busy days, so that they aren’t hanging on by a thread waiting for their next vacation or day off. These micro-strategies take from 0-2 minutes, and are meant to be used throughout the day so that self-care is always front-of-mind. We will discuss personal and systemic obstacles and identify micro-strategies for emotional, mental and physical self-care.

Purpose: To help clinical supervisors build a toolbox of self-care micro-strategies that they can use themselves and teach their supervisees to reduce the risk of burnout.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will: 

  1. Discuss the critical and primary nature of self-care
  2. Identify personal and systemic obstacles that get in the way of self-care
  3. Develop emotional, mental and physical self-care micro-strategies
  4. Formulate a personal self-care plan

About the Trainer:

Michelle Risser. LISW-S works in private practice in the Columbus, Ohio area and is a certified EMDR Therapist. Her clinical focus areas are maternal mental health, birth trauma, and EMDR. Michelle has a passion for supporting other clinicians through chronic stress and burnout prevention. She is a writer, speaker and educator on topics related to mental health, chronic stress, burnout and self-care.

 

Clinical Supervision Directory has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7368. Programs that do  not qualify for NBCC approval are clearly identified. Clinical Supervision Directory is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. 

The Empowerment Model of Clinical Supervision (on demand)

As a clinical supervisor and mental health leader, you wish to support and shape the next generation of therapist professionals in ways that are supportive and effective. Join us in exploring a modern model of clinical supervision, one that supports supervisees from roles that embody compassion and curiosity as well as a leadership style that accelerates supervisee professional development and growth within the field. The Empowerment Model of Clinical Supervision is inspired by the complex dynamics of community mental health and is applicable to both agency and private practice clinicians.

Purpose: To provide quality training in clinical supervision that broaches relevant topics and needs for mental health professionals in community mental health and private practice.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will: 

  1. Explore ethical dilemmas that impact supervision needs in community mental health
  2. Identify the roles of a supervisor supporting growth in their supervisee
  3. Evaluate a modern approach for supervision and mental health leadership
  4. Enhance supervision skills for use in your practice, organization, or agency

About the Trainer:

Khara Croswaite Brindle in a Licensed Professional Counselor and Approved Clinical Supervisor in the State of Colorado. Khara has been providing compassionate clinical supervision since 2014 and is co-owner of Supervisionary, LLC, a company focused on providing quality trainings in clinical supervision. Khara is the co-founder of The Empowerment Model of Clinical Supervision, a modern model inspired by her work in community mental health with green and seasoned clinicians.

 

Clinical Supervision Directory has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7368. Programs that do  not qualify for NBCC approval are clearly identified. Clinical Supervision Directory is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. 

The Ethics of Secondary Trauma and Compassion Fatigue in Clinical Supervision

By: Michelle Risser, LISW-S

We will discuss the ethical implications of secondary trauma and compassion fatigue. Supervisors will be able to recognize and address secondary trauma and compassion fatigue in themselves and their supervisees. We will discuss the roles and expectations of helping professionals and the part they play in putting clinicians at risk, and identify tools that supervisors can use to help supervisees prevent compassion fatigue and secondary trauma.

Purpose: To help clinical supervisors recognize and address secondary trauma and compassion fatigue in themselves and their supervisees.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will: 

  1. Identify the ethical implications of secondary trauma and compassion fatigue
  2. Recognize and address signs of secondary trauma and compassion fatigue
  3. Discuss the roles and expectations of helping professionals and the part they play in putting clinicians at risk
  4. Identify tools that supervisors can use to help supervisees prevent and recover from compassion fatigue and secondary trauma.

About the Trainer:

Michelle Risser. LISW-S works in private practice in the Columbus, Ohio area and is a certified EMDR Therapist. Her clinical focus areas are maternal mental health, birth trauma, and EMDR. Michelle has a passion for supporting other clinicians through chronic stress and burnout prevention. She is a writer, speaker and educator on topics related to mental health, chronic stress, burnout and self-care.

 

Clinical Supervision Directory has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7368. Programs that do  not qualify for NBCC approval are clearly identified. Clinical Supervision Directory is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. 

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