This online course is designed for current and future supervisors of graduate interns, clinical staff, and licensure candidates, and gives clinicians the information and skills necessary to develop competence in counseling supervision.
It meets the 30-hour supervision training requirement for the supervisors of candidates seeking licensure from the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists (OBLPCT), and includes 7.5 hours of ethics content.
Topics to be covered include:
Research-informed theories and approaches to supervision
The central tasks of supervision
Personal factors, counter-transference and the parallel process
Diversity, cross-cultural and multicultural competence
Ethical and legal perspectives and risk management
Informed consent, supervision contracting and evaluation
Class days will incorporate a mix of online lecture, self-guided ‘offline’ training, and interactive group discussion. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss actual supervisory highlights and challenges and experience common scenarios in a supportive atmosphere.
James Gurule, MA, LPC is a child and family therapist, Clinical Supervisor, and Lifeworks NW Risk Manager and has worked in Community Mental Health for the past 36 years. In addition to providing psychotherapy and clinical supervision, James has taught Counseling Psychology graduate courses at Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling, and has provided supervision trainings through the Center for Community Engagement.
