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Succeeding at Supervision: Professional Development of the Clinical Supervisor

Presented by: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW

When: Wednesday, October 29th to Friday, October 31st, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM, Pacific Time

Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.

Continuing Education Credit Hours: 15 CEs – 2 count as Law and Ethics CEs, 2 count as Cultural Competence or Health Equity CEs | $395.00

The purpose of clinical supervision is to enhance a clinician’s professional skills, knowledge, and attitudes to become competent in providing quality care to clients. Supervisors are held to the ethical guidelines set by their appropriate association and must be able to work with challenges empathically and effectively in supervision, such as associate anxiety, resistance, and their own learning curve in becoming a supervisor.

This three-day immersive workshop provides the foundation for understanding the functions of supervision, the roles and responsibilities of supervisees and supervisors, and direction for meeting ethical standards and competencies. A variety of theoretical frameworks are described for use in individual, agency, or group settings. Techniques for handling supervision challenges are included, such as supervisee anxiety and novice supervisory anxiety, conflict in the supervisory relationship, and supervisor burn-out. Cultural factors of relevance to supervision will be explored to encourage attendees’ awareness of contextual factors. 

Ethical considerations of duty to warn, competence, and confidentiality are presented. Documentation practices will highlight how a supervisor can ensure proper record keeping. Attendees will be encouraged to engage in critical thinking through individual exercises, case studies, video analysis, and group activities. After completing this course, learners will feel more knowledgeable, skilled, and confident in succeeding in clinical supervision.

** Please note that the use of breakout rooms will be included in this course. Attendees should be prepared to participate in breakout rooms to receive full credit for the course.

OBJECTIVES:

• Articulate the main role of a supervisor and their expected competencies.
• Obtain an understanding of basic competencies and legal and ethical requirements for supervision in Washington.
• Describe at least three ethical considerations of clinical supervision.
• Identify goals and evaluation criterion for supervisees.
• Analyze considerations for treatment modalities, work settings and the use of technology.
• Understand the record keeping requirements for supervision.
• Describe new strategies to address obstacles in supervision.
• Recall four common supervision theories and models.
• Explain recommended supervisory skills for managing problematic supervisees.
• Discover cultural and contextual factors important to the supervision process.
• Examine supervision practices through case study analysis.
• Evaluate potential boundary violations and identify traits of professional relationships.
• Appraise one’s own supervisory strengths, skills, and challenges as a supervisor.
• Build confidence and skill in creating successful supervision relationships with supervisees and navigating challenges.
• Model effective clinical, relational, and supportive qualities and skills to supervisees.

Payment Options

Cascadia Training values quality continuing education that is accessible, inclusive, and without barriers to all. We never want the cost of our workshops to be a barrier to attending one of our workshops, particularly our multi-session workshops.

We offer several options to make our workshops cost-inclusive: payment plans and a limited number of discounts for students and early professionals.

For payment plans, you can select paying 50% today and 50% due by October 31st, 2025.

Please email us at hello@cascadiatraining.org to inquire about possible discounts.