Clinical Supervisor Training

DATE

July 30-31, 2025

Early bird discount till:

July 9, 2025

September 17-18, 2025

Early bird discount till:  August 27, 2025

November 5-6, 2025

Early bird discount till:  October 15, 2025

Time

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST

CE

45 NBCC hours (Includes 12 Real-time interaction hours, 12 Ethics hours and 3 Social & Cultural Diversity hours)

CE Hours:

  • 7 hours: Defining & Conceptualizing Supervision; Models

  • 8 hours: Supervisory Relationship & Counselor Development

  • 12 hours: Supervision Methods & Techniques, Roles, Group, and Multicultural Supervision, Evaluations

  • 15 hours: Roles for Supervision, Standards of Practice, Legal/Professional Issues

  • 3 hours: Executive and administrative tasks, Planning, Contracts, Record-keeping, and Reporting

ACEP NO. 7105

#RCTP1007-ACS

Cost

$650.00 (NON-REFUNDABLE)

$550.00 (EARLY BIRD SPECIAL, IF REGISTERED 3 WEEKS BEFORE DEADLINE)

Description

The Clinical Supervisor Training course prepares participants to become a supervisor and identify the needs of their supervisees as a Supervisor for their state licensing boards and to apply for the Approved Clinical Supervisor credential. The training has an emphasis on building a relationship through a selection of activities and creating a plan for growth for a supervisee. A recognition of the roles and responsibilities of supervision as well as a comparison of supervision theories including theory based, non-theory based, and newer research-based perspectives. The process of interviewing, selecting a supervisee, and ethical guidelines in supervision will be examined. Legal and ethical issues in supervision will be identified and participants will be provided electronic documents and ethical paperwork. Participants will select from methods, techniques, and modalities of supervision to personalize to their clinical setting including the use of technology. The training also includes electronic documents of evaluations for both the supervisee and supervisor to use throughout the supervision process. Participants will be given activities and assessments to encourage dialogue as a culturally responsive supervisor.

“I thoroughly enjoyed this course and am pleased to have made the investment! Exceeded my expectations and I am grateful to have found CCFAM. I look forward to doing more training with CCFAM in the days ahead. Quality, professional, and phenomenal!” -Recent Participant

Why would I want to become an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) with NBCC?

An advantage of the Clinical Supervisor is that it is a credential that signifies the quality of training you received as a national credential which may be accepted in more than one state. Like any credential, it shows that certain requirements were met, and NBCC is a nationally recognized organization.

ACS Requirements

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45 hours of supervisor training or 3 semester hour graduate clinical supervision class

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Hold a license that allows for independent practice or a NCC or a CCMHC

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Professional Disclosure Statement (provided in any of our Supervisor trainings)

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Verification of 5 years of post Master’s experience including 4,000 hours of clinical experience

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Endorsement of 100 hours of experience of clinical supervision

Learning Objectives

1. Create a plan with activities focused on building a relationship and developing a supervisee
2. Describe the roles and responsibilities in the supervision relationship and how to meet the needs of your supervisee
3. Compare theoretical frameworks and models of clinical supervision
4. Examine how to choose a supervisee, what to discuss in the interview process, and ethical guidelines for supervision
5. Identify administrative procedures and responsibilities related to clinical supervision including a supervision plan, record keeping, and reporting
6. Select from methods, techniques, and modalities for clinical supervision including individual and group supervision
7. Describe the use of technology in supervision
8. Prepare for how to navigate supervisory relationship concerns
9. Create documents and ethical paperwork to use in supervision for remediation and gatekeeping including an informed consent, contract, telehealth informed consent, release form for off-site supervisees, leave of absence, and a remediation plan
10. Identify standards of practice, legal and ethical issues, and responsibilities in clinical supervision
11. Select from three types of evaluations: self-report for self-awareness, supervisor perspective, both supervisee and supervisor completed evaluations
12. Describe how to provide culturally responsive supervision

Topics Included In The Training

PART I: The Supervision Relationship

The Supervisory Relationship

• Building a Supervision Relationship with the Supervisee
• Roles When Supervising a Supervisee
• How to Incorporate Your Personal Strengths
• How to Meet the Needs of Each Individual Supervisee
• The Goals of Supervision
• Resources for Supervision- 21 Assignments and Activities to Use in Supervision
• Expressing Positive and Negative Characteristics of Past Supervision/Setting Goals & Expectations for Supervision

PART II: Ethics in supervision

• Responsibilities in Supervision
• Ethical Paperwork in Supervision
• Informed Consent Documents
• Supervision Informed Consent and Contract
• Consent to Video Recording
• Custom Developed Off-Site Supervisor Release
• Custom Developed Beginning Supervision Checklist (includes information to reduce liability risks and to exceed board requirements)
• Custom Developed Supervision Weekly Documentation Form
• Custom Developed Supervision Logs
• Supervisee Leave of Absence Contract
• Supervisee Remediation Plan
• Supervision Evaluations for Supervisee and Supervisor
• Ethical and Legal Guidelines for Supervisors

Homework Includes

• A paper to consider self-awareness of personality traits, natural strengths, and gifts to be used as a future Supervisor
• A Supervision Genogram of past supervision experiences
• A three generation Cultural Genogram to consider generational patterns and life experiences
• Creating a personal Supervision Contract and Informed Consent from a template given by Dr. Johnson
• Creating an activity using a movie to raise your awareness of a supervisee’s needs and clinical skills
• Creating questions and an answer key regarding your state license rules and code of ethics
• Reading Dr. Johnson’s book Pace Setter to apply a Vision Frame to your current work setting as you consider the addition of supervisees (charge included in training cost)
• Reading Dr. Henry Cloud’s book Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality to apply principles in future supervisee relationships (charge included in training cost)
• Reading The New Handbook of Counseling Supervision (Routledge Mental Health Classic Edition) to consider how to apply the principles as a supervisor and with your supervisees.(**cost is not included in training cost and is an additional cost for each participant**)

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Live/Virtual Training Information

• If you register for the Virtual Classroom training, make sure you have a good WIFI connection.
• Your computer will need a camera for you to be visible throughout the entire training to receive the certificate.
• We will be using Zoom for the training; therefore, you will need to download the Zoom program to be able to use the link.
• You will receive four emails from us before the training. The first email will be sent within 24-48 business hours after you purchase the course, this email will include all homework and instructions needed for the course. The second email will go out the week before the training and will include the zoom link, time of the training, details regarding your lunch order, and our address. The third email will be sent the beginning of the week in which the training is being held and will include all the information included in the first email plus the materials for the course. The fourth email will be sent the morning of the training and will include the Zoom link, the posttest (if needed) and the evaluation for the course.
• All homework, 33 hours of the 45-hour training, must be completed within 90 days of registration. It is recommended to have it completed by the first day of the live training.
• There will be two 15-minute breaks (one in the morning and one in the afternoon) and a 30-minute lunch break.
• Your certificate will be emailed within 5-7 business days after the training has taken place, all homework has been reviewed and approved by Dr. Johnson and your evaluation has been received.
• While it is rare, there are occasions when we must cancel a training due to low registration. If this occurs, we will notify registered participants by Tuesday evening of the week of the scheduled training. We appreciate your understanding and will provide alternative options at that time.
• Our Live/Virtual trainings are offered in a hybrid format—held live at a physical location and streamed via Zoom at the same time. In-person attendees join the presenter on-site, while virtual participants watch the live training in real time and can fully participate through Zoom.

Why Come In Person?

• Receive in-person contact CE hours
• Enjoy staying in Fort Worth, Texas with hotels within walking distance
• Tour our 7500 square foot counseling practice and continuing education facility
• Build relationships with other participants
• Informal conversations during breaks and lunch with our trainer

Dr. Rhonda Johnson

LPC-S, LMFT-S, REGISTERED PLAY THERAPIST™ SUPERVISOR, APPROVED CLINICAL SUPERVISOR, Trust Based Relational Intervention™ PRACTITIONER, EMDR CONSULTANT, SOMATIC EXPERIENCING™ PRACTITIONER

She is the founder and owner of the Center for Counseling and Family Relationships, a large, thriving group practice that was established in 2007 and specializes in family systems and trauma-informed approaches. Dr. Johnson is also the founder and owner of CCFAM Training, established in 2012, offering supervision and ethics courses. She is also the owner of Play Therapy Training Resources, established in 2021. Through those companies, she provides continuing education, supervision, and consultations.

Dr. Johnson has been supervising for the state of Texas since 2007, both individually and in groups, as well as virtually and in-person. She has provided supervision for supervisees within her practice, for those outside of her practice, and for supervisees with multiple sites including community agencies, adoption agencies, hospitals, and churches.

Approved Continuing Education Provider

CCFAM Training has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7105. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CCFAM Training is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

This training is non-refundable, unless cancelled by training provider. Event will be cancelled if fewer than 6 participants.

Additional Information

• Participants have 90 days to complete the training once they purchase the training
• After 90 days, participants will no longer have access to the course to complete the training and would need to re-purchase the training
• Homework assignments must be completed and approved by Dr. Johnson and an evaluation completed before a certificate will be issued

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The use of artificial intelligence tools to complete assignments associated with this training is strictly prohibited.

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