Multicultural Competency-Based Clinical Supervision: Updates and Lessons Learned

This workshop introduces the most current best practices, research, and guidelines for multicultural clinical supervision and telesupervision within the frame of cultural humility. Participants will learn the complexity of the multiple components of supervisor competence and worldviews in clinical supervision. There will be an emphasis on strategies to enhance supervision, including multicultural identities and worldviews in the context of establishing the supervisory relationship. In addition, there will be a review of ways to prevent incidents of inappropriate and inadequate supervision, which research has identified is occurring at high rates. There will be a discussion as to why the supervision contract is essential to ensure excellent practice, as is goal and task setting, ongoing anchored feedback, ongoing attention to relationship and outcomes, the impact of trauma and trauma-informed supervision, and the management of countertransference and emotional reactivity These are all essential to enhance supervisor competence in self-awareness and support self-sustainability. There will be a discussion of proactive approaches to address ethical practice and legal risk.


This class meets the clinical supervision course requirement in California and other states.


This class meets the 4 hours of cultural diversity/social justice CE requirement for all licensed California Psychologists needed each renewal period.

Published: May 2023

Format

Online Course

Credits

6.0

Instructor

Carol Falender, Ph.D.

Price

$ 119

Course objectives

Multicultural Competency-Based Clinical Supervision: Updates and Lessons Learned

  • Describe three aspects of cultural humility in clinical supervision practice.
  • Identify two steps a supervisor may take to address supervisee response to trauma in trauma-informed supervision.
  • List three aspects essential to addressing identification and repair of supervisory strains or ruptures.
  • Identify four types of feedback addressing supervisee performance.
  • This class meets the Clinical Supervision course requirement in California and other states.

This class meets the 4 hours of cultural diversity/social justice CE requirement for all licensed California Psychologists needed each renewal period.

Instructor

Carol Falender, Ph.D.

Carol Falender, Ph.D. is co-author of Clinical Supervision: A Competency-based Approach (2nd ed.) (2021), Consultation in Psychology: A Competency-based approach (2020), Essentials of the Practice of Competency-based Clinical Supervision (2016); Clinical Supervision: A Competency-based Approach (APA, 2004); and Getting the Most Out of Clinical Supervision: A Guide for Interns and Trainees (APA, 2012), all with Edward Shafranske; co-editor of Casebook for Supervision: A Competency-based Approach (APA, 2008) with Edward Shafranske, and Multiculturalism and Diversity in Clinical Supervision: A Competency-based Approach (2014) with Edward Shafranske and Celia Falicov. Dr. Falender was a member of the Supervision Guidelines Group of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) and Chair of the Supervision Guidelines Task Force of the Board of Educational Affairs (BEA) of APA. She directed APA approved internship programs at child and family guidance clinics for over twenty years. Dr. Falender is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and was President of Division 37, Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice (APA). She is an Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University, Clinical Professor in the UCLA Department of Psychology, and Chair of the California Psychological Association Continuing Education Committee. She received the 2018 Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology Award from APA.

Course Lessons

How It Works

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  • Take the quiz. Answer a few questions after each lesson before you move to the next lesson.
  • Complete the course evaluation.
  • Print your certificate and you're done!

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Levels of Classes

All of our classes are offered at the intermediate level unless otherwise indicated. All classes are designed for experienced mental health professionals.

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You need a score of 75% or higher in each lesson/module to move to the next lesson/module. Most people pass on their first attempt. You have up to 3 attempts to pass each module. After 3 failed attempts, you need to contact our office and we will reset the quiz for one more attempt.

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