It's a distinct area of competence, like couples' therapy or trauma work, so it requires both specialized knowledge and deliberate practice. I'm passionate about clinical supervision. Where I have the privilege of supporting the development of counsellors and Professor with Athabasca University in the Master of Counselling program, Psychologists (CAP), and a member of CAP's Supervision Review Committee. Psymposium newsletter, a Supervision Consultant for the College of Alberta Supervision columnist for the Psychologists' Association of Alberta Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor Mentor in the Canadian Associationįor Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT). I am the

I strongly recommend you seek supervision mentoring, or meet with a supervision consultation group to develop the skill component of your supervision competence.Īlberta since 1987, a Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor in the AmericanĪssociation for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), and a Registered For example, College of Alberta Psychologists defines competences as 'knowledge, skill, judgement, and diligence.' I have designed this course to provide the knowledge portion of supervisory competence. 'Competence' is defined as adequate subject matter knowledge and the application of such knowledge, done with sufficient care. In the last three years, approximately 200 therapists from across Canada, and a few from the USA and the UK, have taken this course. I initially designed this course to exceed the 30 hours of supervision training required by the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. This on-line self-paced self-study course provide foundational knowledge about the responsibilities and practices of clinical supervision in mental health professions including psychology, psychotherapy, clinical counselling, couple and family therapy, clinical social work, etc. As of November 2, 2021, the course is hosted by the Psycholo g i s t s' Associatio n of Albe r t a. Welcome to Clinical Supervision Level 1 : Foundational Knowledge.

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