Title: A Constructive Approach to Help Counselors Work With Clients Who Express Discriminatory Views

Authors: Douglas Guiffrida, PhD; Mathew Tansey, MS; and Daniel Miller, MS

Description: Although much has been written to help counselors understand the potential impact of their own biases toward clients from traditionally marginalized groups, much less attention has been given to assist counselors working with clients who express discriminatory views that counselors may find offensive. In this article, the authors briefly outline how constructive clinical supervision can be integrated with aspects of relational•cultural theory and moral foundations theory to help counselors work with clients who espouse discriminatory views.

Title: A Meta-Analysis of Supervisee Attachment Style and the Supervisory Relationship

Authors: W. Bradley McKibben, PhD; A. Stephen Lenz, PhD; and Donna Sheperis, PhD

Description: A robust supervisory relationship is related to several supervision outcomes, including supervisee skill and personal development and building a therapeutic relationship with clients, which increases therapeutic gains (McKibben, Lenz, & Sheperis, 2023). McKibben et al. (2023) explained there is conceptual and empirical support linking supervisee attachment strategies and the supervisory relationship; however, the overall effect of supervisee attachment strategies on the supervisory relationship remains unclear. This Continuing Professional Development provides counselors the opportunity to understand the extent to which supervisee attachment strategies relate to the supervisory relationship, discuss the findings of the meta-analysis in light of previous mixed results, and know implications for clinical supervisory practice and research.

Title: Becoming an Effective Supervisor

Authors: Gerald Corey, EdD; Robert Haynes, PhD; Patrice Moulton, PhD; and Michelle Muratori, PhD

Description: This continuing education product showcases the characteristics of effective supervisors. Contributors share their perspectives on both the “ideal” and the effective supervisor. The course also discusses the struggles of new supervisors and offers helpful guidance. Finally, the course concludes with some thoughts on finding your own style as a supervisor and developing a plan for how to proceed beyond this course in becoming an effective supervisor.

Title: Clinical Supervision in the Helping Professions: A Practical Guide, Third Edition

Title: Counseling Collage: Crafting Cultural Competence in Supervision

Presenter: Megan Pickens, PhD

Description: Enhance cultural competence in counseling and supervision. Explore diverse perspectives, effective communication and practical strategies. Elevate your practice, empower supervisees and embrace growth.

Title: Enhancing Counselor Supervision Through Compassion Fatigue Education

Author: Julie Merriman, PhD

Description: Compassion fatigue has been documented as an occupational hazard in counseling. Providing education to interns on compassion fatigue and protective factors, such as self-care, can normalize struggles experienced by interns. Supervision provides a relationship to build skills to help prevent compassion fatigue. Interns should understand counselor developmental phases and the necessity of self-care plans. To instill this knowledge, supervisors should focus on the purpose of supervision, activities of supervision, counselor developmental phases, and compassion fatigue education.

Title: Gatekeeping in the Mental Health Professions

Title: Play-ful Supervision: Creative Techniques for Working with Supervisees

Presenters: Jennifer K. Pereira, PhD and Carly A. Paro, EdD

Description: Using experiential techniques can assist us in delving deeper into supervisee concerns allowing us to develop a growth-oriented supervisory relationship. This training is designed to highlight the usefulness of experiential techniques within the supervisory relationship. Attendees will explore several techniques designed to bring creativity to supervision, deepen supervisee self-awareness, and address supervision issues.

Title: Supervision and the New Professional: How to Navigate the Pre-Licensure Process for Supervisors and Supervisees

Presenters: John P. Duggan, EdD and Marsha Boveja Riggio, PhD

Description: Locating good clinical supervision is a common challenge among new professionals and requirements can vary by location. In this video, Dr. Marsha Riggio reviews what new professionals should look for in a supervisor and what supervisors can do to promote a solid working relationship.

Title: Supervision of Self-Injury: Monitoring Supervisees' Responses and Clinical Risk

Presenters: Julia L. Whisenhunt, PhD, Catherine Y. Chang, PhD and Nicole Stargell, PhD

Description: Self-injury (SI) is a challenging clinical issue that can trigger complex counselor affective and cognitive responses. The presenters will address (a) common counselor responses to SI; (b) strategies to address counselor responses to SI and help supervisees learn to self-monitor; (c) treatment issues that affect risk and risk assessment with clients who self-injure; and (d) strategies to identify and manage risk with clients who self-injure.