Supervision

CLI SU900 - Supervision

Credits: 2

This course teaches and explores supervision. Supervision is a distinct professional practice employing a collaborative relationship that has both facilitative and evaluative components, that extends over time, which has the goals of enhancing the professional competence and science-informed practice of the supervisee, monitoring the quality of services provided, protecting the public, and providing a gatekeeping function for entry into the profession. We address the following domains of supervision: supervisor competence, diversity, supervisory relationship, professionalism, assessment/ evaluation/ feedback, problems of professional competence, and ethical, legal, and regulatory considerations. Students will have the opportunity to discuss and integrate the subject matter of this course with their practicum experiences. 

The goal of this course is to teach advanced students the theoretical and evidence- based literature on supervision and to encourage the development of supervision models and practices in a variety of settings.