Introduction to Clinical Supervision
This semester course focuses on introducing graduate students to the ethical, conceptual, and practical issues related to the practice of evidence-based supervision with focused discussion and a practicum/experiential component focused on supervising a peer. Using a problem-based learning approach, the course has three primary components: review of theoretical models and empirical literature, direct supervision and supervision of supervision, and ongoing supervision and discussion surrounding supervision issues and problem-based learning.
Topics
- Understand APA and California legal and ethical codes about supervision and gain experience conducting clinical supervision ethically. Gain competence in learning supervision models, understanding supervisee competencies, evaluating supervisees, providing formative feedback, troubleshooting issues that arise during the training of novice clinicians in learning foundational clinical skills Integrate the empirical literature and scientific understandings of cultural adaptation into applied clinical supervision Learn how to utilize supervision of supervision and provide supervision to others, including models of evaluating supervision practices Learn how to present clinical cases and develop appropriate questions and recommendations for consultation with families, healthcare professionals and others
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
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Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027