Supervision Training: Module Five | 4 CE Credits

Clinicians will learn about the supervisory relationship, including modeling and use of self, professional boundaries, developing ways of navigating conflict, and further understanding the parallel process in supervision. Clinicians can choose to attend one, two, three, or four sessions in this training series. Clinicians will need to attend the full training hour and obtain a passing post test score to receive CE credit(s).

CARE Psychotherapy Training Videos are intended solely for educational purposes for mental health professionals. Viewers are expected to treat confidential material found herein according to professional guidelines. Unauthorized viewing is prohibited. 

Level of programming is intermediate: assumes general familiarity with the topic. 

This training is designed to help attendees:  

First Hour 

• Describe modeling in the context of use of self within supervision 
• Identify how self-disclosure can impact the supervisory relationship 

Second Hour 

• Identify dimensions of professional supervisory boundaries 
• Define boundary crossings and boundary violations 
• Describe approaches for maintaining healthy supervisory boundaries 

Third Hour 

• Describe the importance of conflict within the supervisory relationship
• Identify tools and approaches for managing conflict  

Fourth Hour

• Define parallel process within the supervisory relationship 
• Describe how to identify and manage secondary stress 
• Identify common contributors to stress, secondary trauma, and strain

The presentation is designated for CARE Counseling independently licensed mental health professionals (LP, LPCC, LMFT, LICSW). 

CARE Counseling Supervision Training is approved by the MN Boards of Psychology, Behavioral Health & Therapy, Marriage & Family Therapy  and  Social Work for 50 CE hours for LP’s, LPCC’s, LMFT’s & LICSW’s 

CARE Counseling is also approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CARE maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

For more information on CARE sponsored continuing education offerings click here  

About the Presenter:

Meg Spires, MSW, LICSW, is a social worker, psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and is currently the Associate Director of Training at CARE Counseling. She has over 20 years of experience in clinical practice, supervision, and training, previously through the Minnesota Cystic Fibrosis Center, the University of Minnesota-Boynton Mental Health Clinic, and the Autism Society of Minnesota. As a psychotherapist, she specializes in supporting members of the neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ communities, as well as those experiencing chronic illness, grief, or trauma. She has provided individual and group supervision to trainees, pre-independently licensed and licensed professionals, and developed and coordinated training programs for clinical trainees and emerging supervisors