Supervision Information and Resources

Canadian Psychological Association. (2009) CANADIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR SUPERVISION IN PSYCHOLOGY: TEACHING, RESEARCH, PRACTICE, AND ADMINISTRATION http://www.cpa.ca/cpasite/userfiles/Documents/SupervisionGuidelinesfinal25Jan09.pdf

Canadian Psychological Association. RESOURCE GUIDE FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS: ETHICAL SUPERVISION IN TEACHING, RESEARCH, PRACTICE, AND ADMINISTRATION by Jean L. Pettifor, Michelle C. E. McCarron, Greg Schoepp, Cannie Stark, & Don Stewart. http://www.cpa.ca/docs/file/Ethics/CPAcoeEthicalSuperGuideApprovedNovember2010.pdf

Roth and Pilling Supervision Competencies, U.K. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/clinical-psychology/CORE/supervision_framework.htm

Presidential Address, Division 37, American Psychological Association, August, 2007

The following measures are available for downloading:
Therapist Evaluation Checklist (Hall-Marley) (Download PDF Version)
Supervisor Evaluation Form (Hall-Marley) (Download PDF Version)
Clinical Supervisor Self-Assessment (Christopher Ebbe) (Download PDF Version) Supervisor Self-Assessment (Download PDF Version)

You may self-assess your supervision knowledge using the following survey Download PDF Version. It was designed to highlight topics covered in Dr. Falender's supervision training sessions and in Falender and Shafranske's Clinical Supervision: A Competency-based Approach.

Supervisor Self-Assessment
Corresponding to Supervision Course
Falender

Area to be rated

Current

Aspirational

Rating Scale
5 Skilled
4
3 Moderate skill
2
1 Minimal or no exposure

	Current	Aspirational	Plan and Comments
Respective Discipline Code of Ethics
Knowledge of
Distribution to Supervisees
Laws and Regulations of State/Setting
Knowledge of
Distribution to Supervisees
Mutual development of Goals and Tasks
Attention to emotional tone
Establishment of mutual feedback expectation and discussion of difference
Supervision Contract
Knowledge of
Current use of
Inclusion of strengths/strength-based
Modeling and requiring self-assessment
Competency model (discipline specific)
Identification of exemplars
Knowledge of
Current use of
Integration of competencies into contract construction and evaluation
Knowledge of issues of assessment and bias
Use of measure of frequency of behaviors in supervision e.g., Milne and James
Knowledge of Variables associated with Successful Supervision
Variables associated with Lousy Supervision
Knowledge of how to increase disclosure by supervisees
Identification of Countertransference
Management of Countertransference
Skills to increase diversity competence
Diversity conceptualization
Introduction of topic
Multiple identities
Models to approach culture/diversity
Self-assessment of dealing with diversity in supervision
Legal and Ethical competencies
Attention to metacompetence
Functioning within areas of competence
Due process and informed consent implemented
Training in sexual attraction
Risk management steps
Ethical decision making models introduced and used
Procedures for supervisee with problematic behavior
Supervisor log/ documentation
Burnout prevention/ self-care
Self-assessment
Modeling

Carol Falender, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist in the State of California
PSY 5703
1158 26th Street, #189
Santa Monica, California 90403

310-451-1236 (Phone and Fax)
Email: carolafalender@aol.com