03 Jan DQ1 Review the APA guidelines

PCN820 Behavioral Health Clinical Supervision

Module 1 Discussion

DQ1 What are two most significant roles commonly fulfilled by a clinical supervisor working in a leadership position? Why do you think these roles are most important? How might each role address providing supervision to others?

DQ2 What are the most significant challenges and responsibilities of the clinical supervisor? Why?

PCN820 Behavioral Health Clinical Supervision
Module 2 Discussion

DQ1 Why should the behavioral health supervisor be aware of the boundaries defined by the APA? What is the significance of the APA Ethical Principles? Offer an example, based on the research, of an ethical problem that could arise in the clinical setting between the supervisor and supervisee.

DQ2 How do Standard 2 (Competence) and Standard 7 (Education and Training) of the APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct apply to the process of clinical supervision? Why is the application of these two standards significant?

PCN820 Behavioral Health Clinical Supervision
Module 3 Discussion

DQ1 Why is the level of competence of the behavioral health supervisor important when providing clinical supervision? How does this level of competence affect the supervisor’s ability to provide development to the supervisee?

DQ2 Bernard and Goodyear discussed the cognitive-developmental form of supervision to understand the relationship between supervisor and supervisee. The Myers’-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is mentioned as one method to better understand this relationship. Is it more or less important to know one’s own cognitive style as opposed to knowing your supervisee’s? How does knowledge of this style affect the relationship between supervisor and supervisee? To take the free MBTI Type Indicator, visit http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp.

PCN820 Behavioral Health Clinical Supervision
Module 4 Discussion

DQ1 Why is it important for the behavioral health supervisor to know the models of supervision? What model do you feel is most beneficial to the supervisees’? Why?

DQ2 Why should the behavioral health leader consider individual, cultural, and developmental differences of the supervisees? What is the significance of using an integrationist perspective with supervision?

PCN820 Behavioral Health Clinical Supervision
Module 5 Discussion

DQ1 What is the most significant expectation a mental health clinical supervisor has of a supervisee during the supervision process? How should a supervisor best communicate this expectation? Why?

DQ2 Why is it important to clarify the roles and expectations of the supervisor-supervisee relationship? What are the most significant effects of organizational culture on the roles and expectations of the roles of supervisors and supervisees? Under what circumstances, if any, might the expectations be amended?

PCN820 Behavioral Health Clinical Supervision
Module 6 Discussion

DQ1 What strategies or specific techniques might a behavioral health supervisor employ when providing clinical supervision to a group? Provide specific examples of each.

DQ2 Discuss one advantage and one disadvantage (benefit/limitation) associated with providing supervision in a group format. What is the most significant method or practice a mental health leader can use to compensate for the identified disadvantages?

PCN820 Behavioral Health Clinical Supervision
Module 7 Discussion

DQ1 Identify and discuss two techniques of live supervision available to behavioral health supervisors. What are some advantages and disadvantages associated with each method? Why?

DQ2 Discuss the steps a mental health leader should consider prior to using a live supervision technique. What are some of the most important elements of the post session debriefing process? What advantages/disadvantages are there for immediate feedback?

PCN820 Behavioral Health Clinical Supervision
Module 8 Discussion

DQ1 Review the APA guidelines associated with clinical supervision. Identify at least two competencies that should be taught and evaluated in the process of training supervisors. Why do you think these specific competencies are important for the behavioral health supervisor to know and utilize when supervising others? What aspects of the mentoring process are most important? Why?

DQ2 Reflecting on this course and courses prior, discuss the elements that will be most important in your dissertation research. Why are these elements important?