Ohio Licensed Professional Counselors Supervision Categories and Courses
Professional clinical counselors applying for supervising counselor status shall meet the following minimum requirements. Professional counselors who hold the supervision designation prior to January 1, 2013 may continue to hold that designation as long as they maintain it in good standing.
(a) Document a minimum of twenty-four hours of academic preparation or board approved continuing education coursework in counselor supervision training including training six hours in each area as follows:
(i) Assessment, evaluation and remediation which includes initial, formative and summative assessment of supervisee knowledge, skills and self-awareness; components of evaluation e.g. evaluation criteria and expectations, supervisory procedures, methods for monitoring (both direct and indirect observation) supervisee performance, formal and informal feedback mechanisms, and evaluation processes (both summative and formative), and processes and procedures for remediation of supervisee skills, knowledge, and personal effectiveness and self-awareness;
(ii) Counselor development which includes models of supervision, learning models, stages of development and transitions in supervisee/supervisor development, knowledge and skills related to supervision intervention options, awareness of individual differences and learning styles of supervisor and supervisee, awareness and acknowledgement of cultural differences and multicultural competencies needed by supervisors, recognition of 61 of 79 relational dynamics in the supervisory relationship, and awareness of the developmental process of the supervisory relationship itself;
(iii) Management and administration which includes organizational processes and procedures for recordkeeping, reporting, monitoring of supervisee's cases, collaboration, research and evaluation; agency or institutional policies and procedures for handling emergencies, case assignment and case management, roles and responsibilities of supervisors and supervisees, and expectations of supervisory process within the institution or agency; institutional processes for managing multiple roles of supervisors, and summative and formative evaluation processes; and
(iv) Professional responsibilities which includes ethical and legal issues in supervision includes dual relationships, competence, due process in evaluation, informed consent, types of supervisor liability, privileged communication, consultation, etc.; regulatory issues include Ohio laws governing the practice of counseling and counseling supervision, professional standards and credentialing processes in counseling, reimbursement eligibility and procedures, and related institutional or agency procedures.
Supervision Online Courses: Text
Best Practices in Effective, Hands-On Clinical Supervision (6 CE hours) – Counselor Development
Best Practices in Telesupervision – (4.5 CE hours) – Management and Administration
Ethics for Clinical Supervisors – 3rd Edition– (3 CE hours) – Professional Responsibilities
Supervision and Guidance for Therapists Who Work With Trauma – (3 CE hours) – Counselor Development
Supervision and “The Office”: Lessons Learned From the Manager of Dunder Mifflin – (3 CE hours) – Management and Administration
Supervision for the Stages: Facilitating Supervisee Growth Along All Levels of Professional Development – (3 CE hours) – Counselor Development
The Art and Science of Supervision – 2nd Edition (3 CE hours) – Assessment & Evaluation; Counselor Development;
Supervision Online Courses: Video
Basic Clinical Supervision #1: Myths, Models, Formats and Legal Issues – Video (3 CE hours) – Counselor Development
Basic Clinical Supervision #2: Ethical and Risk Management Issues – Video (2.75 CE hours) – Professional Responsibilities
Advanced Clinical Supervision #1: Legal and Ethical Issues When Supervising Couples Work and Family Therapy – Video (3 CE hours) – Professional Responsibilities
Advanced Clinical Supervision #2: Legal, Ethical, and Risk Management Aspects of Supervision – Video (3 CE hours) – Professional Responsibilities
Advanced Clinical Supervision #3: Assumptions, Legal Issues, Competencies, Cultural Humility, and Self-Assessment – 2nd Edition - Video (3 CE hours) – Counselor Development, Professional Responsibilities
Advanced Clinical Supervision #4: Identifying and Resolving Problems in Performance, Giving Constructive Feedback, and Managing Potential Dual Relationships in Supervision – Video (3 CE hours) – Assessment and Evaluation; Counselor Development
Advanced Clinical Supervision #5: Initial Assessment of Supervisees, Developmental Level of Supervisees, Roles and Responsibilities, and Evaluation – Video (3 CE hours) – Assessment and Evaluation
Clinical Supervision: Development Levels of Supervision - Video (3 CE hours) - Counselor Development
Clinical Supervision for Those Who Work With Couples and Families: Legal and Ethical Issues - Video – (3 CE hours) – Professional Responsibilities
Essentials of Clinical Supervision – 2nd Edition - Video (2.75 CE hours) – Counselor Development; Management and Administration
The Art and Science of Supervision – Video (3 CE hours) – Assessment & Evaluation, Counselor Development