Advanced Skills in Clinical Supervision
Updates on the Blended Model of Clinical Supervision

This 3 hour course will provide education in advanced skills in clinical supervision, including updates to the Blended Model of Clinical Supervision, solution-focused supervision, motivational interviewing in supervision, and a contemplative model of supervision, developed by David Powell. 

Goals/Objectives

By participating in this Distance Learning Course, the trainee will:

1. Review the Blended Model of Clinical Supervision.

2. Examine recent changes in the behavioral health care field and their impact on training, clinical supervision, treatment and the Blended Model

3. Explore enhancements to the Blended Model from a Managed Care Perspective as they relate to the issue of co-occurring disorders.

4. Investigate contemplative psychology and its relationship to counseling and supervision.

5. Learn how to integrate contemplative psychology into clinical supervision.

6. Learn techniques of solution-focused supervision and how they fit into the Blended Model.

7. Learn techniques of Motivational Interviewing and how they fit into the Blended Model.

8. Develop a model for putting this information into practice.

Your Course Instructor:
David Powell
Ph.D., LADC, CCS, LMFT

Dr. David J. Powell, Ph.D., LADC, CCS, LMFT is President of the Clinical Supervision Institute, a division of the International Center for Health Concerns, Inc (ICHC). He is most noted for his work in clinical supervision and management, having trained thousands of counselors, managers, supervisors, and directors since 1976. He is the author of five books, his latest, Clinical Supervision in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling, which is the major text on the subject in the substance abuse field. A clinician of 36 years, Dr. Powell is a licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, certified clinical supervisor, certified sex therapist, and Diplomat in the International Academy of Behavioral Medicine and Psychotherapy. He was Chief Executive Officer/President of ETP Inc. for twenty-five years wherein he oversaw the clinical supervision programs for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, operational at over 100 military bases worldwide. Currently Dr. Powell is involved in clinical supervisory training, and presents on subjects ranging from integrating spirituality into treatment, macro- and micro-ethics, men's issues in the second half of life, and care for the caregiver. As President of ICHC he is involved in establishing exchanges of information and resources concerning behavioral health between militaries of various nations. 

Dr. Powell is a father of two adult daughters, married to Barbara since 1972, and is an avid model railroader and plays trumpet in a brass ensemble.