CLINICAL SUPERVISION TRAINING
DR. PAULA BRITTON

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All workshops are approved for CE hours by the OPA-MCE, Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board, and The State of Ohio CSWMFT Board for Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & and Family Therapist Board. For counselors, social workers, and chemical dependency professionals, the workshops are approved to “count” toward obtaining one’s supervision credential or renewing it; for MFTs the workshops may be used to renew one's supervision credential.

Training Program for the Supervisor Designation

Parts 1 through 4 are is designed for mental health professionals working toward their supervision credential or obtaining continuing education (CE) in supervision to maintain their supervision credential or license

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By Dr. Paula Britton

Part 1 - Basics in Supervision: Assessment, Evaluation, and Remediation

Part 2 - Supervision and Counselor Development

Part 3 - Management and Administration: Supervisory Issues

Part 4 - Professional Responsibilities and Legal/Ethical Issues in Supervision

Part 5 - Group Supervision: Considerations and Legal/Ethical Issues

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Presenter

Dr. Paula Britton

For 19 years she has been a professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at John Carroll University. She is a licensed psychologist and a PCC-S, with over twenty years of diverse clinical experience including an administrator and supervisor in a family service agency, a project director of a large research grant and maintains a small private practice. She has given over 100 local, state, and national professional presentations and workshops in the areas of supervision and ethics as well as numerous publications.

Our Testimonials

"I really needed this workshop. I had to hold back tears during the stress/self-care/burnout section. Thank you Paula!"
“Information is always presented in an informative, no-nonsense, reassuring style that applies to the real world seamlessly. I always leave here feeling like ‘now I know what I’m doing.’"
"Helpful info, knowledgeable instructor, good examples and activities to remain engaged."

FAQ's

For Ohio counselors to earn their supervision designation (“S”), they need 24 hours of continuing education credits in specified areas or have a graduate course in supervision, along with some other requirements. Workshops Parts 1 through 4 meet the educational requirements for counselors.

No, Ohio marriage and family therapists must complete the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) 30-hour supervision course, an approved equivalent, or other experience and the AAMFT supervision refresher course to earn their “S.” However, once a therapist has an IMFT-S license, the workshops can be used for renewing that license.

For all professionals registered under the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board, all workshops are approved for 6 hours of supervision CEUs. Alternatively, Part 4 and Part 5 can be taken as 3 hours supervision and 3 hours ethics. The Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board has approved all workshops for supervision related CEUs for those who have a LICDC and other types of credits for other license holders—CE Broker details those credits. The Ohio Psychological Association Office of Mandatory Continuing Education has approved all workshops—there is no supervision specific requirements for psychologists. Parts 4 and Part 5 are approved for 6 hours ethics for psychologists.

Yes, attendees often participate in different series; however, there is not a way to sign up for that. Thus, just sign up for the 4- or 5-part series and indicate in the registration what different dates you want. You may also contact me, and I can make changes as needed. Also, attendees often need to do miss a workshop for “last minute” work or personal issues. In such cases, one would just take the missed workshop the next time it was offered—no additional charge.

All workshops are approved by the Ohio Psychological Association Office of Mandatory Continuing Education. Part 4 and Part 5 are approved for 6 hours of ethics. There are no supervision educational requirements for Ohio psychologists; however, many psychologists who supervise find the workshops helpful.

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