Take your practice to a new level with clinical supervision training.

In this module, participants will examine frameworks for integrating cultural responsiveness into their supervisory practices, ensuring that supervisees develop the skills needed to provide culturally sensitive care. Key topics include exploring power imbalances, addressing microaggressions, recognizing the role of cultural identity and values in supervision and client care, and fostering equity within the supervisory relationship. This module will provide a deeper understanding of how to integrate cultural, diversity, and social justice considerations into the supervisory practices.

This module will explore prominent models that shape clinical supervision in counselling, which structure interactions with supervisees, foster professional growth, and ensure high-quality client care. Participants will learn how to select, adapt, and integrate supervision models into their practice and will have a foundational understanding of how to use these frameworks effectively and ethically, enhancing both the supervision process and outcomes for supervisees.

This module will equip participants with essential tools to create and sustain a collaborative, supportive, and effective supervisory relationship. This module will cover topics such as strengthening supervisory alliance, effectively managing power differential in supervisory relationship, the concept of parallel processes, and integrating a culturally responsive approach to supervision.

This module will focus on ethical supervision practice as a supervisor and address complex relational dynamics within supervision, covering ethical frameworks to navigate dual relationships, evaluate supervisees’ performance, and address counsellor impairment. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of their ethical and legal responsibilities, enhancing their ability to provide safe, supportive, and effective supervision.

This module will cover essential supervision modalities and techniques, including individual, dyadic, and group supervision, live supervision, case presentations, and role-playing. It will emphasize the importance of establishing clear structures and agreements, such as supervision contracts and the supervisor disclosure statement, to promote transparency, which can pre-empt supervisee concerns that often lead to poor outcomes. Participants will be equipped with practical tools to structure their supervision sessions, create a safe and productive learning space, and maintain high standards of practice.

In this module, participants will learn to identify the role of reflective practice, demonstrate techniques for developing reflective skills in supervision, and support supervisees in building reflective practice skills.

This module will cover the importance and some key aspects of lifelong learning in clinical supervision and will provide participants with conceptual understanding and strategies to sustain their growth as supervisors, emphasizing the interplay of reflection, adaptability, feedback, and ethical awareness. Participants will also explore the professional identity shift that occurs when transitioning from a counsellor to a supervisor.

This module will explore practical, financial sustainability, as well as ethical and legal challenges that accompany the business aspects of supervision. Participants will learn to identify ways of managing the challenges that honour and advance the needs and aspirations of both supervisee and supervisor.

In this module, participants will explore the concept and practices of supervision of supervision, focusing on how it fosters reflective practice, ethical decision-making, and cultural responsiveness in supervisory relationships. By the end of this module, participants will have a deeper understanding of how supervision of supervision supports their professional growth and prepares them to confidently take on the complexities of this critical role.

Yes, it’s designed to fulfill BCACC’s ACS designation program’s fundamentals of clinical supervision training requirements.

The course includes practical assignments designed to help you apply what you’re learning to your own professional context. Details about participation and assignment expectations will be provided in the course policies and syllabus at the start of the program. Our focus is on supporting your engagement and growth, rather than traditional academic grading.

Participation in all live seminars is an important part of the course experience. Attending these sessions helps you meet the participation requirements and ensures you benefit fully from the interactive discussions and cohort learning. We encourage you to plan ahead and reserve these dates in your calendar to make the most of your learning journey.

Most participants spend 2–3 hours/week for the online modules and course assignments. The five live seminars will be 2.5 hours each.