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Thresholds: Become an Approved Supervisor Training


  • Shelterwood Collective 108 South Jackson Street Seattle, WA, 98104 United States (map)

Join seasoned clinicians, supervisors, and educators Abby Wong-Heffter and Nicole Greenwald for a two-day, immerse experience that centers an embodied, communal approach to becoming a Washington approved supervisor.

In this two-day, immersive training you’ll learn to:

  • Differentiate between supervision, consultation, and teaching

  • Understand models of supervision and locate your unique supervisor identity

  • Assess supervisory liability and identify best practices to protect your practice

  • Draft an Informed Consent for Clinical Supervision

  • Develop effective documentation and record-keeping systems

  • Develop a framework for evaluation and practice providing constructive feedback

  • Hone skills for working with interpersonal dynamics in supervision

  • Deepen awareness of systemic realities and their impact on clinical practice, including the supervisor/supervisory relationship

For full details about this training and more information about Abby and Nicole visit this page.

Details

Friday, October 25 - Saturday, October 26

9:00 — Doors open; refreshments provided
9:30-1:00 — Training block
1:00-1:30 — Lunch on your own
1:30-5:00 — Training block

Format

This is a hybrid training.

IN PERSON — We will gather in The Studio at Shelterwood Collective in Pioneer Square. Visit this page for details about the neighborhood, accessibility, parking, and transportation.

VIRTUAL — We are providing facilitated, distance learning access via Zoom. Please be aware that full participation (with cameras on) for the entirety of the offering is required to receive your approved supervisor certificate and CEUs.

Authorization

This training meets the requirements to become an approved supervision in Washington State as defined by WAC 246-809-234. Your full participation grants 16 continuing education units, including 6 profession law & ethics.

This training has been authorized and approved by the NASW Washington State Chapter. Our provider #1975-507. Licensed social workers, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors are eligible.

When you complete this training and the 25 required hours of supervision experience* you will be authorized to provide approved, direct supervision for associate-level clinicians. The timing of this training aligns with upcoming graduations and new clinicians entering the field.

*We’ll go over this requirement in the training, including tangible ways to meet fulfill this requirement. Many of you have already met it!

Exchange

$600 covers the cost of the training, 16 CEUs, a package of documentation to support this new facet of your practice, and a community of supervisor colleagues for ongoing connection and consutlation.

When you register you will have the option to spread the fee into one, two, or three installments.

 
 

Abby Wong-Heffter

Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor, Consultant & Teacher

Learn more about Abby 

Nicole Greenwald

Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor, Consultant & Facilitator

Learn more about Nicole

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