CNS 726

Fundamentals of Supervision and Consultation

Provides students with the theory base and skill background to be effective clinical supervisors or mental health clinicians. Focus on the social context of urban agencies and organizations, and how supervision practice interfaces with the social and political aspects of institutional functioning. Emphasis on contrasting models of supervision and comparison of strategies between models, and how each of those models facilitates supervisee development. There also is a component on effective consultation, through which students acquire the skills necessary to assess an organization's needs, and help the organization to meet those needs.

Units: 4.0