Casebook for Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach / Edition 1

by Carol A. Falender PhD, Edward P. Shafranske PhD, ABPP

Overview

Supervision plays a central role in the clinical training of mental health professionals. In Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach (APA, 2004), Falender and Shafranske created a comprehensive resource for the supervision of mental health practitioners. In this companion casebook, the editors have enlisted an elite group of contributors to help make the leap from theory and research to the real-life, hands-on implementation of the elements of successful supervision.
 
With expert commentary and detailed excerpts from actual supervisory sessions, the authors describe supervision as process—the process of becoming competent, the process of psychotherapy, and the process of developing as a supervisor. The book examines the supervision relationship in detail and includes supervision tools to help supervisors implement best practices within a competency-based framework.
 
Whether used alone or in conjunction with the earlier volume, the Casebook for Clinical Supervision will be the standard resource for supervisory competence for years to come.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433803420
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
Publication date:	05/15/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	259
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Carol A. Falender, PhD, is adjunct professor at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, California, and clinical professor in the Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Falender has served as President of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 37 (Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice), communications officer for the Supervision and Training Section of Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology), chair of the California Psychological Association (CPA) Division of Education and Training, and chair of continuing education for the CPA. She directed APA-accredited internships at community mental health centers for more than 20 years. She received the Outstanding Supervisor of the Year award from the CPA Division of Education and Training and the Silver Psi Award from the CPA for outstanding service. She provides training and workshops internationally on the subject of clinical supervision and contributes scholarship in this clinical specialty area. Dr. Falender's publications include Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach.
 
Edward P. Shafranske, PhD, ABPP, is professor of psychology and director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, California. He also lectures in the Department of Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. A fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), Dr. Shafranske has served as president of APA Division 36 (Psychology of Religion) and chair of the California Psychological Association (CPA) Division of Education and Training. A former Luckman Distinguished Teaching Fellow, he received Pepperdine's Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence in 2006 and the CPA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Profession in 2007. He has supervised clinicians at all levels of professional development. His publications include Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach, Religion and the Clinical Practice of Psychology, and Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy. In addition to academic, research, and consultation activities, Dr. Shafranske maintains a private practice in clinical psychology in Irvine, California.
 

Table of Contents

Contributors

Foreword
—Stephen H. Behnke

1. Best Practices of Supervision
   —Carol A. Falender and Edward P. Shafranske
2. A Competency-Based Approach to Supervision
   —Nadine J. Kaslow and Kanika D. Bell
3. Developmental Approaches to Supervision
   —Cal D. Stoltenberg
4. Psychotherapy-Based Approaches to Supervision
   —Judith S. Beck, Joan E. Sarnat, and Veronica Barenstein
5. Supervision Addressing Personal Factors and Countertransference
   —Edward P. Shafranske and Carol A. Falender
6. Supervision, Culture, and Context
   —Luis A. Vargas, Natalie Porter, and Carol A. Falender
7. A Relational Approach to Supervision: Addressing Ruptures in the Alliance
   —Jeremy D. Safran, J. Christopher Muran, Christopher Stevens, and Michael Rothman
8. Addressing Ethical and Legal Issues in Clinical Supervision
   —Gerald P. Koocher, Edward P. Shafranske, and Carol A. Falender
9. Multisystemic Approaches to Supervision: Tales of Woe (Cultural Nonconnect) in Supervision and Understanding the Fit
   —Phillippe B. Cunningham and Jeff Randall
10. Supervisory Issues in Clinical Health Psychology
    —Cynthia Belar
11. Evaluating and Enhancing Supervision: An Experiential Model
    —Derek Milne

Appendix A: Trainee's Competence Checklist (TraCC)

Appendix B: Helpful Aspects of Supervision Questionnaire (HASQ)

Index

About the Editors

What People are Saying About This

Ronald F. Levant

"Falender and Shafranske, following up on their excellent volume that laid the groundwork for competencybased supervision, now offer the Casebook for Clinical Supervision. A stellar group of authors has been assembled to address a wide range of topics, such as establishing the supervisory alliance, contracting, and addressing ruptures in the alliance, as well as diversity, evaluation, and legal and ethical issues. This book is essential reading for both graduate students and supervising professionals."--(Ronald F. Levant, EdD, ABPP, 2005 President, American Psychological Association; coeditor, Evidence-Based Practices in Mental Health; The University of Akron, Akron, OH)

Asher R. Pacht

"Falender and Shafranske have edited an exceptional book of articles written by experienced psychologists whose unique contributions along with their illustrative case studies clarify the many nuances of clinical supervision. My high expectations, on the basis of their earlier book on clinical supervision, were not only met but exceeded. The casebook, alone or in combination with their earlier book, provides an outstanding resource for all of us who teach, supervise, are supervisees, or in any way interface with the supervision process."--(Asher R. Pacht, PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison)

George Stricker

"Following the landmark volume Clinical Supervision, Falendar and Shafranske have compiled a perfect companion volume. Nationally known authors have contributed a rich set of chapters, replete with case material, to illustrate clinical, legal, and ethical aspects of the competency-based approach to supervision. The pair of volumes would make the basis for an outstanding course in supervision."--(George Stricker, PhD, Argosy University, Washington, DC)

Ira Grossman

"Falender and Shafranske have built upon their earlier work, Clinical Supervision: A Competency Based Approach with this Casebook for Clinical Supervision. This scholarly, yet practical approach to the myriad complexities of clinical supervision provides a treasure trove of concepts that are brought to life through example. This thoughtful book will benefit novice and experienced supervisors alike as they strive to be effective, ethical, and competent supervisors."--(Ira Grossman, PhD, ABPP, Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital, San Diego, CA)

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Christopher J Graver, PhD, ABPP-CN(Madigan Healthcare System)
Description: Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach, Falender and Shafranske (American Psychological Association, 2004) was a comprehensive resource on the supervision of mental health trainees. This is a companion casebook to that seminal resource.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide instruction in clinical supervision by translating research and theory into clinical practice through the use of case studies.
Audience: The casebook is targeted mainly at psychologists involved in training students of all levels, but would also be appropriate for other mental health professionals working with trainees. The editors and contributing authors are experienced in this area.
Features: The book begins with an overview of the editors' competency-based supervisory framework with a table that summarizes key competencies. The second chapter covers the initial contracting with a supervisee and methods to structure supervision to extract maximum benefit from the beginning. A rather lengthy chapter addresses different psychotherapy-based approaches to supervision. The role of personal and cultural factors is explored along with ways to handle these factors in an effective and empathetic manner. Other topics include the use of video and audio taping of sessions, group supervision, and role-playing. Readers will also be interested to find a chapter on ethical issues, clinical competence, multiple roles, and resolving conflicts. The chapter offers useful suggestions for reconciling the power differential, and points out the common pitfalls made by supervisors and trainees alike. All of these chapters include sample dialogues to demonstrate each approach. Methods for evaluating the supervision process are included, as well as a trainee competency checklist. The index is reasonably helpful and the references, although disappointingly sparse in some chapters, are current.
Assessment: This is an important casebook on clinical supervision, especially given the lack of instruction in many graduate programs on becoming an effective supervisor. By providing an empirically-based framework and presenting it in a concrete manner, this book is a wonderful asset in an area that is often neglected. This book will greatly benefit even experienced supervisors and in turn prove to be an advantage to the students they train.

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