Casebook for Clinical Supervision: A Competency-based Approach

Hardcover: 259 pages
ISBN 1433803429
978-1433803420
American Psychological Association (APA)
June 2008
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Supervision plays a central role in the clinical training of mental health professionals. In Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach, Carol A. Falender and Edward P. Shafranske created a comprehensive resource for the supervision of mental health practitioners that was grounded in theory and research, and emphasized the identification and development of specific competencies in both trainees and their supervisors.

Now, in the Casebook for Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach, Falender and Shafranske 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 supervision relationship is examined in detail, through a focus on issues such as counter transference, diversity, ruptures in the alliance, legal and ethical concerns, and evaluation and enhancement. Supervision tools are included 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.

"Falender and Shafranske, following up on their excellent volume that laid the groundwork for competency based 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

"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

"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

"Following the landmark volume Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach, 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

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