The Strength-Based Clinical Supervision Workbook

Christopher L. Heffner, PsyD, PhD, is a Licensed Psychologist and Core Faculty member at Antioch University Seattle (AUS). His clinical and research interests include solution-focused interventions and positive psychology. Jessica Cowan, PsyD, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Washington and Arizona. Her clinical and research interests are centered on clinical supervision and the treatment of eating disorders.

Acknowledgments Section I: Foundation and Framework for Strength-Based Supervision 1. Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Clinical Supervision: How Where We’ve Been Informs Where We Are 2. Does Supervision Matter? What the Evidence Suggests in Support of Supervision and Best Practices 3. How We Can, Not Why We Can’t: Theory and Techniques of Strength-Based Clinical Supervision Section II: The First Supervision Session 4. Preparing for the First Session: Identifying What You Bring Individually to the Supervision Process 5. The Role of Cultural Competence and Social Justice in Effective Strength-Based Supervision 6. We Need to Talk: The Relationship as a Foundation for Effective Strength-Based Supervision 7. Start with the End in Mind: Developing Strength-Based Supervision Goals Section III: Moving Forward: Building on Strengths in Ongoing and Final Supervision Sessions 8. It’s a Journey and a Destination: Essential Tasks and Goals of Ongoing Supervision Sessions 9. What You See is What You Get: Monitoring and Observing Clinical Work 10. Effective Feedback: Best Practices for Giving Trainees More of What They Want (Hint: Feedback)11. A Focus on Solutions: Addressing Obstacles through Strength-Based Remediation and Rupture Repair 12. Ending Well: The Final Supervision Sessions and Stepping Into the Future Conclusion References Index