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PSY-8606

Week 2 Resources

The New Handbook of Counseling Supervision

Borders, L.D., & Brown, L.L. (2022). The new handbook of counseling supervision (1st ed.). Routledge. 

  • This text by Borders and Brown represents an excellent overview of clinical and counseling supervision, including both broad perspectives and more specific interventions and considerations.

  • Review Chapter 1 again. This chapter was assigned in Week 1, and concepts from Chapter 1 remain relevant for this week.

The Strength-Based Clinical Supervision Workbook: A Complete Guide for Mental Health Trainees and Supervisors

Heffner, C.L., & Cowan, J.A. (2022). The Strength-Based Clinical Supervision Workbook: A Complete Guide for Mental Health Trainees and 

Supervisors (1st ed.). Routledge.

  • This text assists supervisors and supervisees with developing a collaborative and strength-based approach to clinical supervision. 
  • Review Chapters 1 and 2, which were assigned for Week 1; these chapters remain relevant for this week.

Optional Resources

Beyond multicultural competency: A scoping review of multicultural orientation in psychotherapy and clinical supervision.

Mahon, D. (2024). Beyond multicultural competency: A scoping review of multicultural orientation in psychotherapy and clinical supervision. Mental Health and Social Inclusion,28(6),1095–1119. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-01-2024-0012  

  • This article will assist with the assignment by offering important concepts related to multicultural aspects of supervision. 

A contemporary approach to clinical supervision: The supervisee perspective

Shklarski, L., & Abrams, A. (Eds.). (2021). A contemporary approach to clinical supervision: The supervisee perspective (1st ed.). Routledge. 

  • This text provides an innovative perspective on the supervision process through contributions by seven supervisees and the supervisor they shared.
  • Read Chapter 6, which will provide insights into relationship aspects of what makes up an effective working alliance, which will be helpful with this week’s assignment.  

The relational-expressive dual-continuum model of clinical supervisor training

Stewart, D. W., & Johnson, E. A. (2023). The relational-expressive dual-continuum model of clinical supervisor training. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 17(2), 142–148. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000393 

  • This article introduces a dual-continuum model of supervision that emphasizes relationship and communication elements.