Clinical Supervision in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling

"Powell blended model' of clinical supervision is a major original contribution to the clinical supervision literature as well as to the substance abuse field. It synthesizes the psycodynamic, skills, family therapy, and developmental approaches to supervision into a coherent framework that captures the essence of our unique discipline." - Carlton E. Turner, Ph.D., former director, Drug Abuse Policy Office, The White House"This is the first comprehensive book to apply current knowledge about supervision to the substance abuse field. It clearly sets forth that supervision in a unique profession with subspecialites, a profession with unique knowledge and skills required of the effective practitioner." - L. Dianne Borders, Ph.D., coauthor Handbook of Counseling Supervision

David J. Powell, Ph.D., LADC, CCS, is president of the International Center for Health Concerns, Inc., a health consulting company. He assists worldwide in the education and training of behavioral health professionals. Formerly he was president of ETP Inc. and in that capacity oversaw clinical supervision training programs for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps worldwide. Archie Brodsky is senior research associate at the Program in Psychiatry and the Law, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Harvard Medical School.

Figures and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction to the 2004 Edition xiii Introduction to the 1993 Edition xxiii Part One: Principles 1 A Historical Review of Supervision 3 2 A Working Definition of Supervision 10 3 Leadership Principles for Supervisors 20 4 Traits of an Effective Clinical Supervisor 40 Part Two: Models 5 Building a Model of Clinical Supervision 53 6 A Developmental Approach to Supervision 68 7 The Psychodynamic Model 103 8 The Skills Model 116 9 Family Therapy Models 128 10 A Blended Model of Clinical Supervision for the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Field 141 Part Three: Methods 11 Establishing a Supervisory Contract 179 12 Basic Supervisory Techniques 191 13 Evaluation and Feedback 228 14 Innovative Techniques in Supervision 253 15 Ethical and Legal Concerns 273 16 Special Issues in Supervision 299 17 New Directions for the Future 320 Appendixes A Competencies of Supervisors 327 B Role Delineation Study for Clinical Supervisors 333 C Assessing Ones Preparation as a Clinical Supervisor 341 D Determining Readiness to Be a Supervisor 345 E Counselor Evaluation of the Supervisor 347 F Evaluation of the Counselor 351 G Individual Development Plan 355 H Use of the Sociogram 363 I Suggested Outline for Case Presentations 369 J Counselor Assessment Forms 373 References 381 About the Authors 403 Index 404