Getting the Most Out of Clinical Training and Supervision

Carol A. Falender, PhD, has directed APA accredited internship programs and supervised interns and practicum students for over two decades. Currently, she teaches doctoral students, supervises, and provides clinical supervision workshops. She has served as president of APA Division 37, Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice, co-chair of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association Ethics Committee, and as a member of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards Supervision Guidelines Task Force and delegate to the Competencies Conference and to Benchmarks. She is an APA council representative, clinical professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles and adjunct professor at Pepperdine University. She is coauthor of Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach, coeditor of Casebook for Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach, both published by APA and she has also written numerous journal articles on supervision.  Edward P. Shafranske, PhD, ABPP, currently serves as a professor of psychology, Muriel Lipsey Endowed Chair for Counseling and Clinical Psychology, and director of the PsyD program in clinical psychology at Pepperdine University. He also lectures in the Psychiatry Residency Program at the University of California, Los Angeles and has served as president of APA Division 3 : Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, and on the APA Council of Representatives. He currently teaches courses on psychotherapy, supervises first-year students through post-graduates, and advises students in research on clinical supervision. He is coauthor of Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach, coeditor of Casebook for Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach, editor of Religion and the Clinical Practice of Psychology, and coauthor of Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy, each published by APA.

"Quite simply, this book is one of the best of its kind, geared specifically to clinical psychology trainees who want to get the most from their formal supervision. Although the primary audience for the book is practicum students and interns, supervisors themselves should read it to improve their own skills. The book is so good that I recommend it as a standard text for trainees with supervisors within psychology training programs. Truly, this is a masterful resource that explains and makes manifest the art and science of supervision." - New England Psychologist

• PrefaceI. Becoming a Competent SuperviseeBeginning Clinical Practice Under SupervisionEntering Competency-Based SupervisionExpectations and the Path to Good SupervisionII. Developing Clinical Competence Through SupervisionDeveloping Competence to Practice in a Diverse WorldDeveloping the Therapeutic Alliance and Managing Strains and RupturesThe Use of the Self in PsychotherapyCase Conceptualization: The Practice of Clinical UnderstandingPracticing EthicallyIII. Advancing Reflective Practice in SupervisionTransforming Supervision to Be More SuccessfulBecoming a Reflective ClinicianAppendix A: Competency BenchmarksAppendix B: The Practicum Competencies Outline: Report on Practicum CompetenciesAppendix C: Practices and Beliefs QuestionnaireReferencesIndexAbout the Authors