Supervision Beyond Technique: Cultivating the Use of Self to Navigate Presence, Power, and Growth

Description

Technical skill alone isn’t enough—what shapes your effectiveness as a supervisor is how you show up. The ability to use your self—your insight, identity, presence, and power—can make or break the supervisory relationship.

Supervisors carry influence that shapes how safe, empowered, and effective their supervisees become. This course is essential for any clinician who wants to deepen their impact, navigate complex relational dynamics, and lead with intentionality and authenticity. If you’ve ever wondered how to bring your full self into supervision responsibly—or felt unsure about the boundaries and benefits of doing so—this training offers the clarity and guidance you need.

Amie Bryant, LCSW, CAS, ACS, is a seasoned therapist, consultant, and Approved Clinical Supervisor whose leadership in supervision spans private practice, higher education, substance use treatment, and community mental health. Her work is grounded in relational insight and guided by ethical integrity, making her a trusted authority on cultivating presence, vulnerability, and growth in supervisory practice.

Through reflective guidance and real-world strategies, Amie teaches participants how to integrate identity, empathy, and lived experience into supervision without losing professional boundaries. Her approach helps supervisors model authenticity, navigate discomfort, and empower supervisees to engage more fully in their growth.

This course explores the full scope of “use of self” in supervision, including how personal values, self-awareness, and appropriate self-disclosure impact the supervisory alliance. Participants will learn how to engage relationally while addressing power dynamics, managing ethical boundaries, and fostering a safe environment for open dialogue and learning.

Key Takeaways:

• Use of self as a supervisory tool: Learn how to intentionally integrate your personality, insight, and values to strengthen supervisory relationships.

• Power and presence in action: Understand how to responsibly acknowledge and navigate power differentials while building trust and growth.

• Relational authenticity with ethical clarity: Gain practical strategies to use self-disclosure, emotional regulation, and identity reflection while honoring professional boundaries.

Why this course?

• Crucial for clinical supervision today: As supervision evolves to address equity, identity, and relational complexity, this course provides the foundation you need to lead ethically and effectively.

• Expert instruction from a clinical leader: Amie Bryant brings deep knowledge, lived experience, and practical insight into what makes supervision transformative.

• From a mission-driven CE provider: Offered by Telehealth Certification Institute, this training is part of our commitment to equipping clinicians with exceptional education that fosters real-world impact.

Learning Objectives:

• Define "use of self" in clinical supervision and explain how self-awareness, self-disclosure, and emotional regulation enhance supervisory effectiveness.

• Apply a “use of self” framework in clinical supervision to demonstrate relational presence, analyze supervisor–supervisee power dynamics, and select strategies that support professional growth.

• Develop greater awareness of how personal and professional identities, values, and lived experiences shape supervisory relationships and influence power dynamics within supervision.

Supervision is not just about oversight—it’s about modeling integrity, creating safety, and inviting growth. This course equips you to supervise with purpose, clarity, and human connection. Step beyond technique and into the deeper work of showing up fully.

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Format and Access

This is a non-interactive self-study course. Instruction consists of 1.5 hours of video instruction and a post-test.

Educational Level: Introductory/Beginner

Course Details

Availability: 

From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.

Who Should Attend: 

This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.

Teaching Methods: 

This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.

How to Attend: 

Course access and completion instructions.

Instructor and Disclosures

Instructor

About Amie Bryant, LCSW, CAS, ACS

Amie R. Bryant (she/her) is a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and trainer with over 20 years of experience in mental health. She is the owner of Four Corners Counseling, LLC, and provides individual psychotherapy, clinical supervision & consultation, and professional training. Amie is a CCE Approved Clinical Supervisor, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and Certified EMDR Therapist, and holds a Certificate in Advanced Clinical Supervision from Smith College School of Social Work.

A former Director and Training Coordinator at Fort Lewis College Counseling Center, and longtime adjunct faculty member with the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, she has completed over 100 hours of group leadership training through the Matrix Leadership Institute, and is known for her relational, culturally affirming, and use-of-self–centered approach to supervision. She currently serves as contracted faculty for MSU Denver’s Front Porch Initiative and as an Essence-Oriented Therapeutics Consultant with True Success for All. A sought-after speaker, she regularly facilitates basic and advanced supervision trainings.

Disclosure Statement: 

The instructor for this course receive compensation for their services. There are no reported conflicts of interest to disclose.

CE Hours

Credit Hours:

This course consists of 1.5 continuing education hours of credit.

Counselors:

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No, 6693.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors. #MHC-0048.

Marriage and Family Therapists:

Many MFT licensing boards accept our courses or one of the approvals which we have from professional associations.  You can check with your board to determine if your licensing board would accept this course.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0135, effective May 8, 2025.

Social Workers:

Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, #1609, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 05/02/2024 – 05/02/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 clinical continuing education credits.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Social Workers #SW-0435.

Addiction Professionals:

This course has been approved by Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits, effective 10/15/2025. NAADAC Provider #193104, Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is responsible for all aspects of the programming.

Psychologists:

Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Telehealth Certification Institute LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Psychologists #PSY-0128.

Art Therapists:

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists #CAT-0093.

Other Professionals:

This course qualifies for 90 minutes of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations.  Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

This course is a non-interactive, online self-study.

Participants may request a printed version of their certificate of completion to be delivered by mail. A shipping/handling fee of $6.95 will be charged per request. Shipping internationally may require an additional charge.

Accommodations and Policies

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