Rolling with the Punches: Equipping Your Supervisees to Navigate Setbacks

Description

Even the most talented supervisees will stumble—but how they respond to setbacks can determine their long-term success or burnout. This course equips supervisors with the tools to foster resilience, adaptability, and growth in the face of adversity.

In today’s complex behavioral health landscape, the ability to help supervisees navigate personal, professional, and systemic challenges is more vital than ever. This training offers practical frameworks and strategies you can immediately integrate into your supervision practice.

Amy Smitke, LISW-S, LICDC, is a seasoned clinician, clinical supervisor, and creator of innovative supervision tools that elevate the development of mental health professionals. Drawing from her extensive work in mental health and substance use services, Amy helps clinicians strengthen their leadership and support their teams with clarity and compassion.

With a focus on resilience, adaptive leadership, and mindfulness, Amy’s approach emphasizes real-world problem-solving and meaningful reflection. Through this engaging self-study course, she empowers supervisors to create supportive environments where supervisees can grow through challenges rather than be defeated by them.

This course covers the definition and types of setbacks in behavioral health settings, the psychological toll they can take on both providers and clients, and the role of supervision in mitigating those impacts. Participants will explore adaptive leadership, mindfulness techniques, feedback strategies, communication tools, and decision-making frameworks that promote resilience and problem-solving in supervisory relationships.

Key Takeaways:

• Strengthen supervisory leadership: Learn how to guide supervisees through workplace stressors and systemic barriers with resilience and clarity.

• Build a practical supervision toolkit: Gain evidence-based tools like mindfulness strategies, structured feedback methods, and resilience planning templates.

• Promote professional growth: Equip your supervisees to thrive through adversity and become more adaptable, confident clinicians.

Why This Course?

• Expert instruction with practical tools: Learn from Amy Smitke, a nationally recognized clinical supervisor and creator of widely used supervision resources.

• Tailored for real-world application: This course is designed with the day-to-day realities of mental health supervision in mind, not just theory.

• Trusted by behavioral health professionals: Delivered by the Telehealth Certification Institute, a leader in behavioral health continuing education.

Learning Objectives:

• Assess common setbacks in mental health practice and their impact on clinicians and clients.

• Develop strategies for building resilience and adaptability in supervisees.

• Implement mindfulness and adaptive leadership techniques to navigate and overcome setbacks.

Resilient supervisees become resilient clinicians. This course provides you with the guidance and tools to ensure your supervision doesn’t just support clinical skills—it strengthens your team’s ability to grow through challenges.

Add this impactful training to your professional development journey and begin learning right away.

Format and Access

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

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 Amy Smitke, LISW-S, LICDC

Amy is a dedicated professional with a passion for advancing mental health practice. With a background in Social Work and Psychology, she brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the realm of mental health supervision. She is the CEO and Founder of Motivated Wellness Solutions LLC and Coaching Upwards, and the Co-Founder of TheraVault LLCs.

Drawing from years of experience in mental health and substance use, Amy understands the critical role that effective supervision plays in nurturing the growth and success of mental health professionals. She believes that a well-structured supervision curriculum is the cornerstone of a thriving mental health program and mental health professionals in all areas. She has created numerous tools and resources specifically related to supervision, such as the Leading With Excellence: The Ultimate Supervision Curriculum for Mental Health Professionals, Empowering Minds Dynamic Conversation Starter Cards, Supervision Trackers, Supervision Guides, and The Launch Your Supervision Practice Workshop. She has a passion for improving the lives of mental health professionals through quality supervision.

Disclosure Statement: 

The instructor(s) 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. 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 is a non-interactive, self-study course.

Accommodations and Policies

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You can click on the following links to view our policies:

• Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities.
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• Grievance Policy
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