What A Supervision Session Looks Like

Description

This course does not offer CE Credits. The same course is available for purchase and offers 3 CE hours for behavioral health clinicians.  See "related products" below.

Effective supervision doesn’t happen by chance—it’s shaped by intentional structure, ethical clarity, and developmental strategy. In this course, you’ll gain a behind-the-scenes look at how to conduct purposeful supervision sessions that build confident, competent, and culturally responsive providers.

Whether you're preparing to supervise for the first time or are already guiding associates and interns, this course offers practical tools to refine your supervision style and improve outcomes. Explore proven strategies that empower you to foster growth, ensure accountability, and support provider well-being.

Dr. Tara Sanderson, PsyD, MBA, is a Licensed Psychologist and seasoned clinical supervisor in Oregon. Known for her passion in supporting pre-licensed clinicians, she brings a wealth of experience from private practice, teaching, podcasting, and authoring resources on supervision and practice development. Her work reflects deep expertise in anxiety, perfectionism, and burnout—issues relevant not only to clients, but to providers under supervision.

Dr. Sanderson approaches supervision as a developmental journey grounded in transparency, structure, and intentional growth. Drawing from research-informed models and real supervision examples, she offers clinicians a rich and relatable learning experience.

This course explores the foundational qualities of effective supervision, intervention styles across four major supervision models (Developmental, Integrated, Orientation-Specific, and Intersectional), and the nuanced progression of supervision sessions—from the first meeting to the final evaluation. You’ll learn how to navigate complex supervisory relationships, address power dynamics, and tailor your approach based on a provider’s stage of professional development.

Key Takeaways:

• Understand the structure of supervision sessions: Learn how to set clear expectations, build safety, and use developmentally appropriate interventions at each stage.

• Compare and apply supervision styles: Explore the strengths and strategies of four supervision models and how to incorporate them into your own practice.

• Modify your supervision approach: Evaluate your current style and adopt new tools to improve the effectiveness of your sessions.

Why this course?

• Research-based and relatable: Learn from a seasoned clinician who combines academic rigor with real-world application.

• Practical and transformative: Gain immediately usable tools, sample dialogues, and supervision plans to apply with your supervisees.

• Ethically grounded: Stay aligned with professional supervision guidelines while also fostering cultural sensitivity and provider empowerment.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe at least three styles of supervision sessions.

• Compare supervision intervention styles.

• Examine and modify their style of supervision as needed.

Supervision is more than oversight—it’s a collaborative space for growth, skill-building, and ethical development. Let this course guide you in shaping sessions that are not only effective, but transformative for the next generation of clinicians.

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Format and Access

This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Instruction consists of 3 hours of video instruction and an evaluation.

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. This continuing education course is designed for licensed behavioral health professionals and provides training in suicide prevention using expressive arts as an integrative approach. However, this is not a creative arts therapy course and does not provide training in creative arts therapy.

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

About Dr. Tara Sanderson, PsyD, MBA

Dr. Sanderson is a Licensed Psychologist in Oregon, owner of a group practice, a Clinical supervisor for Residents and Associates, an entrepreneur, course creator, podcaster and an author. As a clinician, Dr. Sanderson loves working with and talking about Anxiety, OCD, Perfectionism and burnout. As a trainer and supervisor Dr. Sanderson's heart lies in training up and empowering interns and pre-licensed folks. She teaches courses in how to start a private practice, and how to have interns in your practice and more!

Disclosure Statement:

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

CE Hours

This course does not offer CE credits, just great content.

The same course is available for purchase and offers 3 CE hours for behavioral health clinicians. See "related products" below.

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

Close Captioning is available for live webinars and recorded video presentations.

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

• Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities.
• Cancellation Policy
• Grievance Policy
• Support Options
• Disclosure Statement