Supervising Therapists Through Life's Challenges- Navigating the
Thin Line Between Mentoring and Therapy
Enroll in the Online Self-Study course and complete it at your own pace.
1 CE hour available for behavioral health clinicians upon completion.
Therapists don’t get a free pass from life’s challenges—and neither do those who supervise them. When personal struggles show up in the supervisory relationship, knowing where mentorship ends and therapy begins is critical.
As a clinical supervisor, you walk a delicate line—supporting professional growth while maintaining appropriate boundaries. This course equips you with the insight and strategies to supervise with clarity, compassion, and ethical integrity when personal issues arise for your supervisees.
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Ruby L. Blow, MA, LPC, NCC, BCC, CPCS, ACS, BC-TMH, is a nationally recognized expert in clinical supervision with over two decades of experience. A recipient of the Counselor Educator of the Year Award in Georgia, Ruby brings a seasoned, compassionate, and ethically grounded approach to supervision, particularly in navigating complex relational dynamics.
In this one-hour self-study course, Ruby shares her hard-earned wisdom on supporting therapists through their own life challenges—without crossing into therapeutic territory. She blends clinical supervision theory with real-world application, encouraging reflection, healthy boundaries, and personalized mentorship.
Topics include how to recognize when a supervisee is struggling, how to respond with care and professionalism, how to navigate conversations around therapy referrals, and how to distinguish between helpful boundary crossings and harmful violations. Ruby also explores how culture, life stage, mental health, and personal development affect supervisee performance—and how supervisors can guide without overstepping.
Instructor
Ruby L. Blow, MA, LPC, NCC, BCC, CPCS, ACS, BC-TMH, is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Georgia. Her current practice focus is professional development and she provides tele-supervision and tele-consultation. Her services include both group and individual modalities. She is a leader in the field of clinical supervision practice and has been in practice for 22 years. In 2012, Ruby won the Counselor Educator of the Year Award in the state of Georgia from the Professional Counselors Association. She has worked with mental health professionals in the area of clinical development from the beginning of her career. She taught for 10 years as an adjunct faculty member at Argosy University Atlanta. During her time as a clinical instructor, she led students in their practicum internships as their instructor of record. She gained experience in distance supervision leading all online sections of practicum/internship seminar. Ruby is an approved clinical supervisor and a board certified telemental health provider.
You can find more information about Ruby Blow here.
Key Takeaways:
Recognize supervisee challenges early: Learn what signs suggest your supervisee is struggling and how to compassionately intervene.
Mentor, don’t therapize: Discover how to support personal growth while maintaining professional boundaries.
Refer wisely: Understand how to tailor recommendations for therapeutic support that reflect each supervisee’s unique context.
Why this course?
Timely, relevant guidance: Today’s therapists face increasing pressures—and so do their supervisors. This course addresses supervision in the real world.
Led by a seasoned supervision expert: Ruby Blow has built her entire practice on training supervisors and supporting supervisees through ethical complexity.
Practical and empowering: Learn strategies you can immediately apply to reduce risk, support your supervisees, and grow as a confident mentor.
Learning Objectives:
Identify and respond, whether in person or at a distance, to changes in supervisee's behavior, specifically as a mentor and supervisor.
Make recommendations for therapists/supervisees based on who they are, rather than general and standard responses.
Navigate boundary crossings vs boundary violations as it relates to entering into the personal world of your supervisees.
With warmth and professionalism, this course invites you to develop the clarity, courage, and skill to supervise therapists through the inevitable personal hurdles of professional life. Join us in supporting those who support others.
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This non-interactive self-study course. Instruction consists of 1 hour of video instruction and a post-test.
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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: Directions for completing a course can be found by clicking here.
This program was recorded on November 13, 2020.
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