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The Telemental Health Supervisor Toolkit

Enroll in the Online Self-Study course and complete it at your own pace.
1 CE hour available for behavioral health clinicians upon completion.

Supervising clinicians in a virtual environment presents a unique set of challenges—from navigating platform logistics to guiding inexperienced telehealth providers through ethical and clinical dilemmas. Without the right tools, even seasoned supervisors can feel unprepared.

If you’re overseeing counselors in a telemental health setting, this training equips you with the knowledge, structure, and confidence to do it well. Whether you're new to telesupervision or looking to strengthen your practice, this course provides practical insights grounded in developmental supervision theory and real-world experience.

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Drs. Sheri Pickover, Allison Arnekrans, and Nicholaus Erber-LaPierre bring decades of combined experience in clinical supervision, counselor education, and telemental health delivery. With backgrounds in academia, clinical practice, and research, these experts offer nuanced guidance to help you become a more effective, confident telesupervisor.

Their approach is clear, collaborative, and grounded in best practices. You'll explore how to adapt traditional supervision strategies to remote environments, while also cultivating strong supervisory relationships and ethical decision-making in the digital space.

This self-paced course covers the barriers that often complicate telesupervision—such as imposter syndrome, tech-related disruptions, and observation challenges—and offers structured strategies for overcoming them. You’ll learn how to organize documentation, evaluate supervisees effectively, establish your supervisory model, and maintain legal and ethical compliance. The course also highlights practical tools and resources you can immediately incorporate into your supervision practice.

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Instructor

Alison K. Arnekrans, PhD, LPC, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH, obtained her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio, and is currently working as an Associate Professor at Central Michigan University. Her professional background includes service as a Licensed Professional Counselor and supervisor working with youth/families, an Employee Assistance Program, and within a partial hospitalization program.

Read more about Dr. Arnekrans here.

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Instructor

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Nicholaus Erber-LaPierre, PhD, LPC, CCMHC, CAADC, BC-TMH, ACS, is an Assistant Professor of Counseling at Central Michigan University with over a decade of experience serving the transgender community. A former affiliate counselor for the University of Michigan Comprehensive Gender Services program, he has provided care to trans individuals in rural areas since 2011. His research focuses on transgender health literacy, integrated healthcare, and multicultural counseling competence.

Read more about Dr. Erber-LaPierre here.

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Instructor

Sheri Pickover, PhD, LPC BC-TMH, is a Professor and Program Director of the Central Michigan University Counseling Program.  She has 18 years experience in higher education and 30 years of clinical experience providing individual, group. and family therapy; and 20 years of experience providing clinical supervision to counselors in training and new professionals.  She has co-authored a text on working with children and families in the child welfare system and has provided telemental health for two years.

Key Takeaways:

  • Understand common challenges: Gain insight into the specific difficulties associated with telesupervision and supervising new telehealth counselors.

  • Apply developmental best practices: Learn how to support the professional growth of telehealth counselors at various levels of experience.

  • Strengthen supervision skills: Acquire actionable tools for feedback, structure, and organization in a virtual supervision setting.

Why This Course?

  • Expert-led instruction: Learn from instructors with decades of clinical, academic, and telesupervision experience.

  • Real-world relevance: This training is built on actual telesupervision practice—not theory alone—making it immediately applicable to your work.

  • Trusted provider: Telehealth Certification Institute is known for high-quality, accessible, and relevant continuing education for behavioral health professionals.

Learning Objectives:

  • Participants will identify barriers and challenges to providing supervision to beginning telehealth counselors

  • Participants will identify barriers and challenges to providing supervision via telehealth.

  • Participants will be able to explain best practices to assist new telemental health counselors from a developmental perspective.

Equip yourself with a reliable, comprehensive supervision toolkit that supports your supervisees' success—and your own. Start strengthening your virtual supervision skills today with guidance from leaders in the field.

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This is a non-interactive self-study course. Instruction consists of 1 hour of video instruction and a post-test.

Enroll in the 1 CE Online Self-Study for $20

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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 March 22, 2022.

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