TeleSupervision and TeleConsultation Self-Study

TeleSupervision and TeleConsultation

Enroll in the Online Self-Study and complete the training on your own schedule.
3 CE Credits available for behavioral health clinicians completing the Online Self-Study.

A discussion about telesupervision that includes lessons learned from internship to postgraduate clinical supervision. The training focuses on the unique opportunities and challenges inherent in the process of generating, building and co-creating the supervisory relationship with supervisees at a distance. A special focus includes the tasks of the working alliance between supervisors and supervisees and how it can be addressed in telesupervision. Because supervisors are at different stage of both supervisory development and telehealth development, we also include special considerations for beginning and advanced supervisors as it relates to their unique needs related to telesupervision.The training addresses techniques and methods related to individual and group telesupervision and how the supervisor can use technology to manage the needs of multiple supervisees.

This workshop is for clinical supervisors and those considering the practice of supervision.

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A discussion about telesupervision that includes lessons learned from internship to postgraduate clinical supervision. The training focuses on the unique opportunities and challenges inherent in the process of generating, building and co-creating the supervisory relationship with supervisees at a distance. A special focus includes the tasks of the working alliance between supervisors and supervisees and how it can be addressed in telesupervision. Because supervisors are at different stage of both supervisory development and telehealth development, we also include special considerations for beginning and advanced supervisors as it relates to their unique needs related to telesupervision.The training addresses techniques and methods related to individual and group telesupervision and how the supervisor can use technology to manage the needs of multiple supervisees.

This course consists of 3+ hours of video training, a post-test and a course evaluation.

This course was recorded May 18, 2020.

Upon completion of this training, professionals will be able to do the following:

  • Address, enhance, and identify beginning supervisors and advanced supervisors concerns about telesupervision.
  • Address special considerations for the individual needs of supervisees in group supervision, assess how group telesupervision can accelerate supervisees’ learning and ways to decrease barriers to telesupervision.
  • Explore the developmental needs of supervisees and increase the supervisee’s commitment to the working alliance within the structured environment needed in telesupervision.

Ruby L. Blow, MA, LPC, NCC, BCC, CPCS, ACS, DCC, BC-TMH

Ruby Blow 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.

Credit Hours: CEs provided with this course include 3 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 this course would be accepted by your licensing board.

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 2 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 programing.

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 180 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.

To receive your certificate of completion you must complete the course in its entirety.

Online courses are completed by registering, logging in, navigating to your course using the menu (My Courses – the Course Title), completing all of the modules, completing and passing the post-test, and completing the course evaluation. Participants have 6 months from registration to access and complete online self-study courses.

Live Webinar courses are completed by registering, logging in to this website, navigating to your course using the menu (My Courses – the Course Title), attending the full course via webinar, submitting your attendance, and completing the post-test and course evaluation online.

Psychologists and other professionals seeking CE credit through our approval with the American Psychological Association are asked, but not required, to complete the course evaluation before obtaining their certificate of completion, however passing a post-test for online self-study courses and live webinars, and submitting one's attendance for live on-site and live webinars is required.

You can receive your certificate of completion by logging onto this website, navigating to the course using the menu (My Courses – the Course Title), scroll to the bottom of your course, and click on your certificate to either download it or print it.

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Cancellation Policy

Refunds are offered within the first 30 days for courses which have not been completed.  There is a 10% service fee for refunds.

Grievance Policy

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This course is for clinical supervisors and those considering the practice of supervision.

Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.

This program was recorded May 18, 2020

You have six months to access online courses from the time of purchase.

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Ruby L. Blow
MA, LPC, NCC, BCC, CPCS, ACS, BC-TMH

Ruby Blow 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.

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