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What A Supervision Session Looks Like

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

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.

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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.

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Instructor

Dr. Tara Sanderson, PsyD, MBA, 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!

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

Enroll in the 3 CE Online Self-Study for $60

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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 December 8, 2023.

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