When selecting a clinical supervisor, it is important to consider the qualifications of the counselor, their experience, education, certifications, licenses, etc. In this situation, it is important to examine the carefully the concerns of entering into a clinical setting, as well as the particular objective of practicum. Above all, one should be confident that both counselor and counselor in training suit one another individually, and that the level of training is adequate to provide a sound foundation for licensing in professional counseling. On the other hand, it is also a good idea to research possibilities before deciding or to interview several supervisors before settling. Regarding the importance of supervisory placement, Hodges had
Can evaluate a supervisee’s counseling performance fairly and accurately and provide feedback to facilitate growth (p. 362-3)
Case Managers have a challenging job, often dealing with patients, community agencies and facilitating their hospital discharge to the next level of care. They collaborate and communicate with the entire healthcare team and mostly with the patient during the hospitalization process. They act as support for all stakeholders to achieve positive patient outcomes. In this paper, I will be interviewing Ian Mopas, who is a Patient Care Coordinator at Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City about his education, work training, goals, and objectives as a Care Coordinator, and his responsibilities in his organization.
I would like to pursue counseling as my career and become a successful leader in the field. I have always had a passion to assist people in emotional distress. As a qualified professional in the counseling field, I would be able to identify their problems as well as offer them the most appropriate solutions that may help them deal with their situations. However, working as a professional counselor requires that I possess the relevant skills and knowledge that would enable me to offer quality services in which I think that I can obtain the skills at Capella University. As a
To begin, the first intervention will focus on reducing the burn out and absenteeism, employing three different interventions. The first intervention is to hire more staff, including per diem and part time employees, to reduce the caseload of the existing clinicians. This will be measured by increasing staff by 20 percent. A second intervention, to address burnout, is to increase supervision, as measured by reducing the ratio of supervisee’s to supervisors to three to one. The third intervention is to create staff process groups, where counselors can discuss concerns, general information, and even their cases. With the creation of this group, CII will have greater transparency and communication among staff and Dr. Wachtel. It is clear that the influx of clients has caused strain on the staff as they are taking on many more cases and are becoming overwhelmed. The purpose of these interventions is to increase support for the staff in a variety of ways so that everyone is able to provide quality services.
Although professional standards were promoted throughout the 20th century in a wide range of settings (Centore & Milacci, 2008), it has only within the last quarter century or so that the counseling profession established a formal entity called the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) in 1981 for this purpose (Adams, 2006). A year later, the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. and Affiliates (NBCC) was established in 1982 to provide accreditation standards for counselor education as well as a method of assessing educational knowledge (Adams, 2006). In this regard, Juhnke (2009) reports that, "The NBCC was established through the American Counseling Association (ACA) in 1982. The reason for NBCC's original existence
The purpose of this paper is to describe the characteristics and roles of me as a counselor and the counselor’s disposition that I would like to bring as I start working in the field. The roles I will take as a counselor when working within community and private mental health system. I will also refer to the counselor dispositions to incorporate into counseling relationship and how the disposition will help me and my client. Finally, I will use techniques, skills to help me practice and build a strong relationship with my clients.
Clinical supervision is significant to counseling because of the crucial role it plays in the process with regards to providing emotional support and extra education to counselors receiving supervision. The significance of this concept to counseling is also attributed to its use in enhancing the professional performance and quality of work of counselors through effective monitoring and evaluation. This is basically because the clinical supervision process involves the counselor’s personal reflection regarding his/her thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, which result in improved self-understanding and self-knowledge.
The Adult Protective & Community Supervisor (APCS) supervises and directs the activities of Adult Protective Services (APS) investigator that are responsible for the intake, investigation and intervention of reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation (ANE) of eligible adults. This chapter defines the roles and responsibilities of the APCS including the review of investigations and documentation.
New director was hired in a clinical unit. New director was described as really aggressive and not approachable by any staff member. She made a lot of changes in the unit without any explanation. Since she became the clinical director, lots of staff was hired and some were new grad. Most of the time, these new hires could ask and get whatever they want like schedule change and day offs while the old staff were always rejected. One time, one of the customers complained about this staff and told director directly but no actions were done. Lots of complaints were done not only with customers but with coworkers too but still no actions were done. Then later on, a mistake was done by the old staff and on the same day, was called to the office and received a written warning. Aside from that, director made changes on her schedule without any explanation. This old staff
Counseling is a tool that is widely used by many people. Merriam Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary defines counseling as advice and support that is given to people to help them deal with problems, and make important decisions. This paper examines the career of a Licensed Professional Counselor, the education requirements, certification and licensure levels or requirements, salary, and the future of this profession.
Clinical Supervisor (Hartwell Dowling): The Clinical Supervisor will work closely with the Project Director to oversee the implementation of proposed grant activities, identify evidence-based and promising practice treatment methods, services and supports, and work with the evaluators to develop performance standards. Mr. Dowling will also attend the grantee meetings (.10 FTE – in-kind).
A new supervisor has been assign to the plant and his thinking is not as a leader, but as a boss. He thinks that if he just announce some changes and show the employees how is going to be from now on, he will solve all the issues with a minimal effort
Supervision models play an important role in navigating the course of learning about and becoming a licensed counselor. In the cognitive model of supervision it is assumed that the supervisee will affect the client through their thoughts about themselves and what lies in their expectations (Campbell, 2000). The supervisor should want to become familiar with the supervisee and get to know who they are and how they process ideas and thoughts. To be more clear how in general the supervisee views the world (i.e. in mostly positive or negative terms). Once the supervisor has become familiar with the trainee they can learn what negative ideas and thoughts that
The clinical intern met with Xavier, in the presence of the case manager, to provide him with an individual counseling session. The clinical intern initiated the individual counseling session by asking Xavier how he was doing. Xavier stated that he was doing okay. Clinical intern asked Xavier how were things going for him at the facility. Xavier stated that there are no problems. Xavier stated that he is staying out of trouble. Xavier stated that he took the “Pledge Test and moved up to “Pledge Level” this week. Xavier stated that he has the highest level on the unit. Clinical intern congratulated Xavier for his accomplishment. Clinical intern ask Xavier about the status of the GED test. Xavier stated that he was not able to take
It is in the interest of the counselor to present with knowledge and a proper understanding of the job he/she has signed on to perform. In doing so, he/she will promote social emotional, career, relational and professional relationships. This will be done by utilizing the practices and theories of counseling to propel students, teachers, and administrators forward. The counselor is the common denominator, so he must keep abreast of all new policies and techniques constructed to engage the students, and professionals ensuring that he is a help and not a hindrance.