Transitions through Supervision
Have you ever felt burned out or thought about leaving the field? Clinical supervision is a structured process that provides guidance, support, and evaluation. It is a relationship-based learning experience that provides the learner with professional development and ethical practice. And it should prevent burnout!
If you are interested in learning strategies to rejuvenate your work and advance your career goals, sharpen clinical skills, and enhance your ethical competence, then this session may be of interest to you.
OBJECTIVES:
• Discuss burnout
• Learn ways to prevent burnout through clinical supervision and professional
development
• Discuss career growth opportunities
• Identify personal and professional goals
• Learn ways of transitioning from positions and organizations
• Learn techniques for providing clinical supervision
• Learn the ethics associated with being a clinical supervisor
• Differentiate between counseling skills and clinical supervision techniques
• Engage in small group activities and case study analyses to expand your skill set
Speakers
Lori Simons, Ph.D., CAADC, CCDP/Diplomate serves as President of the State of Pennsylvania’s Certification Board. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a Certified Co-Occurring Disorders Professional Diplomate. Dr. Simons is a Distinguished University Professor and a Professor of Psychology in the Social Science Department at Widener University. She is an Educational Psychologist and serves as both the Coordinator of the Psychology Department’s Practicum/Internship Program and the Co-Director of the University’s Academic Service-Learning Faculty Development Program. Dr. Simons has worked as a professor in higher education for over two-decades. She teaches courses in Careers in Psychology, Multicultural Psychology, and Practicum/Internship courses. Her research focuses on assessment and evaluation, pedagogical impacts, and student learning. She has authored over 60 peer review articles and book chapters on the impacts from service-learning, diversity learning, and experiential learning on student development of cultural competence and civic engagement. Her work has been disseminated at several International and National Conferences. Dr. Simons is the recipient and nominee of several teaching, research, and civic engagement awards.