Supervision Essentials for the Integrative Developmental Model (Clinical Supervision Essentials)

Some clinicians use a simple master-apprentice approach to supervision; others utilize tools from their preferred model of psychotherapy. In this warm and engaging text, Brian W. McNeil and Cal D. Stoltenberg offer supervisors and trainees a different approach: their integrated developmental model of supervision. This empirically-tested model incorporates elements of cognitive models, schema development, skill development, interpersonal influence, and social intelligence alongside models of human development to create a truly eclectic and well-regarded approach to clinical supervision. The authors describe a proven supervisory model of tracking therapists’ development across all skill levels and theoretical orientations. Students and trainees are evaluated across domains including intervention skills competence, assessment techniques, client conceptualization, individual differences, theoretical orientation, treatment plans and goals, and professional ethics. The authors provide clear guidelines for supervisee progression, from the initial levels—highly motivated trainees who are highly dependent on the supervisor—to more advanced supervisees, who are better attuned to individual differences in clients and seek more sophisticated clinical responses, all the way to master level therapists. The book also includes transcripts and analyses of the authors’ supervisory sessions with real trainees, including those documented in their companion DVD, The Integrative Developmental Model of Supervision. "Some clinicians use a simple master-apprentice approach to supervision; others utilize tools from their preferred model of psychotherapy. In this book, Brian McNeill and Cal Stoltenberg offer supervisors and trainees a different approach: their integrative developmental model of supervision. This empirically-tested model incorporates elements of cognitive models, schema and skill development, interpersonal influence, and social intelligence alongside models of human development to create a truly eclectic and time-tested approach to clinical supervision. The authors' model tracks therapists' development across all skill levels and theoretical orientations. Students and trainees are evaluated across domains of practice that include intervention skills competence, assessment techniques, individual differences, treatment plans and goals, and professional ethics, among others. The authors provide clear guidelines for progression, from beginner levels - highly motivated trainees who remain highly dependent on the supervisor - to more advanced supervisees, who are better attuned to individual differences in clients and seek more sophisticated clinical responses, all the way to master level therapists. The book also offers analyses of the authors' supervisory sessions with real clinical trainees, including those documented in the companion DVD, The Integrative Developmental Model of Supervision" -- From the publisher Contents Foreword to the Clinical Supervision Essentials Series Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Theory and Overriding Structures Chapter 2 Goals, Tasks, and Functions Chapter 3 Supervisory Methods and Techniques Chapter 4 Structure and Process of Supervision—Supervising Nahal Chapter 5 Common Supervisory Issues Chapter 6 Research/Support for the Integrative Developmental Model and Future Directions Appendix A: Case Conceptualization Format Appendix B: Supervisee Information Form for Nahal Suggested Readings References Index About the Authors This book offers a comprehensive, empirically-tested approach to tracking therapist development across all levels and theoretical orientations.