Supervision With A Vision

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Heather and I discussing important components of coping as a counselor.  1.      Attention 2.      Awareness 3.      Kind Intention Heather and I would love to hear about how you have been coping lately. Please let us know what you think and leave us a review.  Siegel, D. (2020). The Health Mind Platter. Psychotherapy Networker. https://www.psychotherapynetworker.o...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Heather and I are discussing how gaslighting can affect a counselor’s work environment.  1.      Reinforces group think 2.      Damages professional reputations 3.      Ignores positives 4.      Entrenches people in negative relationships Heather and I want to hear about how you think gaslighting can impact counselors. Please let us know what you think and leave us...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Heather and I discuss mentors to counselors and how we have been impacted by our mentors.  1.      The new life change mentor 2.      The short term guide 3.      The career planning mentor 4.      What type of mentors have we served as Heather and I would love to hear about mentors that have made an impression on you. Please let us know what you think and leave us...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Heather and I are discussing how counselors as frontline responders take care of themselves.  1.      Stop and check in 2.      Understand your needs 3.      What are your resources 4.      Hold on to encouragement and hope Heather and I would love to hear about how you and your supervisees are taking care of yourselves. Please let us know what you think and leave...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Heather and I are discussing when supervision feels good and when it doesn’t.  1.      What happens early in training shapes our career 2.      Parallel process 3.      Building emotional intelligence 4.      Holding space Heather and I would love to hear about times when supervision has been so good and when it felt like it missed the mark. Please let us know what...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Heather and I are discussing giving and getting feedback in supervision and activities we use in supervision when giving feedback.  1.      Know that you are not perfect 2.      Assess your motivation 3.      Build a culture with care and candor 4.      5:1 positive interaction ratio Heather and I would love to hear about activities you use with supervisees to give...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Heather and I are discussing self-disclosure in counseling and supervision.  1.      What did we learn about self-disclosure and how do we guide supervisees around self-disclosure? 2.      Intra-therapy 3.      Extra-therapy 4.      What are sometimes you have disclosed during supervision or counseling? Heather and I would love to hear about how you discuss self-di...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Heather and I discussing feeling confident as a clinician 1.      Our confidence 2.      Supervisees’ confidence 3.      Giving feedback 4.      Asking for feedback Heather and I would love to hear about a time when you have felt confident as a supervisor or counselor. Please let us know what you think and leave us a review.  Grodzki, L. (2020). The path to clinica...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Heather and I discuss having radical compassion when we are feeling high levels of stress 1.      How are you receiving or giving radical compassion? 2.      Reaching out and connecting 3.      Helping others 4.      Celebrating goodness How are you receiving and giving radical compassion lately? Please let us know what you think and leave a review. Brach, T. (2020...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Heather and I discuss anti-racism and counseling and supervision 1. What do we notice when working with clients of color versus clients that are white? 2. In what ways do we need to challenge ourselves? 3. How does feeling marginalized or not impact counseling and supervision? 4. What do we need from other professionals in order to grow and challenge ourselves?   ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Heather and I discuss our changing perspectives of telemental health: 1. How we thought about telehealth prior to the pandemic 2. How we are thinking about telehealth now 3. How we think supervision is impacted by telehealth 4. What supervision will look like for us now    What has been the best and toughest part of supervision using telehealth for you? Please let...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Heather and I discuss factors involved in returning to in-person sessions: 1. Is an in-person session necessary? 2. What are the physical and mental health risks involved? 3. Establishing new rules 4. Reducing risk    What are you considering when having clients in your office? Please let us know what you think and leave a review.    Galiette, C, JD, C, Wright V, H...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk about: 1. What is supervision? 2. What is counseling? 3. When is a time a supervisor might recommend counseling? 4. How does this conversation go? Heather and I would love to know how you are handling situations when your supervisees might need counseling. Bratton, S., Stewart, A. (2019) Express Yourself! Using Experiential Approaches with Play Therapist in...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Heather and I discuss the role of supervisors : 1. Monitoring supervisees 2. Gatekeeping 3. Oversight of supervisee’s clients  4. Supporting skill development    What do you think is the toughest role to play as a supervisor? Please let us know what you think and leave a review.    Ratcliff, C. (2019). Creating a Sounding Board that Resonates Beyond the Basics . Pl...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Heather and I discuss social justice and supervision : 1. Our experiences with social justice in counseling 2. Be involved 3. Share your experience  4. Know your lens    Heather and I want to know about your experiences of social justice in counseling. Please let us know what you think and leave a review.    Takakjy, D. (2020). The counselor’s role in community out...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Heather and I discuss when supervisees: 1. Want to know what to do 2. Are afraid of making mistakes 3. Try to avoid being vulnerable  4. Learn how to recover with grace    Heather and I want to know what you have learned from your mistakes. Please let us know what you think and leave a review.    Phillips, L. (2020). Bouncing back from “failure” as a counselor. Cou...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss how important it is for supervisees to: 1. Enjoy the process 2. Continue learning 3. Be flexible 4. Find support 5. Know and take care of themselves   Heather and I would like to know what tips you have for supervisees to help them have long happy careers as counselors. Please let us know what you think and leave a review.   Bray, B. (2020). Marathon vs....

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss how important it is for supervisees to: 1. Know where you are getting your information from 2. Know the climate 3. Stay in their lane 4. Know how to give your audience the sound byte they need   Heather and I would want to know what you think about this article. Please let us know what you think and leave a review.    Scheeringa, M. (2020). Is Play Thera...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss: 1. How we use our intuition 2. How intuition impacts counseling and supervision 3. Gaining insight by using our intuition 4. How we work with supervisees to understand intuition and insight     Heather and I would love hear about times when you intuition was an important part of your supervision. Please let us know what you think and leave a review.    ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss:  1. Stresses of a counselor  2. Feeling dissatisfied, disconnected, and underappreciated  3. Signs you or your supervisee are stressed  4. How you monitor stresses    Heather and I would love hear how you know you are feeling stress, and how you help your supervisees identify and manage their stress.    Bray, Brittany. (2020). Help Wanted: Managing Work...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss: 1. What you need to conduct virtual supervision 2. Challenges involved in virtual supervision 3. Situations in which virtual supervision would not work best 4. Positives and negatives of virtual supervision Heather and I would love what you think about virtual supervision and what you have learned by conducting online supervision. CNA and HPSO. Counselo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss: 1. Using activities in supervision 2. Being intentional using activities 3. Possible activities you can use in supervision Heather and I would love to hear your thoughts and any activities that you are using in supervision.  Bratton, S., Stewart, A. (2019) Express Yourself! Using Experiential Approaches with Play Therapist in Trauma Informed Supervision...