COGNITIVE TECHNIQUES AS A MEANS FOR FACILITATING SUPERVISEE DEVELOPMENT

Course overview

Course Description: This course is based upon material published in the Western Kentucky University Top Scholar and is available as an open access article. During periods of uncertainty or psychological distress, a supervisee may encounter or develop rigid or unhelpful thinking patterns that could delay development by promoting discouraging realities and experiences. Such cognitive experiences often are so subtle that they occur outside of the supervisee¿s immediate awareness. This article explores how the cognitive model of counseling could be used in supervision as a guide to help the supervisor and supervisee discover and modify negative thought processes. This course on supervisee development is designed for social workers, professional counselors, psychologists, nurses, and substance abuse counselors, who do clinical work. This course is appropriate for beginning, intermediate and advanced level practitioners who wish to develop their understanding of cognitive techniques for facilitating supervisee development. The course material includes a brief literature review. It may also be useful for licensed clinicians who require clinical continuing education courses for license renewal.