Navigating Licensure Supervision Within an Organization
Enroll in the Online Self-Study course and complete it at your own pace.
1 CE hour available for behavioral health clinicians upon completion.
Supervising within an organization presents unique challenges—especially when navigating the blurred lines between clinical guidance and administrative oversight. When supervision is delivered via telehealth, the complexity increases, raising questions around best practices, ethical boundaries, and documentation standards.
In Navigating Licensure Supervision Within an Organization, you’ll explore the real-world complexities of supervision in behavioral health settings, with a special emphasis on conducting effective telesupervision and clarifying supervisory roles. This self-paced training offers timely insight and actionable tools for clinicians who provide or plan to provide supervision within an agency, organization, or telehealth setting.
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Dr. Malcolm Horn, PhD, LCSW, LAC, SAP, MAC, brings decades of experience in clinical practice, addiction counseling, and organizational supervision. As an educator, program coordinator, and national leader in behavioral health, she has helped hundreds of supervisees and clinicians deepen their effectiveness and meet licensure requirements across diverse settings. Her expertise is rooted in both leadership and lived experience as a supervisor, making her uniquely qualified to guide others through the nuances of this topic.
Dr. Horn’s teaching approach blends clarity with compassion, balancing theoretical frameworks with real-world examples drawn from her work in integrated behavioral health settings. Her focus is not just on what supervisors should do, but how they can do it more confidently, ethically, and effectively—especially when working in telehealth or managing the dual roles of administrator and clinical guide.
Topics explored include the difference between clinical and administrative supervision, ethical dilemmas common in agency-based supervision, effective telesupervision strategies, documentation requirements, feedback processes, managing supervisor/supervisee boundaries, and setting concrete goals through learning plans and contracts. You'll also explore how to evaluate supervisee progress and address common organizational challenges to high-quality supervision.
Instructor
Malcolm Horn-Charnesky, PhD,
Malcolm Horn-Charnesky began her career serving older adults and individuals with disabilities and has over a decade of clinical experience treating addictions and co-occurring disorders. Since joining Rimrock in 2006, she has coordinated continuing education and internship programs for clinical staff, ensuring high-quality professional development and training. In addition to supervising clinicians, Malcolm provides lectures, workshops, and therapeutic services for individuals, families, and groups in both clinical and community settings.
Malcolm, PhD, LCSW, MAC, NCIP, SAP, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Addiction Counselor in Montana with advanced accreditation from NAADAC as a Master’s Level Addiction Counselor and Substance Abuse Professional. The only Nationally Certified Intervention Professional (NCIP) in Montana, she has served as President of the Montana Association of Drug and Alcohol Counselors, is the current Regional Vice President for NAADAC, and President-Elect of the national organization. Malcolm earned her PhD in psychology in 2019 and teaches addiction studies at Montana State University–Billings.
Key Takeaways:
- Clarify supervisory roles: Distinguish between clinical supervision and administrative oversight to avoid ethical pitfalls and confusion.
- Enhance telesupervision skills: Learn practical strategies for delivering meaningful, legally sound supervision through telehealth platforms.
- Improve documentation: Establish supervision agreements, track goals, and manage supervisory records with greater confidence and clarity.
Why this course?
- Expert-led and evidence-informed: Developed and presented by a nationally recognized clinical leader with deep experience in supervision and behavioral health care.
- Designed for today’s realities: Focuses on real organizational pressures, telehealth environments, and supervision trends affecting modern clinicians.
- Trusted CE provider: Brought to you by the Telehealth Certification Institute, committed to delivering exceptional continuing education that supports ethical, informed, and effective care.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the difference between administrative versus clinical supervision
- Conduct effective supervision via teleservices
- Document processes for supervision
Whether you're new to clinical supervision or seeking to refine your skills in a hybrid or organizational setting, this course equips you with the structure, tools, and insight needed to support supervisees—and fulfill your responsibilities—with confidence and clarity.
Add this course to your cart to develop your skills, boost your confidence, and enhance your impact as a behavioral health professional.
This non-interactive self-study course. Instruction consists of 1 hour of video instruction and a post-test.
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Availability:
From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.
Who Should Attend:
This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
Teaching Methods:
This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.
How to attend:
Directions for completing a course can be found by clicking here.
This program was recorded on February 12, 2021, and reviewed on 3/30/26.
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