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Theoretical Frameworks and Models of Clinical Supervision

Enroll in the Online Self-Study and complete the training on your own schedule.
6 CE Credits available for behavioral health clinicians completing the Online Self-Study.

This course is for professionals considering providing counseling clinical supervision and those who have been practicing as a clinical supervisor who wish to enrich and refresh their supervisory knowledge. The professional development involved in being an effective supervisor is similar to the process of developing as a counselor. It is essential for supervisors to have a clear understanding of various supervision models in order to be confident in how they conduct supervision by actively choosing which model(s) to utilize in order to best serve the professional development of supervisees. Just as it is essential in clinical work with clients to have a clear understanding of theoretical orientation, in supervision it is equally important for supervisors to have a firm foundation as to which supervision models they are operating from and why.

This course provides a deep dive into clinical supervision theories and models in ways supervisors can best meet the needs of supervisees and align their supervision services with supervisors’ chosen clinical theoretical orientation(s). Participants will be provided an opportunity to apply what is learned during the course about various models to fictional supervision scenarios.

This workshop is for clinical supervisors and those considering the practice of supervision.

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This course is for professionals considering providing counseling clinical supervision and those who have been practicing as a clinical supervisor who wish to enrich and refresh their supervisory knowledge. The professional development involved in being an effective supervisor is similar to the process of developing as a counselor. It is essential for supervisors to have a clear understanding of various supervision models in order to be confident in how they conduct supervision by actively choosing which model(s) to utilize in order to best serve the professional development of supervisees. Just as it is essential in clinical work with clients to have a clear understanding of theoretical orientation, in supervision it is equally important for supervisors to have a firm foundation as to which supervision models they are operating from and why.

This course provides a deep dive into clinical supervision theories and models in ways supervisors can best meet the needs of supervisees and align their supervision services with supervisors’ chosen clinical theoretical orientation(s). Participants will be provided an opportunity to apply what is learned during the course about various models to fictional supervision scenarios.

This course was recorded on June 16, 2023

Upon completion of this training, professionals will be able to do the following:

  • Name 5 categories of supervision models
  • List and describe a minimum of 5 supervision models
  • Differentiate and define first wave supervision models and second wave supervision models
  • Describe the benefits of combining more than one supervision model
  • Select and apply supervision models to match case scenarios about fictional supervisees.
  • Describe why it is important for supervisors to be well versed and discerning as to what supervision models they use.

Lynn Louise Wonders, LPC, CPCS, RPT-S

Lynn Louise Wonders is licensed and certified as a professional counselor and supervisor in the state of Georgia. She has provided clinical services for children, families, couples and individual adults since 2001 and has served as a clinical supervisor, professional consultant and continuing education trainer for clinicians since 2010. She has been published in numerous academic and professional books on the topic of play therapy, is the author of When Parents Are at War: A Child Therapist’s Guide to Navigating High Conflict Divorce & Custody Cases, The Midlife Self-Discovery Workbook, the Miss Piper’s Playroom therapeutic children’s book series and several more children’s books. Ms. Wonders has been providing clinical supervision training and supervision of the supervisor since 2010.

You can find Lynn Louise Wonders here.

Credit Hours: 

This course provides 6 credit hours

Counselors: Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No, 6693.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0048. Approval renewal date: 1/31/2026

Marriage and Family Therapists: Many MFT licensing boards accept our courses or one of the approvals which we have from professional associations.  You can check with your board to determine if this course would be accepted by your licensing board.

Social Workers: Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, #1609, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Telehealth Certification Institute LLC maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 05/02/2021 – 05/02/2024. Social workers completing this course receive 6 clinical education credits.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0435. Approval renewal date: 2/28/2026

Psychologists: Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Telehealth Certification Institute LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0128. Effective 8/31/2021 – 8/31/2024 

Art Therapists: Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists #CAT-0093. 7/21/2021 – 7/31/2024

Other Professionals: This course qualifies for 360 minutes of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations.  Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

This is a non-interactive, self-study course.

To receive your certificate of completion you must complete the course in its entirety.

Online courses are completed by registering, logging in, navigating to your course using the menu (My Courses – the Course Title), completing all of the modules, completing and passing the post-test, and completing the course evaluation. Participants have 6 months from registration to access and complete online self-study courses.

Live Webinar courses are completed by registering, logging in to this website, navigating to your course using the menu (My Courses – the Course Title), attending the full course via webinar, submitting your attendance, and completing the post-test and course evaluation online.

Psychologists and other professionals seeking CE credit through our approval with the American Psychological Association are asked, but not required, to complete the course evaluation before obtaining their certificate of completion, however passing a post-test for online self-study courses and live webinars, and submitting one's attendance for live on-site and live webinars is required.

You can receive your certificate of completion by logging onto this website, navigating to the course using the menu (My Courses – the Course Title), scroll to the bottom of your course, and click on your certificate to either download it or print it.

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Cancellation Policy

Refunds are offered within the first 30 days for courses which have not been completed.  There is a 10% service fee for refunds.

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This course is for clinical supervisors and those considering the practice of supervision.

Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.


This program was recorded June 16, 2023

You have six months to access online courses from the time of purchase.

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Lynn Louise Wonders
LPC, CPCS, RPT-S

Lynn Louise Wonders is licensed and certified as a professional counselor and supervisor in the state of Georgia. She has provided clinical services for children, families, couples and individual adults since 2001 and had served as a clinical supervisor, professional consultant and continuing education trainer for clinicians since 2010. She has been published in numerous academic and professional books on the topic of play therapy, is the author of When Parents Are at War: A Child Therapist’s Guide to Navigating High Conflict Divorce & Custody Cases, The
Midlife Self-Discovery Workbook, the Miss Piper’s Playroom therapeutic children’s book series and several more children’s books. Ms. Wonders has been providing clinical supervision training and supervision of the supervisor since 2010.

You can find Lynn Louise Wonders here.