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Supervisor Training 
Professional Development

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Professional and Applied Psychology recognizes that clinical supervisors are pivotal to the training experience of competent psychologists and counselors.

The PCOM School of Professional and Applied Psychology is committed to maintaining a strong and active linkage with our training sites. At our annual Supervisor Training Day, we distinguish our supervisors for the valued service they perform on behalf of our students in our clinical psychology, school psychology and counseling psychology programs, and provide them with opportunities to extend and broaden their supervisory competencies through advanced training.

2024 supervisor Training Day

Friday, November 1, 2024
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. EST

The annual supervisor training day includes two live webinars. View the program brochure (PDF) for information about each session including educational objectives and suggested readings.

Register for 2024 Supervisor Training Day

Motivational Interviewing for Youth - Session 1 (9 a.m.-12 p.m. EST)

A frequent source of frustration for well-intentioned educators and others who work with youth is the perception that certain students are not motivated to learn or to use strategies and resources designed to help them. Often, the result of this dilemma is for clinicians to coax and coerce young people, which often results in increased student “resistance” and frustration on the part of the clinician. There is another, more effective way of engaging with students (and/or their parents)who struggle to support students with change. This workshop is an introduction to Motivational Interviewing (MI), a research-based approach in psychology designed to increase effective communication and collaboration with young people in a variety of settings. MI has long been an effective approach for helping people with a wide array of problems, such as addictions, weight loss, and medication compliance. Increasingly, professionals working with children and adolescents have been applying MI to help support young people with academic struggles, behavior challenges, and other barriers to overall growth and development. This workshop will review several MI concepts and provide participants with an opportunity for brief practice exercises.

Sebastian Kaplan, PhD
Sebastian G. Kaplan, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston- Salem, NC. Sebastian is a former high school special education teacher and received his PhD in clinical psychology from University of Virginia’s School of Education in 2006.

Register for Session 1 Only

Best Practices in Clinical Supervision - Session 2 (12:30-3:30 p.m. EST)

In this talk, Dr. Bartholomew will discuss the history and science of clinical supervision, including common scales to measure supervision practice. He will define clinical supervision as distinct from therapy, mentoring and coaching. He will then describe the Proctor Models’ three functions of clinical supervision (Litherland et al., 2023). Dr. Bartholomew will review the relationship of work done in the field of Positive Psychology to address difficulties inherent in ""Emotional Labor"" as well as strategies to remain resilient in the face of often high demand, low control careers (Karasek & Theorell, 1990). The technique of audit and feedback as the will be presented as the ""Gold Standard"" for improving clinical skills (Ivers et. al., 2014). Lastly, Dr. Bartholomew will conclude with examining the primary dialectic in clinical supervision as the tension between"
"psychological safety and accountability (Cutcliffe et al., 2001).

Tom Bartholomew, PhD
Dr. Bartholomew has been working in the field of psychiatric rehabilitation since 1988. He has worked in residential and Clubhouse programs and was the director of a partial care program. For the last 20 years, he has been on the faculty of Rutgers University and a consultant to New Jersey’s state psychiatric hospitals.

Register for Session 2 Only

Supervisors engage in a number of activities including teaching fundamental clinical methods and competencies, and mentoring and supporting professional growth.

The annual supervisor training workshops are typically presented in the fall and are free and open to direct supervisors of practicum students and interns, and faculty, with registration.

All PCOM clinical supervisors and faculty are invited to attend. Please pass on this invitation to others at your agency who directly supervise our students in approved practicums/externships or internships.

Criteria for earning CE

Full attendance is required to receive CE credit for each session. No partial credits are available. All participants must sign an attestation regarding attendance and indicate the type of CE credit they require through a link which will be provided following the session. At the conclusion of each session participants will be provided an additional link to complete an evaluation survey; we request that you take a few minutes to anonymously provide feedback. Co-sponsored by Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Psychologists

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s School of Professional and Applied Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Professional & Applied Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Certified counselors

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Professional and Applied Psychology has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.5672. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Professional and Applied Psychology is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Licensed social workers

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Professional and Applied Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Professional and Applied Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Pennsylvania Board of Social Work Examiners recognizes and accepts the psychology continuing education hours/credits for social workers. However, all social workers are responsible for checking with their Board. The Board requires a minimum duration of two hours per program. After successfully meeting the criteria for earning CE’s, social workers will receive the Certificate of Attendance.

Unless otherwise specified in the program promotional materials, there is no commercial support interest to the sponsor, instructors, content of instruction or any other relationship that could be construed as a conflict of interest.

For any program that has a fee attached, the School of Professional and Applied Psychology requires that notification of cancellation be made no later than three business days before the day of the program. Full refunds are available for notifications for programs with fees that are made within three business days prior to the day of the event. For all other cancellations, a credit will be issued for a future PCOM CE program.

Further information about the Refund/Cancellation Policy and any other questions may be obtained by contacting the Coordinator of Continuing Education, PCOM School of Professional and Applied Psychology, at spap-ce@pcom.edu.

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  • View the 2023 program brochure (PDF).
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  • View the 2022 program brochure (PDF).
2021 Supervisor Training Day
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  • View the 2021 program brochure (PDF).
2020 Supervisor Training Day
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    Helen L. Coons, PhD, ABPP
  • View the 2020 program brochure (PDF).
2019 Supervisor Training Day
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    Terri A. Erbacher, PhD
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    Samuel Knapp, EdD, ABPP
  • View the 2019 program brochure (PDF).
2018 Supervisor Training Day
  • Cognitive Conceptualization
    Judith S. Beck, PhD
  • Competence in CBT Supervision: Do You Get the Drift?
    Allen R. Miller, PhD, M.B.A.
  • Assessing and Treating Behavioral Sleep Difficulties in Anxious Children and Adolescents
    Johanna Carpenter, PhD, and Ariel Williamson, PhD
2017 Supervisor Training Day
  • Physician-Patient Communication: Applying Psychologists' Skills to Improve Quality and Satisfaction for Patients, Families, and Clinicians
    Susan H. McDaniel, PhD, ABPP
  • Giving Your Very Best in Supervision and Managing Common Ethical Issues
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