Collecting Joy: Fueling Hope & Resilience

In a world often filled with uncertainty and challenges, finding moments of joy becomes paramount. This thought-provoking and engaging presentation will explore the profound impact of joy on our mental and emotional well-being. Through inspiring anecdotes, research-backed insights, and practical strategies, this presentation delves into the transformative power of joy in fostering resilience and cultivating hope. Participants will explore the “science of joy” and how the intentional act of collecting joy can increase our personal resilience, as well as the resilience of those we are working with. Participants will be empowered to embrace joy as a catalyst for resilience, hope, and positive change in their lives and communities. Join us and embark on a path to discovering the profound impact of joy in fueling a brighter, more resilient future.

Oftentimes after members take our popular Foundations of Supervision course and begin supervising LCSW candidates, new questions come up.

• Am I doing this right?

• How do I navigate differences in opinion when my supervisee and I practice different modalities?

• What if my supervisee and I disagree on an approach due to our cultural differences?

Oftentimes after members take our popular Foundations of Supervision course and begin supervising LCSW candidates, new questions come up.  

• Am I doing this right? 
• How do I navigate differences in opinion when my supervisee and I practice different modalities? 
• What if my supervisee and I disagree on an approach due to our cultural differences? 

This course fulfills the training requirement mandated by the Virginia Board of Social Work to provide clinical supervision for LCSW candidates. The Virginia Board of Counseling updated their regulations for LPC and LMFT licensure, however, now stating: 

• For LPC and LMFT licensure, your supervisor must hold an active, unrestricted license as a LPC or LMFT only, in the jurisdiction where the supervision is being provided. At least 100 of the supervision hours must be supervised by a LPC. **Previously approved supervisors who are substance abuse treatment practitioners, school psychologists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, or psychiatrists can provide supervision until August 24, 2017. 

Course Description:       

This comprehensive seminar addresses the most critical issues for the clinical supervisor in social work. It provides an overview of supervision that is useful both for new supervisors and those wishing to refresh their supervision skills. Through presentation, large group and small group discussions, the following aspects of supervision will be explored:

• The purpose, role, and function of supervision;
• Theories and models of supervision;
• Oversight and guidance of supervisees, who diagnose, create treatment plans, and treat clients;
• Individual and group supervision facilitation;
• Parallel process and the importance of modeling strengths-based principles in supervision; and
• Ethical issues that arise in supervision.

Learning Objectives:       Learning objectives for course participants include:

• Understanding the function of supervision and the role of the supervisor;
• Discussing various theories and approaches that are useful when supervising individuals or groups of supervisees; and
• Identifying and understanding potential ethical issues related to supervision.

This course fulfills the training requirement mandated by the Virginia Board of Social Work to provide clinical supervision for LCSW candidates. The Virginia Board of Counseling updated their regulations for LPC and LMFT licensure, however, now stating: 

For LPC and LMFT licensure, your supervisor must hold an active, unrestricted license as a LPC or LMFT only, in the jurisdiction where the supervision is being provided. At least 100 of the supervision hours must be supervised by a LPC. **Previously approved supervisors who are substance abuse treatment practitioners, school psychologists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, or psychiatrists can provide supervision until August 24, 2017. 

Course Description:       
This comprehensive seminar addresses the most critical issues for the clinical supervisor in social work. It provides an overview of supervision that is useful both for new supervisors and those wishing to refresh their supervision skills. Through presentation, large group and small group discussions, the following aspects of supervision will be explored:

• The purpose, role, and function of supervision;
• Theories and models of supervision;
• Oversight and guidance of supervisees, who diagnose, create treatment plans, and treat clients;
• Individual and group supervision facilitation;
• Parallel process and the importance of modeling strengths-based principle in supervision; and
• Ethical issue that arise in supervision.