Struggling with Case Consultation? Ask Yourself These Questions By Shannon Heers As a counselor, therapist or social worker, you’ve taken part in case consultations on various different levels. Starting with your graduate school program and then segueing into your professional work in the field, you have always had colleagues to consult with on your cases.Read more
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3 Tips to Find Your Counseling Specialties By Shannon Heers As a counselor, therapist or social worker, trying to figure out how to narrow down what you’re interested in pursuing regarding your counseling specialties can be challenging! Especially if you are newer to the field, or just starting out in private practice after working asRead more
Supervision for Agencies: Why It Benefits You to Invest in Your Clinicians By Shannon Heers If you’re a clinician, manager, or leader in agency work that employs therapists, counselors or social workers, you might be wondering, how does external clinical supervision work? And why would it benefit the agency to invest in your clinicians by providingRead more
Who Needs Supervision of Supervision? By Shannon Heers I pose this question, who needs supervision of supervision, to get you as a clinical supervisor thinking about the answer. Is supervision of your clinical supervision something you need? Why or why not? It’s worth taking a moment now to think about your answer. If you areRead more
Should I Do Individual Clinical Supervision or Group Clinical Supervision? By Shannon Heers As a provisionally-licensed counselor or social worker, you’re pursuing getting your full license so that you can practice therapy independently. You have done some research and found out that you can count both individual and group supervision towards your supervision hours, butRead more
Ten Questions to Ask When You Are Debating Consultation By Shannon Heers If you’re a therapist, social worker or mental health counselor, you may be considering obtaining clinical consultation for your professional development. And if this is something you’ve never done before, you might be overwhelmed or confused on how to get started! Sometimes youRead more
Why Consultation and Supervision Costs: What You Need to Know By Shannon Heers You’ve landed a job after graduation from your Master’s Degree program in counseling or social work, and you’re ready to make the change in the world that you want to see! But the kicker is that clinical supervision is NOT provided byRead more
5 Reasons to Join a Clinical Supervision Group in Colorado By Shannon Heers As a therapist or social worker, you’ve heard of group supervision but you’re not quite sure it’s for you. You really enjoy the one-to-one support and feedback that you get in your individual clinical supervision or consultation, so why would you considerRead more
What is Relationship Based Clinical Supervision? By Shannon Heers The concept of relationship based clinical supervision in counseling, social work, and mental health is actually redundant. Clinical supervision in general does focus on the supervisory relationship as the prime factor for learning and counselor development. However, in reality, much clinical supervision does not actually prioritizeRead more
