Training Details

• Location: Virtual
• Date: Friday, December 11, 2026
• Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET
• Continuing Education: 3 CEUs approved for Pennsylvania and New York LSWs, LCSWs, LPCs, and LMFTs.

Overview

Clinical supervision plays a vital role in developing competent clinicians, supporting ethical practice, and protecting client welfare. Effective supervisors must balance mentorship, evaluation, professional development, and risk management while navigating evolving regulatory and legal expectations.

This practical training is designed to strengthen the knowledge and confidence of current and aspiring clinical supervisors. Participants will explore evidence-informed supervision models, Pennsylvania regulations, ethical responsibilities, and practical strategies for supporting supervisee growth while maintaining quality clinical care.

Whether you are new to clinical supervision or looking to strengthen your supervisory practice, this session provides practical tools you can immediately apply in your organization.

What You’ll Learn

Participants will be able to:

• Differentiate the primary functions, models, and methods of clinical supervision and select approaches appropriate to supervisee developmental needs.
• Apply Pennsylvania supervision regulations, ethical standards, and legal principles to clinical supervision, documentation, evaluation, and risk management.
• Implement evidence-informed supervisory practices that strengthen clinical competence, promote professional development, and enhance client care.

Training Outline

• Foundations of Clinical Supervision
  Explore the purpose, responsibilities, and essential functions of effective clinical supervision.
• Pennsylvania Regulations and Standards
  Review Pennsylvania supervision requirements, professional expectations, and documentation standards.
• Models and Methods of Clinical Supervision
  Examine evidence-informed supervision approaches that promote clinician growth and competence.
• Applied Clinical Supervision
  Discuss practical supervision strategies, performance feedback, evaluation, and professional development.
• Ethics, Risk Management, and Difficult Situations
  Strengthen ethical decision-making while navigating challenging supervisory situations, documentation, consultation, and risk management.

Target Audience

This training is ideal for:

• Licensed Clinical Social Workers
• Licensed Professional Counselors
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Clinical Supervisors
• Behavioral Health Managers
• Program Directors
• Clinical Leaders
  Behavioral health professionals preparing for supervisory roles

About the Facilitator

James H. Andrews, PhD, LCSW, LICSW, BCD is a clinical social worker and nationally recognized expert in forensic social work with nearly 40 years of experience in behavioral health. Throughout his career, he has served as a clinician, therapist, administrator, risk manager, consultant, educator, and expert witness.

Dr. Andrews holds a PhD in Applied Social Science, along with graduate degrees in management, psychology, and social work. His research focuses on threat assessment, violence risk, prediction, and prevention. He maintains advanced clinical licensure in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts and provides expert witness consultation in civil and criminal cases involving behavioral health malpractice, wrongful death, sexual abuse allegations, and death penalty mitigation.

A respected leader in the profession, Dr. Andrews is actively involved with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and is a Past President of NASW–Pennsylvania. Drawing on decades of clinical, legal, and educational experience, he helps behavioral health professionals navigate the intersection of ethics, law, supervision, and professional practice.

Register

Strengthen your supervisory skills and gain practical strategies for providing ethical, effective, and evidence-informed clinical supervision that supports both professional growth and quality client care.