Supervision and Management of Psychological Services

Catalog description

Supervision has become an increasingly important role of the doctoral level clinical psychologist, requiring both theoretical and conceptual understanding for the supervision process, as well as the acquisition of the necessary supervisory competencies. Both knowledge of supervision models and practice and skills to implement them is required. Management consists of those activities that direct, organize, or control the services of psychologists and other offered and rendered to the public. It includes knowledge about the business aspects of psychological practice and the laws, standards, and regulations affecting practice. This course focuses upon the supervisory and management roles of the clinical psychologist. The goal is to empower the student to become an effective supervisor and leader in their professional area of interest.