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Florida Qualified Supervisor Update 2023

(4 Hours CEU)

Through the completion of this course, learners will gain awareness of changes in the Florida Laws and Rules as it relates to providing Qualified Supervisor for individuals seeking licensure in the State of Florida.  This course is only for those individuals who are already determined by the Board to be qualified supervisors. This four hour video based course will cover topics including changes in the laws, electronic methods of providing supervision, ethical supervision, effective supervision models, providing multicultural supervision and the business aspects of supervision. This Board Approved four-hour course is designed to satisfy the requirements for Florida Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapist, and Mental Health Counselors

Please review the course materials prior to purchasing the course. Often, individuals will print a copy of the course worksheet to complete while they view the course material. Once you are ready to complete the course, please enroll in the course and complete the course requirements, including the course post-test and course survey. You will receive your certificate automatically for printing or downloading after achieving an 80% or higher on the post-test and completing the course survey. 

Florida Qualified Supervisor Update 2023 Course Worksheet.pdf

Course Author:  Bryan Glazier, PhD, LMFT, LMHC, FL Qualified MHC/MFT Supervisor

Course Time/Location:  4 CE Hours, Location: web-based, home study

Course Text: Florida Qualified Supervisor Update 2023 (video)

Learning Objectives:

Through the completion of this course, learners will gain awareness of what knowledge and skills are necessary in addressing supervision and changes within the process of providing supervision.

1. Review changes to Florida laws and rules relating to Interns and Supervisors,
2. Discuss various electronic delivery systems for supervision and methods for ensuring confidentiality,
3. Discuss ethical, legal and regulatory issues of supervision, including documentation of the supervisory sessions,
4. Review research of effective supervision models,
5. Review challenges in supervision,
6. Address how cultural issues can affect the supervisory relationship,
7. Discuss accountability of both the supervisor and the intern in the supervisory relationship,
8. Discuss the business aspects of supervision,
9. Discuss the ethical, legal, and regulatory issues of teletherapy.

Course Syllabus:

1. Review of Supervision Laws and Rules
   1. Review board definition of supervision.
   2. Examine requirements of interns.
   3. Requirements of the supervision
   4. Requirements of the supervisor
   5. Identify modalities of supervision and rules associated with them.
2. Technology, Supervision, and  Teletherapy
   1. HIPAA and Technology
   2. Florida laws regarding telehealth and teletherapy
   3. Ethics of telehealth and teletherapy
   4. Overview of telehealth and teletherapy technology.
3. Ethics and Supervision
   1. Define Ethics
   2. Examine the purpose of ethics.
   3. Review the ethical issues of and related to supervision.
4. Review effective models of supervision.
   1. Developmental models
   2. Process models
   3. Second generation and emerging models.
5. Challenges in Supervision
   1. Communication and miscommunication.
   2. Transference and countertransference
   3. Mismatched expectations
   4. Normative conflicts
6. Cultural Competence and Supervision
   1. Define culture and cultural competence.
   2. Role of supervisor 
   3. Cultural competence and ethics
   4. Multicultural issues in psychotherapy and supervision.
   5. Strategies to promote cultural competence.
7. Accountability in Supervision
   1. Purpose of evaluation
   2. Types of evaluation
   3. Criteria for evaluation
   4. Strategies for evaluation
8. Marketplace Issues of Supervision
   1. Boundaries
   2. Confidentiality
   3. Liability
   4. Marketing concepts
   5. Continuing education requirements