Foundations of Supervision: Roles, Function, Structure & Supervisory Relationship - 6 hours
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When & Where:
- Date: Thursday, July 16, 2026
- If you cannot attend this workshop on 7/16, you can pre-register for the on-demand version here: https://www.theknowledgetree.org/p/supervision-fou...
- Time: 10:30am - 5:30pm Eastern Time
- CE Hours Included: 6 (please see below for details)
- Location: Live Interactive Webinar ("Synchronous") on Zoom
- Investment: $140 before Friday, July 3rd at 5:00pm Eastern Time, $160 after
- Presented by: Nicole Thaxton, PhD, LPC, CPCS (see bio below)
- Workshop Recording: A recording of this workshop is available to review for 60 days after the presentation. However, participants must attend live to receive the "Synchronous" CE Certificate.
- Instruction Level: Introductory
- Target Audience: Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists
Learning Objectives:
After completing this workshop in its entirety, you will be able to:
- Evaluate the role and function of the supervisor.
- Discuss the multifaceted roles and responsibilities that define effective supervision.
- Assess the key factors to create a healthy supervisory relationship, with special attention to the dynamics of power, trust, and communication in creating an effective learning environment.
- Discuss the specific ethical standards and principles that govern the supervisory relationship and process.
- Apply supervisory ethical codes in diverse supervisory scenarios.
- Demonstrate how to adapt your specific supervisory approach to meet the needs of supervisees, promote reflective practice, and facilitate professional development.
- Assess the best ways to structure supervision sessions and expectations to maximize efficacy and foster professional growth.
Workshop Description:
This foundational workshop is designed for emerging counselor supervisors who are eager to deepen their understanding and refine their supervision skills or more advanced supervisors who feel like they may have missed some of the basics. Participants will begin by defining the role and function of a supervisor. The workshop will then review the best ways to structure supervision sessions, focusing on setting clear expectations to maximize efficacy and foster professional growth. Participants will delve into the multifaceted roles and responsibilities that define effective supervision, examining how to balance support with accountability.
A key component of the workshop will be identifying the essential factors needed to create a healthy supervisory relationship, with special attention given to the dynamic nature of power, trust, and communication. This discussion will highlight the importance of these elements in creating an effective learning environment. The workshop will also cover the specific ethical standards and principles that govern the supervisory relationship and process, ensuring that participants understand the frameworks underpinning their professional responsibilities.
Practical application will be emphasized as participants learn to apply supervisory ethical codes in diverse supervisory scenarios, developing problem-solving skills to navigate ethical dilemmas. Finally, the workshop will address how to adapt supervisory approaches to meet the unique needs of supervisees, promoting reflective practice and facilitating their ongoing professional development. Whether transitioning into a supervisory role or looking to enhance your supervisory practice, this workshop provides the foundational knowledge and practical skills you need to succeed.
Workshop Agenda:
- Role and Function of the Supervisor (60 minutes)
- Define clinical supervision and its purpose
- Identify supervision roles: teacher, evaluator, gatekeeper, mentor
- Apply case studies
- Roles and Responsibilities in Supervision (60 minutes)
- Differentiate between supervision and therapy
- Ethical and legal responsibilities
- Administrative vs. clinical roles
- Supervisor accountability and scope of practice
- Building the Supervisory Relationship (75 minutes)
- Define the supervisory relationship
- Power dynamics and hierarchy
- Establishing trust and psychological safety, including cultural competency
- Effective ways to foster a healthy supervisory relationship
- Overview the Supervision Contract Packet
- Ethical Standards in Supervision (75 minutes)
- Overview of ethical codes (ACA, NBCC, etc.)
- Dual relationships and boundaries
- Multicultural competency
- Confidentiality and documentation expectations
- Discuss ethical decision making basics in supervision
- Applying Ethics Codes in Supervision Scenarios (20 minutes)
- Tailoring interventions and feedback with case scenarios
- Adapting Supervisory Approaches (25 minutes)
- Developmental stages and levels of supervisees
- Challenges at each stage of development
- Key responsibilities of supervisors at each stage
- Review case scenarios
- Goal setting and Reflexive Practice
- Structuring Supervision for Success (45 minutes)
- Session structure and agenda setting
- Goal-setting and boundaries
- Creating expectations and accountability
Presented by: Nicole Thaxton, PhD, LPC, CPCS
Nicole Thaxton, PhD, LPC, CPCS, has one goal in life – to help people live life well. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor, and the Founder of Atlanta Wellness Collective, a group mental health practice located in Acworth, Marietta, and Roswell, GA. She is a writer, speaker, trainer, documentation nerd, and frequent continuing education presenter on clinical supervision. Her doctoral research was on the topic of conflicts in clinical supervision. She has spent the past decade in the mental health field. Dr. Nicole is married to a fellow counselor, RJ Thaxton, and has three daughters. For more information, visit atlwell.com and nicolethaxton.com.
Workshop Schedule (Eastern Time):
- 10:00am - 10:30am | Sign-In and Welcome
- 10:30am - 12:00pm | Session
- 12:00pm - 12:10pm | Break
- 12:10pm - 1:40pm | Session
- 1:40pm - 2:20pm | Lunch Break
- 2:20pm - 3:50pm | Session
- 3:50pm - 4:00pm | Break
- 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Session
- 5:30pm | Continuing Education Certificates Available
6 CE Hours Included - Details by License Type Below:
- PSYCHOLOGISTS: The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For more detailed information on the current CE ruling in Georgia, or if you are licensed in another state or country, please click here.
- COUNSELORS: The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP), ACEP No. 7153. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
- This course offers 6 Core CE hours for GA LPCs. If you are licensed in another state or country, please click here.
- SOCIAL WORKERS: The Knowledge Tree, a Summit Professional Education Company, provider #2470, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 1/14/2026-1/14/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 6 general continuing education credits.
- TKT has applied for approval for this workshop through the Georgia Society for Clinical Social Work (GSCSW). If you are licensed in another state or country, please click here for more detailed information.
- MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS: TKT has applied for approval for this workshop through the Georgia Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (GAMFT). If you are licensed in another state or country, please click here for more detailed information.
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Multiple Workshop Special: There is a 10% Discount with registration for two workshops. There is a 15% Discount with registrations for three or four workshops. There is a 20% Discount with registration for five or more workshops.
Refund/Cancellation Policy: If you can no longer attend a workshop you have registered for, you can either receive a credit for another workshop or receive a refund if you are within the refund policy period. Refunds will be given for cancellations received at least five days prior to the workshop. More information about refund/cancellation can be found here.
Attendance Policy: 100% attendance and completion of a course evaluation is required at any CE program in order to receive credit for that CE program. No partial credit is given. Certificates of completion will be available in each attendee’s account once the broadcast has ended and the course evaluation completed.
ADA Requests: We will make every effort to accommodate any reasonable ADA request. Please call or email us at least two weeks prior to the event. Payment and registration are required to fulfill an ADA request.
No Conflict Policy: Neither The Knowledge Tree nor its speakers have received any commercial support for this program or its contents and will not receive any commercial support prior to or during this program.
System Requirements: Live Interactive Webinars are facilitated via Zoom. System requirements for the Zoom platform are linked at our FAQ page.
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