2026 Clinical Supervision Online Series
Available to all levels of supervisors within the field of mental health and substance use treatment:
Join us for a five-part series of clinical supervision as we explore a wide variety of topics central to successful supervision. Expect an informative, useful, and unusually fresh experience while you gain the knowledge, skills, and continuing education hours necessary to propel your career forward.
| Date & Time | Topic | Presenter |
| 3/7/2026 | Multisystemic Therapy – Breaking the Cycle | Corey Baker |
| 3/21/2026 | Self-Care for Clinical Supervisors: Sustaining Excellence While Caring for Yourself | Brittany Greene |
| 4/11/2026 | Clinical Supervision through a Values Lens: Alignment, Moral Injury, and Sustainable Practice | Jason Black |
| 4/25/2026 |
Breaking Ground: Men's Mental Health, Renewal, and the Courage to Grow |
Blaise Harris |
| 5/9/2026 | Supervising Through a Family Lens: Supporting Caregivers of Children with IDD and Complex Needs | Amy Dickey |
TARGET AUDIENCE
- All levels of supervisors within the field of mental health and substance use treatment wishing to improve their skills, knowledge, and abilities while also contributing to the professional growth of their colleagues.
- Practitioners wishing to fulfill the NCSAPPB educational requirements in becoming a Certified Clinical Supervisor.
- Current Certified Clinical Supervisors wishing to fulfill NCSAPPB renewal requirements.
REGISTRATION: Pre-registration is required to attend. Registration for the online sessions is $40 per session. Fees include credit hours and training materials.
MODALITY: The Clinical Supervision Series is divided into two (2) parts; five online sessions and a 2.5-day retreat. The five (5) online sessions in this series consist of three hours of instruction, which consist of one fifteen-minute break in each session. Several topics trained in the online sessions will take a deeper dive into the material during the retreat. These topics consists of 2 parts; the online session and the retreat breakout session which explores these topic in greater detail. Each online session will provide 3 contact hours, and the retreat will provide 15 contact hours. The retreat will require pre-work and post-work to be completed to obtain the full 15 contact hours from the retreat. A total of 30 contact hours will be provided through the Clinical Supervision Series.
TIMES: Online Sessions: 9:00am to 12:15pm
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6642. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. The successful completion of each webinar qualifies for 3 contact hours.
Confirmation Notices and Certificates of Completion: We will confirm your registration by email. Successful completion includes full attendance for the entire day. Within 7 days of the conclusion of the event, you will receive an email notifying you that the evaluations and certificates are ready. The email will include a link to https://bhs.unc.edu where you can login using the username and password you chose at registration. Once you have logged in, you will see the training titles listed under "My Courses" on the left side. After clicking on the link, you will be taken to another page where you can click the link to the event evaluation. Once you have completed and submitted your evaluation, you can click on the link to access the Certificate of Completion. Your Certificate will be available to you as a PDF document for you to save or print.
POLICIES & ADA STATEMENT
Refund Policy: Refunds will be issued up to two weeks prior to the training date.
Inclement Weather Policy: Any announcements regarding changes to the schedule due to inclement weather will be posted on http://bhs.unc.edu. Registered participants will also be notified by email.
ADA statement: If you require any of the auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to participate in this program, please call us at (919) 843-6083 no later than ten business days before the program.
TESTIMONIALS
"As a result of the clinical supervision training series offered through UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work and Behavioral Health Springboard I feel that I have grown as a clinician as well as a clinical supervisor. The information presented was relevant to my current position as a clinical supervisor and I believe it has already been helpful to my supervisees. I would recommend this training series to both new and season clinical supervisors as well as those that are considering providing clinical supervision in the future."
"Instructor presented in dynamic fashion this relevant material."
"The training was informative and applicable to my practice. It will help to enhance my practice."
"The information was very relevant and applied to my daily work."
"I definitely will be using some of the information learned to enhance the supervision I provide."
"Many issues clarified and discussed that will be helpful in future supervision settings."
The Clinical Supervision Training Series is supported in part through funding from the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substances Abuse Services via the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
For additional questions about the series contact: bhs-support@unc.edu
ATTENTION: For specific requirements to become a Certified Clinical Supervisor contact the NC Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board at 919-832-0975 or www.NCASPPB.org .
DATES, TOPICS, & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
All training sessions are held from 9:00 am to 12:15 pm
Title: Multisystemic Therapy – Breaking the Cycle
Date: March 7th, 2026
Speaker: Corey Baker
Description: This presentation will provide a structured, educational overview of the MST model, focusing on its theoretical foundations, core principles, and evidence base. The presentation typically explains how MST addresses complex behavioral and mental health challenges in youth by intervening across multiple systems—family, peers, school, and community. It outlines key components such as assessment, goal setting, caregiver empowerment, and fidelity to the model, while highlighting outcomes supported by research. The goal is to build understanding of MST’s framework and application rather than to train specific clinical skills.
Learning Objectives :
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Describe the theoretical foundations, evidence base, and core principles of Multisystemic Therapy.
- Identify the target population and appropriate referral criteria for MST services.
- Explain the role of the clinician within the MST model and the importance of caregiver-driven change.
- Implement MST interventions that address identified behavioral drivers
- Provide structured, data-driven supervision aligned with MST principles
- Ensure documentation, service delivery, and interventions align with MST standards
Session agenda:
9 am – 10 am Objective 1 & 2
10 am – 10:30 am Objective 3
10:30 am – 10:45 am pm Break
10:45 am – 11:15 am Objective 4
11:15 am – 12:10 Objective 5 & 6
12:10 pm – 12:15 pm questions and closing remarks
Title: Self-Care for Clinical Supervisors: Sustaining Excellence While Caring for Yourself
Date: March 21st, 2026
Speaker: Brittany Greene
Description: Self-Care for Clinical Supervisors: Sustaining Excellence While Caring for Yourself is a three-hour interactive training designed to address the hidden emotional, ethical, and professional demands of behavioral health supervision. Clinical supervisors often carry multiple roles—clinical expert, mentor, crisis manager, administrator, and gatekeeper—while absorbing the emotional weight of supervisees and their clients. Research shows that 70% of clinical supervisors experience burnout symptoms within their first two years, placing not only their own well-being but also supervisee effectiveness and client care at-risk.
This training helps supervisors recognize how chronic stress, compassion fatigue, and role overload affect their mood, decision-making, and supervisory relationships. Participants will explore the Supervision Paradox, the tendency to teach self-care while neglecting their own needs, and examine the ripple effect that supervisor burnout has on supervisees, clients, and families.
Moving beyond surface-level self-care, the training introduces professional sustainability as an ethical responsibility and clinical competency, grounded in professional codes of ethics. Using the Four Pillars of Supervisor Self-Care—physical, emotional, professional, and spiritual—participants will assess their current practices, strengthen emotional boundaries, and identify practical daily strategies that fit into real supervisory workloads.
Through case examples, guided reflection, and interactive activities, supervisors will leave with increased awareness of their stress signals, clearer emotional boundaries, and a personalized plan for sustaining excellence without sacrificing their health or professional integrity.
Learning Objectives :
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Describe the unique emotional and professional burdens of clinical supervision, including role overload, compassion fatigue, and the “supervision paradox” of caring for others while neglecting oneself.
- Identify early warning signs of supervisory burnout in themselves, including physical, emotional, behavioral, and relational stress signals.
- Explain how supervisor wellbeing impacts supervisees, clients, and systems of care, including the ripple effect of stress and emotional exhaustion.
- Differentiate between superficial self-care and professional sustainability, recognizing self-care as an ethical responsibility and component of clinical competence.
- Apply the Four Pillars of Supervisor Self-Care (physical, emotional, professional, and spiritual) to assess their current level of balance and sustainability.
- Implement practical, real-world self-care strategies—including physical micro-care, emotional boundaries, and workload systems—that fit into the realities of clinical supervision.
- Develop a personalized supervisor self-care plan by identifying which pillar needs the most attention and committing to at least one specific area for sustainable growth.
Session agenda:
9 am – 10 am Objective 1 & 2
10 am – 10:30 am Objective 3 & 4
10:30 am – 10:45 am pm Break
10:45 am – 11:15 am Objective 5
11:15 am – 12:10 Objective 6 & 7
12:10 pm – 12:15 pm questions and closing remarks
Title: Clinical Supervision through a Values Lens: Alignment, Moral Injury, and Sustainable Practice
Date: April 11, 2026
Speaker: Jason Black
Description: This training explores the role of values-based alignment in clinical supervision as a protective and generative factor against burnout, moral injury, and supervisory rupture. Participants will examine how clearly articulated personal, professional, and organizational values shape supervisory style, influence supervisee development, and impact retention and ethical decision-making.
Using reflective exercises and applied supervision scenarios, the training invites supervisors to identify their own core values, understand the values of their supervisees, and recognize common points of alignment and tension.
Participants will leave with practical tools to adapt supervision approaches across differing value systems, respond skillfully to value conflict, and intentionally shape supervision that supports clinician growth, organizational integrity, and sustainable clinical practice
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Identify and articulate their own core supervisory values describe how each value explicitly informs supervisory expectations, feedback practices, and decision-making.
- Differentiate between burnout and moral injury within clinical supervision contexts and explain how values misalignment contributes to each.
- Evaluate supervisee values and developmental stage by utilizing structured reflective questioning and supervision dialogue techniques.
- Demonstrate adaptive supervisory strategies by selecting and justifying supervision approaches that align supervisor, supervisee, and organizational values while maintaining ethical standards
- Develop a values-informed supervision plan that promotes psychological safety, professional identity formation, and long-term workforce sustainability.
- Recognize and respond to values-based supervisory conflict by implementing at least one intervention strategy to address misalignment without escalation or rupture.
Session agenda:
9 am – 10 am Objective 1 & 2
10 am – 10:30 am Objective 3
10:30 am – 10:45 am pm Break
10:45 am – 11:15 am Objective 4 & 5
11:15 am – 12:10 Objective 6
12:10 pm – 12:15 pm questions and closing remarks
Title: Breaking Ground: Men's Mental Health, Renewal, and the Courage to Grow
Date: April 25, 2026
Speaker: Blaise Harris
Description: Breaking Ground: A Men’s Mental Health Renewal Experience is a 3-hour, experiential workshop that invites men to explore emotional wellness through the lens of renewal, growth, and intentional change. Using conversation, movement, expressive arts, and reflective dialogue, participants examine the masks men wear, redefine strength, and build emotional awareness in ways that feel accessible and embodied. This workshop centers permission, connection, and practical tools that support men in sustaining mental health beyond survival and into growth.
Learning Objectives :
- Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Identify core social, cultural, and systemic barriers impacting men’s mental health.
- Explain how seasonal metaphors (spring/renewal) support therapeutic engagement and behavior change.
- Recognize signs of emotional suppression, burnout, and masked depression in men.
- Apply at least three practical strategies to support men’s emotional growth and help-seeking.
- Reflect on personal and professional renewal practices aligned with men’s mental wellness
Session agenda:
9 am – 10 am Objective 1 & 2
10 am – 10:30 am Objective 3
10:30 am – 10:45 am pm Break
10:45 am – 11:15 am Objective 4 & 5
11:15 am – 12:10 Objective 6
12:10 pm – 12:15 pm questions and closing remarks
Title: Supervising Through a Family Lens: Supporting Caregivers of Children with IDD and Complex Needs
Date: May 9, 2026
Speaker: Amy Dickey
Description: This 3-hour virtual training focuses on supervising professionals who support caregivers of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and complex needs. Grounded in lived experience and professional practice, the session will examine how supervisors and clinicians can buffer or exacerbate caregiver stress, system fragmentation, and trauma exposure.
Participants will explore the realities that caregivers face across education, behavioral health, and disability systems, and how these realities manifest in clinical work, staff burnout, and ethical dilemmas. The training emphasizes reflective, family-centered supervision that elevates caregiver voice, supports supervisee resilience, and promotes ethical, trauma-informed decision-making.
Supervisor/attendees will gain practical tools to strengthen supervision practices when working with families navigating IDD, co-occurring mental health needs, and complex service environments.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Identify the unique stressors, systemic barriers, and trauma exposures experienced by caregivers of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and complex needs.
- Apply a family-centered, lived-experience–informed supervision framework to support supervisees working with caregivers across education, behavioral health, and child-serving systems.
- Differentiate between compliance-driven practice and ethical, relationship-based supervision when supporting families navigating multiple systems (e.g., schools, Medicaid, disability services).
- Integrate reflective supervision strategies that strengthen supervisee capacity, reduce burnout, and promote effective engagement with caregivers of children with complex needs.
Session agenda:
9 am – 10 am Objective 1
10 am – 10:30 am Objective 2
10:30 am – 10:45 am pm Break
10:45 am – 11:15 am Objective 3
11:15 am – 12:10 Objective 4
12:10 pm – 12:15 pm questions and closing remarks
Each session in this series consists of three hours of instruction. There are two fifteen-minute breaks built into each session.
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| Session | Starts | Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Multisystemic Therapy – Breaking the Cycle 3/7/2026 | 03-07-26 | |
| Self-Care for Clinical Supervisors: Sustaining Excellence While Caring for Yourself 3/21/2026 | 03-21-26 | |
| Clinical Supervision through a Values Lens: Alignment, Moral Injury, and Sustainable Practice 4/11/2026 | 04-11-26 | |
| Breaking Ground: Men's Mental Health, Renewal, and the Courage to Grow 4/25/2026 | 04-25-26 | |
| Supervising Through a Family Lens: Supporting Caregivers of Children with IDD and Complex Needs 5/9/2026 | 05-09-26 |
Continuing Education:
Each online session fulfils 3 hours of required training toward the Certified Clinical Supervisor credential with the North Carolina Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board.
Each online session has been submitted for 3 hours of Clinical Supervision Specific credit from the North Carolina Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board. Attendance of all five sessions fulfills the 15-hour recertification requirement.
Attendance of all 5 online sessions and the retreat provides 30 hours of Clinical Supervision Specific credit from the North Carolina Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board. This fulfills the 30-hour certification requirement.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6642. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. The successful completion of each webinar qualifies for 3 contact hours.
Jason O. Black, MA, LPA, LCAS, CCS
Jason O. Black, MA, LPA, LCAS, CCS is a licensed psychological associate, addictions specialist, and certified clinical supervisor. Jason currently works as a program director and oversees adult residential and community treatment programs in New Hanover County and providing clinical supervision, program consultation, and grant oversight for federal, state, and local funding sources.
He brings over 15 years of experience specializing in substance use treatment and co-occurring disorders, specifically focusing on residential treatment, community-based services, homelessness initiatives, and recovery-oriented systems of care.
Jason’s work focuses on bridging clinical practice with systems-level leadership, integrating evidence-based practice, trauma-informed care, and recovery-oriented systems with a strong focus on workforce sustainability and organizational culture.
Jason provides executive-level leadership, clinical supervision, and consultation to multidisciplinary teams while overseeing program evaluation, expansion, and redesign in response to community need and evolving funding priorities.
Amy Dickey
Amy Dickey is deeply committed to supporting families impacted by intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and mental health challenges. With a unique perspective gained through her lived experience as a mother and professional expertise, she continues to drive systemic change by advocating for access to services, inclusion, and empowerment. Amy’s work emphasizes family-driven decision-making centered on collaboration, cultural competence, and building resilient, supportive communities.
Amy Dickey is a passionate Family Support Partner, Education Advocate, System or Care Proponent, Content Creator, Trainer, and Group Facilitator, She has become a recognized leader in family-driven care, advocating for access to appropriate services, and ensuring that all youth receive a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).
Blaise Harris
Blaise Harris is a mental health counselor, speaker, and author dedicated to empowering individuals, especially professionals of color and first responders—to embrace emotional wellness and resilience. With a thriving virtual and in-person client base, he seamlessly blends professional expertise with a relatable and engaging style that inspires connection and growth. His work combines insight, humor, and authenticity to create safe spaces for healing and transformation.
Brittany Greene, LCMHCA, LCAS, and NCC
Brittany Greene has extensive experience in mental/behavioral health (all things behavioral health, i.e. mood disorders, anxiety, addictions to include substance and behavioral addictions, gambling and gaming addictions, life transitions, self-esteem, grief, autism, ADHD, behavioral issues, school/academic issues for all ages). Brittany is inspired by a desire to continue to make a significant impact in the field of mental/behavioral health. She hopes to expand her reach and apply clinical skills to not only help clients who are in need of mental health services, but to help educate others in the field of behavioral health.
Michael Daniels, MSW, LCAS, CCS, LCSW-A
Michael serves as coordinator of the Addiction Certificate Program in the School of Social Work at East Carolina University preparing students to become Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialists. He serves as clinical supervisor for the ECU clinical supervision program supervising clinicians seeking professional license and graduate student interns. He earned his BS degree in Education from North Carolina State University and his MSW degree from East Carolina University. He has over 20 years clinical experience working inside prisons providing addiction and behavioral health services for offenders. He also worked as a clinical consultant in coordinating community reentry transitional services for a 300 bed inpatient treatment facility for offenders.
Corey Baker
Corey L. Baker is a dynamic speaker with a convicting passion for substance abuse prevention as well as empowering the lives of our youths. Corey received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Pfeiffer University. He currently holds his Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Counseling from Webster University in Columbia, South Carolina. Corey is currently a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor and holds a license as a Multisystemic Therapist for the State of North Carolina. Mr. Baker is the founder and president of The Corey Baker Foundation, a community based organization with a focus to empower youth and families. In 2003, Mr. Baker co-founded Tru-Boys Life Skills Program, which he facilitated in over ten Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools as well as other youth groups. He is a dedicated member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Mr. Baker began his career in the mental health profession in 1996 as a substance abuse counselor at Hope Haven, a substance abuse halfway house in Charlotte, NC. Hope Haven served males, females and families. After serving in this capacity for a year, Mr. Baker was appointed as director of the men’s program at Hope Haven. During this time, he found his passion for working with at-risk youth as a counselor at the McLeod Center in Charlotte. Mr. Baker worked with youth in group home settings to assist them with life challenges and decision making. In 2003 he expanded his passion as the Neighborhood Coordinator with the Mecklenburg County Health Department as a part of the Fighting Back program. In this capacity Mr. Baker provided resources, worked with families to address behavior issues, as well as school and legal situations.
In 2004, Mr. Baker started All About Family, Inc., an organization focused on working with at risk youth. Services were intensive in home, which provided 24/7 team-based mental health care in the home and community for youth with serious behavioral/emotional issues. In his work with All About Family, Mr. Baker observed that there was a need for more involvement with the family dynamic. In 2009, he relocated to Fayetteville, NC and began his journey as a Multisystemic Therapist at the Community Re-entry Program. Mr. Baker continues providing this intensive family and community based treatment program with NC Health Partners. As an MST therapist he works closely with the parent or caregiver to Biography show the youth how to develop constructive ways to cope with family, school and peer problems. Also, he provides mentoring programs for the youth in schools, communities and with the Department of Juvenile Justice in Winston-Salem and Charlotte, NC.
Above all of his accomplishments and achievements, Mr. Baker continues to allow God to lead and direct his life in his work. He is the father to three beautiful children; Alissa, Corey Jr. and Kaitlyn, and the grandfather to Nina and Nehemiah. Through the struggles of life he has learned to persevere and carries a message of truth to today’s youth. Corey has had many opportunities to travel the world playing basketball, yet he has dedicated his life to a greater cause… empowering the lives of other.
Retreat Registration: TBA
The increasing complexities of treating substance use disorders generate a high demand for qualified clinicians and clinical supervisors. Join us for a weekend retreat-style series of clinical supervision as we explore a wide variety of topics central to successful supervision on the coast of North Carolina at Wrightsville Beach. Expect an informative, useful, and unusually fresh experience while you gain the knowledge, skills, and continuing education hours necessary to propel your career forward.
Modality: The Clinical Supervision Series is divided into two (2) parts; five online sessions and a 2.5-day retreat. The five (5) online sessions in this series consist of three hours of instruction, which consist of one fifteen-minute break in each session. Several topics trained in the online sessions will take a deeper dive into the material during the retreat. These topics consists of 2 parts; the online session and the retreat breakout session, which explores these topic in greater detail. Each online session will provide 3 contact hours, and the retreat will provide 15 contact hours. The retreat will require pre-work and post-work to be completed to obtain the full 15 contact hours from the retreat. A total of 30 contact hours will be provided through the Clinical Supervision Series.
Date and Times:
- TBA
Location:
TBA
POLICIES & ADA STATEMENT
Refund Policy: Refunds will be issued up to two weeks prior to the training date.
Inclement Weather Policy: Any announcements regarding changes to the schedule due to inclement weather will be posted on http://bhs.unc.edu. Registered participants will also be notified by email.
ADA statement: If you require any of the auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to participate in this program, please call us at (919) 843-6083 no later than ten business days before the program.
Contact for Questions:
Email: bhs-support@unc.edu
Phone: (919) 843-6083
GENERAL AGENDA, TOPICS, & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Opening Plenary:
Title: Overcoming Stress and Building Resilience
Speaker: Felicia Gibson
Description: This session will discuss the impact of secondary traumatic stress (STS) on mental health providers and clinical supervisors. Session attendees will engage in group discussion about empathic strain and explore strategies that support resilience and compassion satisfaction for instructors and leaders.
Learning Objectives :
- Upon completion participants will be able to:
- Discuss the prevalence of secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue and burnout
- Apply theories of learning, wellbeing and resilience to current workforce stressors
- Enhance understanding of healthy coping mechanisms that mitigate the impact of provider burnout and promote quality engagement
Breakout Session A:
Title: Cultivating the Supervisory Alliance: Strengths, Stressors, & Solutions
Speaker: Theresa Palmer
Training Description: The quality and effectiveness of the supervision experience largely depends on the supervisory alliance. The working relationship between the supervisor and supervisee plays a critical role in the growth and development of the clinician receiving supervision. This workshop will explore various factors that enhance as well as impede the cultivation of a supervisory alliance that effectively promotes supervisee growth. Supervisory solutions for addressing counterproductive situations as well capitalizing on existing strengths will be explored, including the role of personal development in the context of supervision.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
- Identify key components of the supervisory alliance.
- Articulate stressors impacting the supervisor-supervisee working relationship.
- Develop strategies to overcome dynamics that are counterproductive to supervise growth.
- Explore aspects of the supervisory alliance that appropriately promote personal development in the context of clinical supervision.
Breakout Session B:
Title: Using AI in advancing clinical supervision with ethical considerations
Speaker: Michael Daniels, MSW, LCAS, CCS, LCSW-A
Training Description: As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent in clinical care, clinical supervisors encounter the crucial task of ethically incorporating these advanced technologies. Attendees will explore dynamics of AI technology, the impact AI has on clinical practice, and ethical principles which guides implementation of AI interventions, emphasizing client well-being, privacy, and informed consent.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
- Discuss data privacy concerns and confidentiality issues related to AI in clinical supervision.
- Identify and examine biases in AI systems and their implications for clinical supervision.
- Review the importance of informed consent and transparency when using AI tools in clinical contexts.
- Identify legal and regulatory frameworks governing AI in healthcare.
- Identify ethical decision-making frameworks to scenarios involving AI in clinical supervision.
Breakout Session C:
Title: Sustaining Strength: How Clinical Supervisors Can Cultivate Vicarious Resilience
Speaker: Dr. Josalin Hunter
Training Description: This 2.5-hour interactive workshop is designed for clinical supervisors seeking to enhance their supervisory approach by fostering vicarious resilience. While supervision often focuses on managing vicarious trauma and burnout, this session shifts the lens toward the positive impact of working with clients and the ways in which supervisors can cultivate resilience in themselves and their supervisees. Participants will explore the concept of vicarious resilience, distinguishing it from vicarious trauma and burnout, and examine strategies to build and sustain resilience within the supervisory relationship. Through reflective exercises, discussion, and practical application, supervisors will assess their personal supervisory styles and learn how to tailor resilience-building approaches to their team’s unique needs. Additionally, this workshop will highlight the influence of supervision dynamics on well-being and equip participants with self-care and boundary-setting techniques to maintain professional sustainability. Emphasizing a strength-based framework, the session will provide tools to reinforce hope, growth, and resilience in supervisees, ultimately promoting a healthier and more effective clinical practice.
- Define vicarious resilience and differentiate it from vicarious trauma and burnout in clinical supervision.
- Identify strategies to cultivate resilience while supporting clinical social workers working with challenging cases.
- Distinguish personal supervisory style and recognize unique resiliency needs.
- Explore the impact of supervision dynamics on both the supervisor’s and supervisee’s well-being.
- Develop practical self-care and boundary-setting techniques to enhance professional sustainability.
- Implement strength-based supervision approaches that foster growth, hope, and resilience in supervisees.
Closing Plenary:
Title: Supporting Clinical Supervisors in Mitigating the Impacts of Secondary Traumatic Stress for Supervisees and Client Populations
Speaker: Dr. Sarah Reives-Huston and Felicia Gibson
Training Description: The recent mental health crisis has heightened the need for quality treatment, prevention and intervention services that support NC residents struggling with mental health and substance use challenges. With such a strong emphasis and attention being placed on the needs of client populations, often times the needs of the providers and the organizations providing those resources and supports are frequently overlooked. During the in-person Clinical Supervision Retreat, participants will expand their understanding of these concepts and engage with other Clinical Supervisors in case-based applications and exercises.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
- Apply theories of learning, wellbeing and resilience to current workforce stressors
- Enhance understanding of healthy coping mechanisms that mitigate the impact of provider burnout and promote quality engagement
Continuing Education
This retreat fulfils 15 hours of required training toward the Certified Clinical Supervisor credential with the North Carolina Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board.
This retreat has been submitted for 15 hours of Clinical Supervision Specific credit from the North Carolina Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board.
Attendance of all 5 online sessions and the retreat provides 30 hours of Clinical Supervision Specific credit from the North Carolina Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board. This fulfills the 30-hour certification requirement.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6642. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. The successful completion of this retreat qualifies for 15 contact hours.
Felicia Gibson, PhD
Felicia Gibson is a licensed psychologist in Durham, North Carolina. She works at the Center for Child and Family Health (CCFH), a community non-profit and National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) Category III site. Dr. Gibson is co-director of the Trauma-Informed Leadership Team (TILT) initiative, a partnership between CCFH and Durham Public Schools designed to tilt schools practices to be more trauma informed. The TILT initiative provides trauma specific training as well as on-going consultation and support to administrators and support staff as well as small groups of staff at individual schools across the district. With over 15 years of experience working in schools in Tennessee, Florida, and North Carolina, Dr. Gibson has a solid understanding of the education system and the importance of trauma-informed services for students and school staff. In addition to her work in schools, Dr. Gibson conducts comprehensive trauma-informed mental health assessments and treatment for children who have been adopted and provides evidenced-based treatments to help address oppositional behavior, symptoms of traumatic stress, and attachment related concerns.
Theresa Palmer LCSW, LMFT, AS-AAMFT
Theresa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, and an Approved Supervisor by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Her current work involves teaching and field coordinating for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Social Work in the Winston-Salem Program. She also provides clinical supervision to associate-licensed clinicians, consultation to fully licensed therapists, and supervision-of-supervision to individuals seeking to become AAMFT-Approved Supervisors. In teaching as well as providing therapy and supervision, Theresa uses a systems-oriented, strengths-based perspective.
Michael Daniels, MSW, LCAS, CCS, LCSW-A
Michael serves as coordinator of the Addiction Certificate Program in the School of Social Work at East Carolina University preparing students to become Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialists. He serves as clinical supervisor for the ECU clinical supervision program supervising clinicians seeking professional license and graduate student interns. He earned his BS degree in Education from North Carolina State University and his MSW degree from East Carolina University. He has over 20 years clinical experience working inside prisons providing addiction and behavioral health services for offenders. He also worked as a clinical consultant in coordinating community reentry transitional services for a 300 bed inpatient treatment facility for offenders
Josalin J. Hunter, PhD, LCSW, MSW MPH
Dr. Josalin Hunter is passionate about equity in health & mental health; resilience, health education for community, diversity & inclusion, and social justice- and particularly, where these areas intersect. She is always in service of and advocating for youth and the improvement of health and mental health in black & IPOC communities. She is currently the Director of DEI at Coastal Horizons (the largest mental/behavioral health and substance use recovery non-profit in southeastern NC). She also teaches as tenured part-time faculty at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and is a practicing licensed clinical therapist. Josalin has over 30 published articles in peer-reviewed academic journals, a chapter on a clinician’s perspective on the way trauma shows up in higher education classrooms and has presented many times over the years both nationally and internationally. Josalin holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Xavier University of Louisiana, dual master’s degrees in social work and public health from University of Missouri Saint Louis and Emory University, respectively, and a doctorate in Health Promotion and Behavior from University of Georgia’s School of Public Health.
Sarah Reives-Houston, Ph.D., PsyD (ABD)
Sarah Reives-Houston, is the Director of Behavioral Health Springboard at the UNC School of Social Work. She has a Ph.D. in education psychology from Capella University and is completing her PsyD in clinical psychology and trauma from California Southern University. Dr. Reives-Houston is certified as a family trauma specialist and as a child and adolescent trauma specialist and engages in research and conducts training on recognizing, managing, and mitigating the impacts of trauma on client populations and service providers. Prior to coming to UNC, she was on the faculty at NC Central University, where she taught courses and oversaw research projects and evaluation programs. She has also developed training and curriculum materials on mental health, substance abuse, systems of care for individuals and families.