Clinical Supervision Series

The increasing complexities of treating substance use disorders generates a high demand for qualified clinicians and clinical supervisors. Join us for a 2-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.   

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.    

Online Session Details:

Training Times:
9:00am- 12:15pm

Registration fee: $40 per person
Contact Hours: 3 per session
Location: Virtual
Capacity: 50

Registration: Pre-registration is required to attend. Registration for the online sessions is $40 per session. The registration fee for the retreat is $400. An early bird discount of $50 is being offered for the Clinical Supervision retreat for the first 20 registrants. The registration fee with the discount is $350. Fees include credit hours and training materials. The retreat fee also includes 2-night stay accommodations and meals during the retreat and special retreat swag.  

Refund Policy: Registrants can request a refund up to two (2) weeks before the training date. Registrants who purchase the early bird retreat seat and receive the $50 discount will be reimbursed based on the discount received. No excess in fee paid will be refunded.  

Clinical Supervision Retreat

 Training Dates:
May 14- May 16, 2025

Registration fee: $400 per person
Contact Hours: up to 15
Capacity: 60 (29 seats remaining)
Location: Shell Island Resort
2700 N Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480

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.

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 have required 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.  

Speakers:

Secondary Traumatic Stress

Felicia Gibson
Part One: March 8th, 2025 (virtual)
Part Two: Included in Retreat

Supervising Through a Trauma-Informed Lens

Dr. Arianne Jennings 

Saturday, March 22, 2025 (virtual)
 

Cultivating the Supervisory Alliance 

Theresa Palmer
Part One: Saturday, April 5, 2025 (virtual)
Part Two: Included in Retreat
 

Addressing Neurodivergence in Clinical Practice 

Brittany Greene
Saturday, April 12, 2025 (virtual)

 

Using AI in Advancing Clinical Supervision with Ethical Considerations 

Michael Daniels
Part One: Saturday, May 3, 2025 (virtual)
Part Two: Included in Retreat
 

Retreat Breakout Session C- TBA

Supporting Clinical Supervisors in Mitigating the Impacts of Secondary Traumatic Stress for Supervisees and Client Populations 
Included in Retreat Only

Continuing Education:

NCASPPB:

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.    

The Clinical Supervision Retreat has been submitted for 15 hours of Clinical Supervision Specific credit from the North Carolina Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board. Attendance of the retreat 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.  

Sponsorship Statement:

The Clinical Supervision training offerings are funded in part by the federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Fund (CFDA #93.959) as a project of the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services.

For questions and technical assistance contact us via bhs-support@unc.edu