Religious leaders, I think, face alternatives not easily reconciled: to try to form communities in which biblical imagery and ideas provide an alternative vision to our
cultural ones, or to engage in a
process of mutual critique, edification, correction and revision of frameworks that are
informed both by our religious traditions and by the sciences and culture.
(a) Document a minimum of twenty - four hours of academic preparation or board approved continuing education coursework in counselor supervision training including training six hours in each area as follows: (i) Assessment, evaluation and remediation which includes initial, formative and summative assessment of supervisee knowledge, skills and self - awareness; components of evaluation e.g. evaluation criteria and expectations, supervisory procedures, methods for monitoring (both direct and indirect observation) supervisee performance, formal and informal feedback mechanisms, and evaluation
processes (both summative and formative), and
processes and procedures for remediation of supervisee skills, knowledge, and personal effectiveness and self - awareness; (ii) Counselor development which includes models of supervision, learning models, stages of development and transitions in supervisee / supervisor development, knowledge and skills related to supervision intervention options, awareness of individual differences and learning styles of supervisor and supervisee, awareness and acknowledgement of
cultural differences and multicultural competencies needed by supervisors, recognition of relational dynamics in the supervisory relationship, and awareness of the developmental
process of the supervisory relationship itself; (iii) Management and administration which includes organizational
processes and procedures for recordkeeping, reporting, monitoring of supervisee's cases, collaboration, research and evaluation; agency or institutional policies and procedures for handling emergencies, case assignment and case management, roles and responsibilities of supervisors and supervisees, and expectations of supervisory
process within the institution or agency; institutional
processes for managing multiple roles of supervisors, and summative and formative evaluation
processes; and (iv) Professional responsibilities which includes ethical and legal issues in supervision includes dual relationships, competence, due
process in evaluation,
informed consent, types of supervisor liability, privileged communication, consultation, etc.; regulatory issues include Ohio laws governing the practice of counseling and counseling supervision, professional standards and credentialing
processes in counseling, reimbursement eligibility and procedures, and related institutional or agency procedures.