A Practical Guide to Clinical Supervision in Genetic Counseling

A Practical Guide to Clinical Supervision in Genetic Counseling provides a comprehensive overview of clinical supervision, emphasizing the supervision of genetic counseling students. The book draws on theory and research in genetic counseling, psychology, counselor education, and Dr. Veach's many years of experience in supervision practice.

Chapters address key issues in clinical supervision, including the infrastructure required for effective supervision; relationship dynamics inherent in supervision; and critical supervision processes, such as goal setting, feedback, evaluation, culturally-responsive supervision, and common clinical supervision challenges. Additional chapters cover models of supervisor and supervisee development, strategies to promote student wellness, how to recognize and address problematic performance, and supervision delivery models.

Each chapter contains instructional objectives, illustrations of major topics with supervision vignettes and examples, and descriptions of specific strategies for promoting self-reflective supervision practice. Experiential activities at the end of each chapter provide opportunities for readers to strengthen and maintain competencies associated with effective supervision processes and outcomes. The activities are appropriate for both current and future supervisors at all levels of experience and are suitable for use in the classroom and by individuals engaged in self-study.

A Practical Guide to Clinical Supervision in Genetic Counseling also features three contributed chapters by experts in supervision, education, and research and an appendix with instructional tips for designing and conducting supervision training opportunities to facilitate participants' learning experiences.

Patricia McCarthy Veach is a licensed counseling psychologist and Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita of Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota. She has written over 150 book chapters and academic articles and has 30 years of experience teaching clinical supervision. She has edited and co-authored several books, including Genetic Counseling Research: A Practical Guide (OUP, 2014), also part of the Genetic Counseling in Practice series.

Preface
About the Authors

1 Introduction to Supervision Theory and Practice - Patricia McCarthy Veach
Objectives
What is Clinical Supervision?
Who Does Supervision Serve?
Reciprocal Engagement Model of Supervision (REM-S).
Supervisor Competencies
Supervision is Hierarchical
Why Serve as a Supervisor?
Closing Thoughts
Learning Activities
Appendix 1A: Genetic Counseling Supervisor Competencies
Appendix 1B. The Psychotherapy Supervisor Development Scale

2 Supervisory Styles - Patricia McCarthy Veach
Objectives
Stylistic Differences
Behaviors Common to Supervisory Styles
Closing Thoughts
Learning Activities
Appendix 2A: Learning Activities Answer Key

3 Setting the Stage for Supervision - Patricia McCarthy Veach
Objectives
Initiating the Supervisory Relationship
Prepping for Supervision: Anticipatory Guidance Strategies
Closing Thoughts
Learning Activities
Appendix 3A Genetic Counseling Student Questions about Supervision
Appendix 3B Genetic Counselor Supervisor Questions about Students
Appendix 3C Sample Information Sheet
Appendix 3D Sample Information Agreement

4 Culturally Engaged Supervision - Ian M. MacFarlane and Krista Redlinger Grosse
Objectives
Introduction
Important Terminology
Foundations in Theory and Research
Culturally Engaged Supervision: Applications and Strategies
Challenging Issues: Microaggression/Racism
Continuing the Work
Closing Thoughts
Learning Activities

5 Models of Supervisor and Student Development - Patricia McCarthy Veach
Objectives
Supervisor and Supervisee Developmental Models
Supervisor and Supervisee Developmental Challenges: Parallel Processes
Developmentally Based Interventions for Supervisors
Developmentally Based Interventions for Students
Counseling Independently
Closing Thoughts
Learning Activities

6 Setting Goals in Supervision - Patricia McCarthy Veach
Objectives
What are Goals and Why are they Useful?
Characteristics of Viable Goals
Goal-Setting Processes
Goal-Setting Strategies
Strategies for Promoting Goal Accomplishment
Closing Thoughts
Learning Activities

7 Giving and Receiving Feedback - Patricia McCarthy Veach
Objectives
Types of Feedback
Characteristics of Helpful Feedback
Strategies for Promoting Helpful Feedback Interactions
Feedback Regarding the Supervisor and Supervision Relationship
Closing Thoughts
Learning Activities

8 Evaluation - Carrie Atzinger
Objectives
Evaluation Functions and Criteria
Approaches to Student Evaluation
Evaluation Challenges
Strategies for Promoting an Effective Evaluation Process
Evaluating the Supervisor
Closing Thoughts
Learning Activities
Appendix 8A: Genetic Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale

9 Supervision for Self-Reflective Practice - Patricia McCarthy Veach
Objectives
What is Self-Reflective Practice?
Self-Reflection in Supervision
Strategies for Promoting Student Self-Reflective Practice
Closing Thoughts
Learning Activities

10 Fostering Psychosocial Skill Development - Patricia McCarthy Veach
Objectives
What are Psychosocial Skills and Why are They Important?
Strategies for Building Students' Psychosocial Skills
Closing Thoughts
Learning Activities

11 Ethics and Professionalism in Supervision - Patricia McCarthy Veach
Objectives
Supervisor Responsibilities
Ethical Considerations in Clinical Supervision
Strategies to Promote Ethical and Professional Supervision Practice
Closing Thoughts
Learning Activities

12 Promoting Student Wellness - Patricia McCarthy Veach
Objectives
What is Wellness?
The Role of Supervision in Promoting Student Wellness and Self-Care
Wellness and Self-Care Strategies
Closing Thoughts
Learning Activities
Appendix 12A Self-Care Behavior Inventory

13 Recognizing and Addressing Student Problematic Performance - Patricia McCarthy Veach
Objectives
What is Problematic Performance?
Addressing Problematic Performance
Closing Thoughts
Learning Activities

14 Common Clinical Supervision Challenges - Patricia McCarthy Veach
Objectives
Supervisor-Student Conflict
Supervisor Countertransference
Student Anxiety
Closing Thoughts
Learning Activities

15 Supervision Delivery Methods - Katie Wusik
Objectives
Live Supervision
Self-Report
Standardized Patients
Peer Group Supervision
Remote Supervision
Closing Thoughts
Learning Activities

Appendix: Instructional Tips for Building and Conducting Supervision Training Opportunities
References
Index