Certified Clinical Supervisor

Performance Domains and Tasks*

Domain I    Assessment and Evaluation

Task 1:         Assess the supervisees experience with and/or knowledge of the field of alcohol and other drug abuse, social and behavioral science, and 12-step philosophy and tradition, by interview, questioning, exploration, and/or discussion in order to determine the supervisee’s strengths and weaknesses.

Task 2:         Assess supervisee temperament, leadership style, interpersonal strength,  weakness, and reactions to stress within the work setting by use interviews, observations, and assessment instruments in order to promote supervisee growth.

Task 3:         Analyze supervisee performance of tasks related to the 12-core  functions in order to identify levels of performance by interview, direct observation, review of case records, and use of evaluation tools.

Task 4:         In order to become familiar with the supervisees levels of clinical functioning, explore his/her ability to utilize various therapeutic approaches by direct, ongoing observation.

Task 5:         Evaluate the supervisees strengths and weaknesses by interviews, observations, and feedback solicited from other appropriate sources in order to make appropriate work assignments and to formulate a plan for the supervisees ongoing development.

Domain II   Counselor Development

Task 1:         Build with the supervisee a developmental framework for a supervisory relationship through the use of assessment activities, case presentation, demonstration, and dialogue, for the purpose of facilitating supervisee development.

*Reprinted from ICRC Role Delineation Study for the Clinical Supervisor

Task 2:         Promote a career development process with the supervisee through the use of mutual planning, assessment activities, and motivational techniques, in order to stimulate a desire for continuing personal and professional growth.

Task 3:         Work with clinical staff to facilitate clinical teamwork behaviors by using observational tools, staff discussion, demonstration, and reading/writing tasks, for the purpose of improving and maintaining clinical staff resource utilization and effectiveness.

Task 4:         With supervisee participation, develop and implement a clinical training and education program based on an assessment of the supervisees  learning needs in order to operationalize clinical training and educational practices for the purpose of strengthening the supervisee’s clinical  competence.

Task 5:         Provide direct clinical supervision to supervisees, using a variety of  supervisory methods, in order to build supervisees clinical skills.

Domain IV  Management and Administration

Task 1:         Assist in developing quality improvement guidelines, implementing those procedures and standards with staff involvement in a continuing quality improvement plan, in order to monitor and upgrade clinical performance.

Task 2:         Monitor compliance with federal and state regulations, implementing existing Quality Improvement mechanisms, in order to protect supervisee and client’s rights.

Task 3:         Evaluate and monitor agency policies and procedures using accreditation standards to ensure compliance.

Task 4:         Plan and coordinate the activities of supervisees to promote effective management in order to maintain clinically effective programming, through the review of daily schedules, consultation, knowledge of on-site and community resources, etc.

Task 5:         Meet with new staff to orient them to all program components and  professional expectations in order to enable new staff to adhere to the programs performance standards.

Task 6:         Identify and assess program needs utilizing available mechanisms order to formulate a plan for enhancing clinical services and program development.

Task 7:         Coordinate consultation services with supervisee utilizing additional  resources for the purpose of providing continuity of quality care for clients.

Task 8:         Recommend, in accordance with agency policy and procedures, the employment and termination of clinical staff by participation in review, selection, and evaluation processes in order to retain quality clinical staff.