The Individual and Family CHOICES Program
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All Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors in Pennsylvania are required to obtain clinical supervision toward the completion of licensure. In states other than PA, clinical supervisors are required to show proof of formalized training in the provision of clinical supervision because there is growing recognition in the field of the differing skills required in clinical supervision apart from competency as a professional helper. A great and fabulous professional helper does not automatically become a competent and skilled clinical supervisor.
While any licensed Clinical Social Worker, Professional Counselor or Marriage and Family Therapist can provide clinical supervision to a junior member of the field pursuing licensure, the following links provide some important guidelines in the selection of and negotiation with a prospective clinical supervisor.
Questions to Ask a Prospective Clinical Supervisor
Clinical Supervision and Money
Power Point Presentation on Study of Post Degree Clinical Supervision
Lois Ehrmann PhD, LPC, NCC, Approved Clinical Supervisor and Karen Hansel MSW, LCSW, Approved Clinical Supervisor at CHOICES have been trained in the provision of clinical supervision. Please click on the links below to view Lois' or Karen's Clinical Supervision Professional Disclosure Statements.
Currently Lois Ehrmann provides clinical supervision and consultation services to practicing professional helpers. She has a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from the Pennsylvania State University as well as specialty tracks in Human Development and Family Studies and Rehabilitation and Human Servcies. Her experiences both prior to obtaining her doctorate degree and during her enrollment at PSU enabled her to qualify for certification related to clinical supervision.
She is an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) through the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE), the organization approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) to certify elligible professionals for the supervision of professional counselors pursuing licensure and certification. This credential assures that Lois has the qualifications required to provide high quality clinical supervision and consultation in professional development.
In addition to her formal training and her clinical supervision credential, Lois is now an Approved EMDR Consultant (EMDRIA) which means that she is qualified to consult with professionals who have been formally trained in EMDR who are pursuing Certified Clinician stratus. She is also a Certified Therapist in Internal Family Systems through the Center for Self Leadership which means that she can provide consultation in IFS for those post Level 1 clinicians pursuing IFS certification.
Lois also consults with groups of clinicians and agencies in regard to traumatized individuals and persons with attachment struggles.
To learn more about Lois' Clincial Supervision/Consultation philosophy and protocols please click on the following link.
Lois' professional disclosure info clincial supervision.doc
Clinical Supervision by Karen Hansel MSW. LCSW,
Approved Clinical Supervisor
Here is a video regarding high quality clinical supervision
Karen is the Clinical Director of CHOICES and provides both individual and group clinical supervision to our staff and some of our interns. In addition she is also qualified and available to provide clinical supervision to candidates who are pursuing their clinical social work license as well as some of the supervision hours for candidates pursuing the license as a professional counselor.
Karen has received formalized training and supervision of her supervision practices thus completing the requirements for the certification as an approved clinical supervisor (ACS).
Karen also has certification as an EMDR Certified Clinician and is formally trained in Internal Family Systems, Motivational Interviewing, Attachment Therapy, Couples Therapy, systemic family therapy.
To read her professional disclosure statement please click on the link below:
Karen's professional disclosure statement clinical supervision.doc