Supportive SuperVision Podcast

In this week's episode, I met with Khara Croswaite Brindle and Christina Murphy, two clinicians in private practice who came together to create "The Empowerment Model of Clinical Supervision" and the Supervisionary Subscription of monthly tools for clinical supervision. These powerhouses share some of their clinical experiences as well as their business experiences, how they met, and how they co-birthed the Empowerment Model. This episode is great for supervisors, supervisees, and those who are considering becoming either. I love how they have created a fluid model based on mutual respect and evaluation which makes room for experience and knowledge supervisees naturally bring into the relationship.

These ladies are full of wonderful clinical supervision tools, revolutionary ideas to create more space for diversity in helping professions, and provide everything a supervisor needs to stick to the empowerment model of supervision with their supervisees from the very beginning- and feel confident while doing it!

Self-care has changed dramatically in response to COVID-19, and has always been something many clinicians struggle with. We identify as healers of others, which often means we put everyone before ourselves.

Included are some mindset shifts and self-care ideas to respond to changing needs and boundaries during COVID-19.

In this episode, I'll be sharing my ten favorite books and podcasts for personal growth, psychoeducation with clients, or growth as a counselor, supervisor, or EMDR clinician. I'll explain a little bit about why each is so important to the work I do, and I encourage you to log into the Facebook group or discussion on today's Instagram post to give me your favorites as well!

COVID-19 has forced many of us to adjust to a work-from-home situation very unexpectedly. This has led counselors, social workers, and therapists to change schedules, meeting formats, communication with clients, and boundaries between work and home. This has also impacted clinician self-care and general human well-being, due to being quarantined for several weeks without clarity and often resulting in a feeling of isolation.

Many therapists, counselors, social workers, and psychologists work hard to earn their licenses, working in less-than-glamorous situations with supervisors who may not always be fully supportive. It's easy to view the license as the end point of a career, and continuing education courses as the minimum necessary to maintain the license. Too many therapists stop supervision entirely.

I'll discuss the reasons why we all need to be consulting with each other one-on-one and in groups, even after we're licensed, and the benefits this ongoing self-care practice can bring to our clients.

Introduction to SuperVision, the podcast for therapists, counselors, and social workers at all points in their education or career. Your host, Rebecca Toner, LPC is a Clinical Supervisor, an EMDRIA-certified Consultant-in-Training, and a fierce advocate for equity and fighting mental health stigma.