Systems and Contextual Foundations of Clinical Supervision Online
This training examines the complex cultural, organizational, and systemic factors that shape the supervision process in behavioral health and related helping professions. Participants will explore how agency policies, regulatory requirements, professional standards, identity differences, and broader social systems influence supervisory relationships, decision-making, and professional development. Emphasis is placed on understanding supervision as a dynamic process that occurs within multiple intersecting contexts.
Drawing from multicultural, feminist, and systems-based frameworks, participants will develop competencies for addressing power dynamics, cultural influences, implicit bias, privilege, oppression, and social context within supervisory interactions. The program encourages critical self-reflection and cultural humility while providing practical strategies for fostering equitable, inclusive, and culturally responsive supervision practices.
Using a systems-oriented lens, participants will learn to conceptualize clinical and supervisory challenges by considering the interactions among individuals, organizations, communities, and professional systems. Through case analysis, discussion, and applied exercises, participants will examine ethical dilemmas, role conflicts, and complex supervision scenarios, strengthening their ability to navigate supervisory responsibilities with cultural responsiveness, ethical integrity, and systemic awareness.
Presented by Frances McClain, PhD, LCPC
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This program, when attended in its entirety, offers 2.0 CEs for Psychologists, 2.0 IL CEUs for Counselors and Social Workers, 2.0 BBS California CEUs for LPCCs, LPSWs, and LMFTs, 2.0 NASP CPDs for School Psychologists, or 2.0 NBCC Clock Hours.
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PROGRAM PRICING:
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General Admission: $40
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The Chicago School Staff, Faculty, Site Supervisors, and Alumni: $30*
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Students: $20*
(*Please email officeofce@thechicagoschool.edu for coupon code. Code must be entered at time of checkout to receive discount.)
Refund Policy: 100% of tuition is refundable up to 48 hours before the program. Within 48 hours of the program, and at any point in Homestudy format, tuition is nonrefundable.
- Date:
- Friday, October 2, 2026
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 2:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://tcsppofficeofce.com/oct_2_2026
- Audience:
- All Graduate Students All Students Alumni Doctoral Students Faculty Masters Students Public The Chicago School Community Undergraduate Students