10-Hour Clinical Supervision Course
Art therapists and related mental health professions
May 3, 2026
8:00 – 6:30 pm
NBCC Approved #5709; LCAT #CAT-0081
Ethical Issues in Art Therapy and Mental Health Supervision
5 hours
April 25, 2026
8:00 – 1:00 pm
Fee – $125
NBCC Approved #5709; LCAT #CAT-0081
Interactive, Synchronous Video Conference Format (via Zoom)
Co-sponsored by NAAP & BGSP-NJ
Course Description: Clinical Supervision Courses
These courses will address the Supervisory roles and functions within a comparative framework using mental health models including: counseling, social work, art therapy, and psychoanalytic approaches. The course will begin defining the supervisory process and move into the dimensions that build the supervisee-supervisor relationship. Topics will address the historical, theoretical, practical, ethical and cultural aspects of supervisory work. The many functions of the supervisor are outlined such as case review, evaluation, supportive intervention, education, and professional growth. Additional areas of focus will be on a range of supervisory settings from agency to private practice, learning and teaching styles, the parallel process while supervising a range of settings and populations, leadership styles, supervisor self-care and countertransference reactions to the supervisee, handling conflicts, building and maintaining relationship with peers and treatment collaborations and working within the culture of an organization. A range of supervision modalities will be explored including group, individual, consultation and educational formats. Integration of the models will build the participant’s identity and function as a supervisor. The course format is lecture, discussion, reading and experiential small group activities.
Ethical Issues in Art Therapy and Mental Health Supervision
This course focuses on practice and technique broadly for mental health professions and narrows to applications of ethics to art therapy practice. Case examples stem from various aspects of supervisory work with beginning to the experienced supervisor. The triadic relationship between the supervisor, supervisee and client will be defined through discussion of the application of technique to everyday supervisory challenges, reflecting a range of sites and settings in which art therapist and mental health practitioners work. Participants are encouraged to bring their own case examples to integrate into the learning process.
