Documentation in Supervision (Contract and Supervision notes)

The requirements for documentation and recordkeeping in clinical supervision parallel those in counselling/psychotherapy. Clinical supervisors have an ethical obligation to document all clinical supervision activity from the point of initial contact through to termination of the supervisory arrangement. A clinical supervision agreement or contract contributes to the sense of connection and commitment between clinical supervisors and supervisees and establishes clinical supervision processes and practice parameters that are intended to safeguard the welfare of clients, supervisees, clinical supervisors, the counselling/psychotherapy profession, and the public at large. The agreement guides the collaboration between supervisees and clinical supervisors by outlining their corresponding roles, rights, responsibilities, and requirements, thus laying the foundation of the informed consent process (Falender et al., 2014). Other documents fundamental to supervision will also be presented.

Blythe Shepard, PhD, CT (#1087), CCC (#4714), CCS

Blythe Shepard, PhD, CT, CCC, CCS is President Emerita of Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) having served on the Board and Executive for 10+ years. Blythe recently retired as a counsellor educator from the University of Lethbridge but continues to teach the CCPA supervision course through the University. From 2009 to 2011, she co-chaired the National Symposium on Counsellor Mobility and worked on the BC Task Group (now FACTBC) responsible for the creation and revision of entry to practice competencies for counsellors. She has co-led many CCPA initiatives on supervision, including the CCS designation and the CCPA Clinical Supervision Competency Framework project. She is co-editor of the CCPA published books, Clinical Supervision of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Profession and co-editor of Clinical Supervision Vignettes, and author of the CCPA handbook on Clinical Supervision. Blythe’s favourite supervision activity is as Director of Supervision for the CES Chapter, running the Circle of Practice of Clinical Supervision.