"The perfect handbook for the clinical supervisor."

--Nancy Waite-O'Brien, director, Education and Training,
Betty Ford Center

"An outstanding contribution to the professional well-being of
the addiction field."

--Thomas McGovern, editor, Addiction Treatment
Quarterly

"Forever useful."

--S. Beckett, education and training coordinator, National
Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors

David J. Powell, Ph.D., LADC, CCS, is president of the International Center for Health Concerns, Inc., a health consulting company. He assists worldwide in the education and training of behavioral health professionals. Formerly he was president of ETP Inc. and in that capacity oversaw clinical supervision training programs for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps worldwide.

Archie Brodsky is senior research associate at the Program in Psychiatry and the Law, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Harvard Medical School.

"The perfect handbook for the clinical supervisor."
–Nancy Waite-O’Brien, director, Education and Training, Betty Ford Center

"An outstanding contribution to the professional well-being of the addiction field."
–Thomas McGovern, editor, Addiction Treatment Quarterly

"Forever useful."
–S. Beckett, education and training coordinator, National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors

"A timely classic from a seasoned supervisor. . . . Helpful across all levels of experience."
–Harold J. Bursztajn, associate clinical professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; codirector, Program in Psychiatry and the Law

"David Powell’s new edition of this classic work updates standards and methods for the contemporary needs of counselors and programs."
–Bruce Carruth, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

"This book helped us to find wise ways to give our love and compassion to our patients."
–Guo Song, National Institute of Drug Dependence, Beijing, China

"The gold standard against which all others’ contributions should be measured. . . . A ‘must have’ for any serious substance abuse counselor’s library."
–Roger Hartman, former head, U.S. Navy’s Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Program

"A compulsory and universal text for treatment organizations and their clinical personnel."
–John Beattie, Hanmer Foundation, New Zealand

"An outstanding contribution to the professional well-being of the addiction field."
Thomas McGovern, editor, Addiction Treatment Quarterly

"Forever useful."
S. Beckett, education and training coordinator, National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors

Figures and Tables ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction to the 2004 Edition xiii

Introduction to the 1993 Edition xxiii

Part One: Principles

1 A Historical Review of Supervision 3

2 A Working Definition of Supervision 10

3 Leadership Principles for Supervisors 20

4 Traits of an Effective Clinical Supervisor 40

Part Two: Models

5 Building a Model of Clinical Supervision 53

6 A Developmental Approach to Supervision 68

7 The Psychodynamic Model 103

8 The Skills Model 116

9 Family Therapy Models 128

10 A Blended Model of Clinical Supervision for the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Field 141

Part Three: Methods

11 Establishing a Supervisory Contract 179

12 Basic Supervisory Techniques 191

13 Evaluation and Feedback 228

14 Innovative Techniques in Supervision 253

15 Ethical and Legal Concerns 273

16 Special Issues in Supervision 299

17 New Directions for the Future 320

Appendixes

A Competencies of Supervisors 327

B Role Delineation Study for Clinical Supervisors 333

C Assessing One's Preparation as a Clinical Supervisor 341

D Determining Readiness to Be a Supervisor 345

E Counselor Evaluation of the Supervisor 347

F Evaluation of the Counselor 351

G Individual Development Plan 355

H Use of the Sociogram 363

I Suggested Outline for Case Presentations 369

J Counselor Assessment Forms 373

References 381

About the Authors 403

Index 404