Services

  · A supportive atmosphere

· Mentoring and guidance

· Learn to write a well-written clinical/interpretative summary

·  Develop clinical skills in diagnosing, assessing, treatment planning, implementation, and documentation

· How to run group counseling

· Setting boundaries professionally and personally. Transference and countertransference

· Role-playing

· Learn and demonstrate micro-skills: reframing, summarizing, empathizing, open-ended questions

· Developing personal and professional goals

· Community Resources

· Case discussion and conceptualization

· Clinical model discussion: CBT, DBT and other models.

· Professional Associations

· Certification for other specialties

· Guidance towards licensure

· Discuss laws and ethics that guide our profession

· Topics important to each supervisee

·  Model and promote appropriate ways to work with issues of culture, gender, sexual identity and preference, religious affiliation or other differences in the counseling setting.

· To assist in reducing professional performance anxiety while increasing professional identity and areas of expertise. Your needs as a supervisee will change substantially over time and I aim to support and foster that growth.

· Direction on how to create and build a private practice

  Florida Department of Health (DOH) regulations for licensure as a mental health counselor(LMHC) call for one (1) hour minimum supervision required in a 2-week period (64B4-2.001); F.A.C. states in part “that the applicant is in compliance with the required 2 years of clinical experience consisting of at least 1500 hours of providing psychotherapy face to face with clients as a registered intern for the profession for which licensure is sought and that the supervision was accrued in no less than 100 weeks.”

Florida Department of Health (DOH) regulations for licensure as a marriage & family therapist(LMFT) require not less than 2 years of clinical experience during which 50% of the applicant’s clients were receiving marriage and family therapy services (unmarried dyads, married couples, separating and divorcing couples, family groups including children).

According to Florida DOH regulations for LMHC and LMFT candidates require:

· Minimum 1500 hours face to face clinical supervision

· Minimum 100 hours clinical supervision

· Minimum 100 weeks in clinical supervision

· Maximum 50% of your clinical supervision can be “group supervision”

· Candidate must remain in clinical supervisor until obtaining licensure

The Supervisor’s Responsibilities:

· LMHC/LMFT clinical supervision by a LMHC state qualified supervisor

· 2 years clinical supervision (over a period of 100 weeks); 2 hours supervision per month (50 hours) scheduled at a regularly scheduled time and place

· Site visits available (for additional fees)

· Additional 6 month clinical supervision contracts available until license is obtained

· A clear Supervisory Contract including the Time Element, Learning Structure, Supervision Structure, and Agency Conformity

· Development of a Supervisory Orientation Checklist to ensure clear and specific goals for supervision

· Monthly evaluation of candidate’s Supervision Log with signatures provided.

· Development of specific goals to develop clinical skill

· Development of learning plan to meet the identified goals for improving skills

· Identification of the supervisee’s treatment strengths and areas of expertise

· Identification of any limitations observed in the supervisee’s practice

· Ongoing evaluation of the supervisee’s clinical practice skills

· Exploration and evaluation of sensitivity to the supervisee’s position and to individual differences, and variables related to gender, culture, ethnicity, power and individual needs.

WHERE:  In-person and/or through telehealth and online methods.

FORMAT: Alternating group and individual supervision.

COST:  Supervision is a flat fee of $70/hour for 15 direct hours or $35/hour for 7.5 direct hours.

Helpful Facts:

1. Supervision on-site or off-site considerations. When you are hired for your first counseling position, that position may include clinical supervision.  I choose to have an on-site supervisor when I worked in substance abuse treatment for two years but there are reasons why people choose to have off-site supervision. Why?  There is a dual relationship. Some people prefer to have security, control, and be confident that no matter what happened within their position that there would be no issues surrounding documentation of hours.  The on-job supervisor’s responsibility is to prioritize the company  .Off-site supervisor experiences are objective and can provide further supervision experiences that are not company/policy related,

2.  Registered Interns Need Malpractice Insurance. Interns have reduced rates. As soon as you begin your in-school internships you should get your liability insurance and renew each year. I use HPSO. There are several to choose from.

3. Your Title. There is only one way to identify yourself after you are approved by the state. On your business cards, website, all marketing materials, or email signature.  The acronym RMHCI is also considered inadequate. Only licensed professionals may use acronyms for their titles. You must list yourself as REGISTERED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR INTERN. No other terminology is allowed. You will see many people misuse this and they can be reprimanded by the state if reported.