Views from the Field: Models for School-Based Clinical Supervision

Author: Fischetti Barbara A   Lines Cathy L  

Publisher: Haworth Press

ISSN: 0732-5223

Source: The Clinical Supervisor, Vol.22, Iss.1, 2004-07, pp. : 75-86

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Abstract

The importance of providing supervision and professional development to school mental health professionals is stressed, in conjunction with the challenges of doing so in two contrasting suburban school districts. Common to both models based on the mental health mission is the need for clinical and administrative supervision, teaming, ongoing staff development, self-appraisal and yearly goal setting, peer consultation, clinical and re-specialization supervision, and an intern/ practicum student training program. This article describes two successful supervision models in diverse school systems and emphasizes the importance of clinical supervision for meeting the challenges of professional school psychology practice.