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Clinical Supervision: The Basics

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1.  _______________ is a social influence process that occurs over time, in which the supervisor participates with supervisees to ensure quality of clinical care.
  1. Peer Supervision
  2. Individual Supervision
  3. Clinical Supervision
  4. Group Supervision
2.  Effective clinical supervision starts with _______________.
  1. an open, supportive, and safe environment
  2. establishing a supervisory relationship based on trust
  3. regular supervision with timely feedback
  4. training for supervisors
3.  Lack of time and heavy workloads is a supervision ____________.
  1. tool
  2. barrier
  3. skill
  4. model
4.  The ability to develop a positive relationship with a supervisor that is based on ________. This is seen as a key to effective supervision by a wide range of professions.
  1. honesty
  2. skill set
  3. trust
  4. workload
5.  What is the role of a social work clinical supervisor?
  1. Teacher and Supporter
  2. Teacher, Consultant, Coach, and Mentor/ Role Model
  3. Coach
  4. Mentor/Role Model
6.  ______________________ is an ongoing conversation between a staff member and a supervisor. These conversations are dedicated to promoting reflection on thoughts and feelings that arise in our work with clients/families.
  1. Clinical Supervision
  2. Supervision Model
  3. Group Supervision
  4. Reflective Supervision
7.  Supervisors have the fiduciary responsibility to ensure counselors are healthy and whole and are responsible for helping counselors address their ____________.
  1. fatigue and burnout
  2. burnout and self-care
  3. fatigue and self-care
  4. burnout and support
8.  __________________ of the supervisor might include dereliction of supervisory responsibility, such as “not making a reasonable effort to supervise.”
  1. Limited liability
  2. Direct liability
  3. Some liability
  4. All liability
9.  There is a potential for _________________ to occur between supervisors and supervisees and between social workers and clients.
  1. dual relationships
  2. clinical relationships
  3. stressful relationships
  4. all of the above
10.  Which of the following is a barrier to effective clinical supervision?
  1. Lack of supervisor training and support
  2. Lack of management or organizational support
  3. Dealing with supervision from another discipline or from an external organization
  4. All of the above

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