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AAMFT Summer
Institutes for Advanced Clinical
Training
August
10-14, 2008
Vancouver,
Washington
 The
Fundamentals of Marriage and Family Therapy Supervision
Dale G. Blumen, M.S.
This popular 30-hour intensive program is designed to fulfill
the complete course requirement for the AAMFT Approved
Supervisor designation, and satisfies the supervisory training
requirements for many state laws.
Participants will:
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review the major models of MFT
supervision from the historical approaches to postmodern.
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address the co-evolving
therapist-client and supervisor relationships.
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learn to evaluate all stages of
supervision and address any problems that emerge.
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survey a variety of supervisory methods
and interventions from case presentations to reflecting
teams.
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understand the intersecting social
identities of clients, therapists, and supervisors on
supervision.
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expand their ethical and legal
knowledge of the supervisory context.
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consider the potential benefits and
problems of
using technology in supervision.
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discuss the requirements for
supervising applicants for AAMFT membership.
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be introduced to the issues involved in
supervision mentoring.
By the end of the
course, participants will be able to articulate a beginning
philosophy of supervision that reflects their preferred
theoretical model(s), values, methods, and style.
This interactive Institute will
include a variety of exercises, group discussions, and
observations of supervision. Each participant’s expertise and
experiences will be incorporated into, and will enhance, the
training. This course will prepare participants to supervise
in a wide variety of therapy settings including private
practice, agencies, and academia. There are significant
required readings and a written assignment prior to the
Institute. Also, a written personal philosophy of supervision
paper must be satisfactorily completed after the course in
order to receive a certificate of
completion. Information regarding
required readings and costs of textbooks will be provided with
registration materials.
Course
Schedule:
Sunday,
August 10, 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Monday,
August 11, 8:00 a.m. – noon, 1:30 – 5:00
p.m.
Tuesday,
August 12, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday,
August 13, 8:00 a.m. – noon, 1:30 – 5:00
p.m.
Thursday,
August 14, 8:00 a.m. – noon, 1:30 – 5:00 p.m.
This course
provides 30 hours of continuing education and meets the course
requirement for the AAMFT Approved Supervisor designation.
Dale G. Blumen,
MS, an AAMFT Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor, has
taught Approved Supervisor courses since 1995. Ms. Blumen is
past president of the Rhode Island Association for Marriage
and Family Therapy and a member of the Rhode Island Board of
Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists.
For the past fifteen years, she has supervised therapists
working toward state MFT licensure and mentored numerous
candidates for the Approved Supervisor designation. Ms. Blumen
currently supervises and teaches graduate students in the
COAMFTE accredited Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the
University of Rhode Island, where she has served as
Coordinator of the Family Therapy Clinic since 1987.
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