Syllabus
45-Hour ACS Online Supervisor Training Course 2027
Complete the 45 hours of clinical supervision training required for the Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) credential. This fully online, self-paced program is built for licensed mental health professionals who supervise trainees toward licensure.
Course Format
100% online, asynchronous, and self-paced
No live sessions required
Readings, video lectures, quizzes, and applied assignments
What You’ll Learn
Apply supervision theories, models, and methods, including group supervision
Build a supervision system that protects your license
Navigate ethical, legal, and technology issues in supervision
Supervise with cultural responsiveness
Evaluate supervisees and handle remediation with confidence
This course covers all ten content areas required by the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE) for the ACS credential.
Your Certificate
ACS Hours: 45 | NBCC Hours: 45 | Ethics: 8 | Technology: 4 | Multicultural: 10
Approvals
Kate Walker Ph.D., LPC/LMFT Supervisor is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #7040, and is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. Kate Walker Ph.D. is also a CCE Registered Credential Training Provider, #RCTP1016-ACS, and this is an approved ACS training course.
The training is one part of ACS eligibility. Review CCE’s full requirements at cce-global.org, and check with your licensing board before purchasing any course for continuing education.
Good to Know
Quizzes require 70% to pass, and you can retake them as many times as you need.
Courses are updated annually, and the version you purchase is yours to keep.
Get support at katewalkertraining.com/support.
The course is available in English only.
Open-Source Resources
The resources that inform this course are freely available. The value of this training is in how we teach you to apply them. Course design, assignments, and templates are proprietary to Kate Walker Training LLC.
American Counseling Association. (2014). ACA Code of Ethics. https://www.counseling.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/ethics/2014-aca-code-of-ethics.pdf
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. (2011). Best Practices in Clinical Supervision. https://acesonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ACES-Best-Practices-in-Clinical-Supervision-2011.pdf
Center for Credentialing & Education. (2021). ACS Eligibility Policy. https://www.cce-global.org/assets/acs/acs_eligibility_policy.pdf
Crunk, A. E., & Barden, S. M. (2017). The Common Factors Discrimination Model. https://doi.org/10.15241/aec.7.1.62
Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Resources for Supervision. https://saces.wildapricot.org/page-1360109
U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services & Education. (2019). Joint Guidance on FERPA and HIPAA. https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/resources/joint-guidance-application-ferpa-and-hipaa-student-health-records
Wilkinson, R. (2016). Supervisor’s Toolbox. University of Washington Tacoma. https://katewalkertraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/UWT_Supervisors_Toolbox.pdf
Recommended Texts
Bernard, J., & Goodyear, R. The Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision (5th ed.)
Haynes, R., Corey, G., & Moulton, P. Clinical Supervision in the Helping Professions (2nd ed.)
Todd, T., & Storm, C. The Complete Systemic Supervisor (2nd ed.)
Walker, K. M. (2024). The Clinical Supervision Survival Guide
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