Syllabus

40 Hour LPC LMFT Supervisor Training 2025

Syllabus

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This forty-hour post-graduate program is designed for professional counselors and marriage and family therapists who wish to provide clinical supervision to mental health trainees gaining experience hours toward licensure. Lessons will help participants learn clinical supervision models, practices, and processes to successfully demonstrate understanding through quizzes, a completed supervision contract and plan, written assignments, and a presentation utilizing technology.

Program Learning Objectives

Program lessons focus on critical information needed to successfully supervise post-graduate trainees including:

  1. Foundational and well-established counseling and marriage and family therapy theories, principles, and techniques and their application in mental health settings. Topics include wellness and prevention, crisis intervention techniques for mental health professionals to use in response to disaster or other rapid onset trauma-causing events, and telehealth.

  2. Issues and trends in a multicultural and diverse society that impact professional counselors and therapists, the mental health profession and assessment and evaluation in mental health practice. Topics include roles and processes related to advocacy on behalf of the profession and the client.

  3. Counselor and therapist professional identity and practice issues including professional functioning as a post-graduate-level mental health provider and self-assessment to address areas for ongoing professional growth. Topics include ACA ethical codes and Texas state and US federal conduct standards in professional counseling.

  4. Ethical decision-making models directly related to mental health practice Texas state licensure, and related mental health public policy. Topics include the professional’s role and function as a member of an interdisciplinary team; the ethics of starting and maintaining a counseling and supervision practice including business-planning, quality control, service delivery, referrals, and ethical marketing; and effective and ethical utilization of social media.

  5. The clinical supervisor’s role and function as a professional consultant.

Specific objectives for Texas:

1.     LPC: three (3) clock-hours for executive and administrative tasks, covering supervision plan, supervision contract, time for supervision, record keeping, and reporting

LMFT three (3) hours for executive and administrative tasks, covering supervision plan, supervision contract, time for supervision, record keeping, and reporting

2.     LPC: three (3) clock-hours for supervisory relationship and counselor development

LMFT: three (3) hours for supervisory relationship and marriage and family therapist development

3.     LPC: three (3) clock-hours for defining and conceptualizing supervision and models of supervision

LMFT: three (3) hours for defining and conceptualizing supervision and models of supervision

4.     LPC: twelve (12) clock-hours for supervision methods and techniques, covering roles (teacher, counselor, and consultant), focus (process, conceptualization, and personalization), group supervision, multi-cultural supervision (racial, ethnic, and gender issues), and evaluation methods      

LMFT: twelve (12) hours for supervision methods and techniques, covering roles, focus (process, conceptualization, and personalization), group supervision, multi-cultural supervision (race, ethnic, and gender issues), and evaluation methods

5.     LPC: twelve (12) clock-hours covering roles for supervision and standards of practice; Subchapter B of this chapter; Subchapter C of this chapter; §681.91 of this title; §681.92 of this title; §681.93 of this title; other codes of ethics; and legal and professional issues      

LMFT: twelve (12) hours for supervision and standards of practice, codes of ethics, and legal and professional issues

Program Goals

Participants successfully completing this forty-hour course will:

  1. Understand the basic principles and techniques of clinical supervision

  2. Know how to integrate supervisor roles (teacher, counselor, and consultant), focus (process, conceptualization, and personalization), and multi-cultural concepts, and apply supervision models based on supervisee assessment and development.

  3. Comprehend practices according to federal and Texas state regulations, ACA, and AAMFT and how to incorporate them into a successful supervision contract and plan.

  4. Successfully complete a written multicultural reflection, lessons with quizzes, an ethical dilemma analysis, a supervision contract and plan, and video role play demonstrating confident application and understanding of foundational and well-established models of supervision

CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION

Orientation to supervision and the 40 Hour LPC/LMFT Supervisor Training Course 2 CE Hours

Foundations of Supervision Lessons and Quizzes 13 CE Hours

  • Ethics of the Supervisory Relationship and Counselor/Marriage and Family Therapist Development

  • Theories of Counseling/Marriage and Family Therapy and Supervision 

  • Developmental Models of Supervision and ACES Best Practices 

  • Ethical and Legal issues: Technology and ACA best Practices 

HIPAA and FERPA Privacy and Security Training for Counselors and Staff 2 CE Hours

Written assignments (instructor will give feedback) 23 CE Hours

  • Create a supervision contract and supervision plan first and final draft 8 CE Hours

  • Create a role-play of a supervision session 6 CE Hours

  • Ethics and the multiculturally competent supervisor: Evaluation and remediation 4 CE Hours (reflection paper)

  • Managing critical incidents in supervision (ethical dilemma analysis) 5 CE Hours

This online course provides forty hours of continuing education in an interactive and asynchronous home study format. Home study course hours are calculated via written text (6000 words = one hour) and video (one hour = one hour).

Kate Walker Training courses fulfill the Texas LPC and LMFT rules requiring that 50% of continuing education courses come from a designated provider type.

Upon successful completion participants will receive a certificate via email indicating:

  • NBCC Hours: 40

  • Supervisor CE Hours: 40

  • Ethics CE Hours: 26

  • Technology CE Hours: 5

  • Multicultural CE Hours: 4

NBCC Program Content Requirements

Courses offered through Kate Walker Training LLC are rigorously reviewed and held to the highest standards:

  1. This program is directly and primarily about a topic related to the practice of professional counseling.

  2. Program information includes a clear statement of the program learning objectives requirement.

  3. This is an advanced course for licensed mental health providers and licensed mental health supervisors with a master’s or doctoral degree in counseling or related field.

  4. This program was designed Kate M. Walker, a licensed mental health professional with the necessary experience and knowledge in the topic(s) presented. Dr. Walker holds a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and she is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor in Texas.

  5. Kate Walker Training provides participants with a mechanism for evaluating our programs.

  6. Kate Walker Training provides participants who successfully complete the program with a certificate displaying the licensee's name, program title, date course was completed, the number of NBCC hours awarded (for applicable programs), the name and signature of the approved continuing education provider along with the NBCC ACEP number and contact information, including mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address and website address.

  7. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.

  8. We keep all continuing education record of attendance on file for six years (or more) and records are available upon written request.

Kate Walker Ph.D., LPC/LMFT Supervisor has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP # 7040. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Kate Walker Ph.D., LPC-S, LMFT-S is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Kate Walker Training LLC provides continuing education for mental health providers. Always check with your licensing board before purchasing a course for professional continuing education.

STATEMENT REGARDING ACCESSIBILITY OF COURSE RESOURCES

This online training is currently available in English only.  It is delivered via audible narration, video, and visual text.

Kate Walker Training LLC charges a fee for online training. All resources used to design the course are listed within the course, along with the resource URL where available. You do NOT need to purchase the Kate Walker Training LLC course to access those resources. Kate Walker Training LLC will not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from accessing those resources, nor hinder anything the listed resources’ licenses permit.

Please note we have added live links below for your convenience, but we cannot guarantee their accuracy as we do not control the website destinations.

The open-source resources we have chosen for this course are:

Recommended Texts and Resources:

Bernard, J. and Goodyear, R. (2015). The fundamentals of clinical supervision, 5thEdition. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Fall, M. and Sutton, J. (2004). Clinical supervision. A handbook for practitioners. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.

Halbur, D., and Halbur, K. (2015). Developing Your Theoretical Orientation in Counseling, 3d Edition. North Dakota: North Dakota State University.

Haynes, R., Corey, G., and Mouton, P. (2010). Clinical supervision in the helping professions, 2ndEdition. Virginia: American Counseling Association.

Kendi, I.X. (2019). How to be an Antiracist. Random House Publishing Group.

Todd, T. and Storm, C. (2014). The complete systemic supervisor: Context, philosophy, and pragmatics, 2ndEdition. West Sussex: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.

Walker K. M. (2024). The Clinical Supervision Survival Guide. Camden House Books, LLC.

Email

We cannot be responsible if our emails go to your spam so please make sure you are able to receive email from the following address:

·       Email to contact support: support@katewalkertraining.com

·       Email you will be receiving grader comments on your role play draft and contract and plan drafts: assignment@katewalkertraining.com

You will receive emails from us:

  • Immediately

    • When the course purchased

    • If you use the learning management system to re-set your password

    • When you submit your assignment for grading through Google Forms

  • Within 2 business days

    • Questions and support requests submitted to support@katewalkertraining.com

    • FAST TRACK grader remarks

    • FAST TRACK official certificate when course is completed

    • Please note that if you turn in multiple assignments at once that it is 2 business days per assignment.

  • Within 10 business days

    • Grader remarks and notification if assignment is complete or needs revisions

    • Official certificate when course is completed

    • Please note that if you turn in multiple assignments at once that it is 10 business days per assignment.

  • Every 30 days

    • Courtesy automated emails informing you of time remaining to remain eligible for the supervisor designation through Kate Walker Training. This is a courtesy only and participants are encouraged to keep track of their own time remaining.

COURSE LENGTH AND LIMITS

  • In accordance with Texas LPC and LMFT rules you have 90 days to complete the course requirements in order to be eligible for the supervisor designation through Kate Walker Training. We cannot extend this time for you.

  • 90 days includes the time needed for your grader to process your assignment. While we will do everything we can to make sure we return assignments quickly, graders are not responsible for a missed 90 day deadline so please plan accordingly.

  • Courtesy automated emails informing you of time remaining to remain eligible for the supervisor designation through Kate Walker Training are a courtesy only and participants are encouraged to keep track of their own time remaining.

  • Kate Walker Training begins the 90 day countdown from the date of purchase.

  • If you complete the course after 90 days you will receive a certificate indicating that the course was NOT completed within 90 days.

  • Courses are updated annually. Old courses are removed from the website but not from purchaser’s profile. Once you purchase the course it is yours.

ASSIGNMENTS

  • Written assignments will be completed and/or uploaded using Google Forms. Accepted file types are documents or pdf.

  • You will receive comments on your contract and plan drafts and your role play script drafts. You will incorporate those comments into your final draft or explain why they don’t pertain to you.

  • Videos are submitted using a link. To create a video link we recommend Zoom or an unlisted You Tube link. You can also create a video and save to your cloud storage and share the link with us. We will let you know if the link is not working.

  • Reflection papers are based on your thoughts and opinions and do not require citations, references, or APA formatting.

Note: The terms 'lesson,' 'lecture,' ‘assignment,’ and 'module' may be used interchangeably. The terms 'supervisee,' associate,’ 'trainee,' and 'intern,' ‘counselor,’ and ‘therapist’ may be used interchangeably.

1.     Orientation to Supervision and the 40 Hour Supervisor Training Course 2 CE Hours

Participant will watch a lecture, read material, and listen to recordings.

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2.     Foundations of Supervision Lessons:

a.      Theories of Counseling and Supervision 3 CE Hours

b.     Developmental Models of Supervision and ACES Best Practices  3 CE Hours

c.      Ethics of the Supervisory Relationship and Counselor/Marriage and Family Therapist Development 3 CE Hours

d.     Ethical and Legal Issues in Supervision: Technology and ACA best Practices 3 CE Hours

Participant will watch lectures, read material, listen to recordings and successfully complete a quiz.

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3.     Foundations of Supervision Writing Prompt Assignment 1 CE Hour

Complete assignment looks like:

Completed writing prompt template addressing each of the writing prompts in each Foundations Lesson uploaded to Google Forms 10 business days before your course end date.

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4.     HIPAA and FERPA Privacy and Security Training for Counselors and Staff  2 CE Hours

Directions: Participant will watch a lecture, read material, listen to recordings and successfully complete a quiz.

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5.     Ethics and the Multiculturally Competent Supervisor: Evaluation and Remediation 4 CE Hours

Directions: Write a reflection paper based on the prompts in the lesson.

Complete assignment looks like:

Completed paper addresses each of the bullet points specified in the lesson and paper is uploaded to Google Forms 10 business days before your course end date.

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6.     Ethical Dilemma Analysis: Managing Critical Incidents in Supervision 5 CE Hours

Directions: Analyze ethical dilemmas using the template we provide.

Complete assignment meets the following criteria:

Completed template addresses each of the bullet points specified in the lesson and paper is uploaded to Google Forms 10 business days before your course end date.

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7.     Role play script and video based on a supervision issue and covering roles, interventions, and evaluation 6 CE Hours

This is a two-part assignment.

Complete Part 1 assignment meets the following criteria:

Complete role-play first draft addresses each of the bullet points specified in the lesson and paper is uploaded to Google Forms at least 20 business days before your course end date.

Graders have 10 business days to make corrections and comments and email back to participant.

Complete Part 2 assignment meets the following criteria:

  • Video link must be uploaded to Google Forms at least 10 days before the course end date.

  • Video link must be viable and audio and video are clear – if your grader can’t watch it they can’t give credit.

  • Role play incorporates the grader’s suggestions and edits.

  • “Break the 4th Wall Moment” includes roughly one minute of you addressing the camera as YOU (not as your supervisor character) explaining your thoughts about becoming a supervisor

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8.     Supervision Contract and Plan based on most recent Texas license rules 8 CE Hours

This is a 2-part assignment.

Complete Part 1 assignment meets the following criteria:

  • Complete contract and plan first draft template is uploaded to Google Forms at least 20 business days before your course end date.

  • Contract and plan each address all the bulleted criteria in the module and if something isn’t applicable, state ‘not applicable.’

Graders have 10 business days to make corrections and comments and email back to participant.

Complete Part 2 assignment meets the following criteria:

  • Revised contract and plan template is uploaded to Google Forms at least 10 business days before your course end date.

  • Revised contract and plan each address all the grader comments.