Clinical Supervision: Critical Tasks & Core Supervisee Competencies
This professional development training prepares clinical supervisors to develop competent, ethical, and license-ready counselors and social workers in accordance with Virginia board requirements.
Date: August 19th, 2026 10:00 AM -12:00 PM
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Hosted by: Dr. Cynthia Ellison
Grounded in current board regulations and standards of practice, it blends clinical skill-building, ethical decision-making, and reflective supervision to help supervisors guide each resident or supervisee from early development toward confident, independent practice
Training objectives:
– Distinguish between administrative and clinical supervision
– Identify critical tasks of clinical supervisors and methods for ensuring licensees build skills to prepare them for professional practice
– Establish core competencies that supervisors must develop and evaluate
– Recognize the ethical, legal, and gatekeeping responsibilities of supervisors
– Identify steps involved in assisting mentees in developing their professional identity
Meet your trainer:
Dr. Cynthia S. Ellison, a Portsmouth, Virginia native, serves as Clinical Administrator for the School Counseling Intervention Program, Family Oriented Crisis and Urgent Support, and Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Program at Western Tidewater Community Services Board. She previously served as Executive Director of Virginia State University’s Health and Wellness Division.
A Licensed Professional Counselor and an Approved Clinical Supervisor, Dr. Ellison, is trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. She is a graduate of Norfolk State University and Hampton University and earned her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision from Walden University in 2019. With more than 15 years of mental health experience, Dr. Ellison has served individuals across the lifespan in private practice, schools, crisis stabilization, residential, in-home, and hospital settings. She has also served as an adjunct professor at Virginia State University and Norfolk State University.