LCSW Clinical Supervision in Texas
Have you recently decided to pursue your LCSW but feel alone, lost, or overwhelmed? I’m here to ease your anxiety. If you are an LMSW who wishes to grow and evolve as a person and a professional, and you’re ready to begin clinical supervision in Texas, I'm here to help. With thirty years of clinical experience as a body-centered and holistic psychotherapist, I’m committed to assisting you in becoming a confident and competent psychotherapist or licensed clinical social worker in Texas.
What is clinical supervision?
LCSW Clinical Supervision in Texas is a professional relationship between a supervisor and a supervisee. The supervisor’s primary focus is fostering competence, professional conduct, and adherence to ethical principles. The supervisor's role includes guiding the supervisee in applying social work theory, standardized knowledge, skills, competencies, and relevant ethical principles within their professional practice. Effective supervisors teach, observe, consult, mentor, coach, evaluate, inspire, and create an atmosphere that promotes self-motivation, learning, and professional development.
Keli believes that a professional clinical supervisor should help the supervisee grow on personal and a professional level by:
Teaching ways to ensure client safety
Encouraging the supervisee to follow legal, ethical, and professional standards
Teaching therapeutic skills
Providing consistent and positive feedback and evaluations that foster supervisee growth
Offering LMSWs insight into their work experiences and clinical interventions
Encouraging an open dialogue between the supervisor and supervisee
Providing experiential opportunities for personal growth to minimize how countertransference and personal biases interfere with your client relationships
Keli also believes a supervisee has the right to work with a supervisor who is sensitive to cultural differences and who can talk freely and openly about how race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and class since it can all impact clinical work and supervision. There are no taboo topics when you work with Keli. There are no such things as foolish questions. Keli provides an open forum for you to be who you are and grow personally and professionally. It’s all about being “real” during the supervision experience. Showing up and being genuine in supervision allows you to transfer this vital characteristic and skill into your professional role so clients can achieve the best possible outcome.
I’m committed to your learning, growing, and evolving
As your supervisor, I aim to support aspiring clinicians like you in increasing their understanding of clinical practice and social work theory and augmenting their personal and professional development capacity. I emphasize developing LCSWs in training to possess cultural competence, theoretical proficiency, empathy, increased self-awareness, and critical thinking skills.
What will I learn in clinical supervision?
We’ll discuss your cases or ethical issues at work, and you'll receive feedback from me or other group members. You’ll learn about countertransference and transference. You’ll also learn about the DSM-V, diagnosis, different kinds of evidence-based therapies, medications, and how to "think" for the LCSW exam. Yes! Keli wants you to pass your LCSW exam, so we’ll work together to be sure you're prepared.
You’ll learn about your “answer” and how it shows up in your client's work. Once you’ve discovered your “answer,” you’ll find something that most licensed clinical social workers have never learned. Without this deep understanding of self, the clinician will likely get “in the way” of the therapeutic process with clients.
Many of our clients are impacted by macro problems, so it is essential to include macro and mezzo issues in clinical discussions.
In a nutshell, you’ll learn about anything that interests you concerning clinical practice and becoming a highly effective licensed clinical social worker or therapist. Some covered topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
Intake & assessment: Information about the client’s family of origin and structure, relationships, past mental health or addiction problems, mental health treatment, and medical history. You’ll also learn to assess and figure out the client’s “answer,” so you’ll know what to expect when it shows up during the therapeutic process.
Presenting problems or concerns: How the client describes their problem, what they hope to get out of it, what risks are involved, and to assess for client safety.
DSM-5 Diagnosis: Past and present diagnoses and differential diagnoses.
Multicultural considerations: Demographic information, variety or cultural considerations for the case, and essential cultural factors that affect treatment or mental health.
Thoughts about systems or development: List any models or ideas about systems or development that are important to your case.
Counseling theory: the theories or methods used in clinical social work practice and the studies that back them up.
Treatment plans: How to create an effective treatment plan and the how and why of using SMART goals.
Effective clinical documentation that will satisfy employers and insurance companies.
Ethical considerations: Any current or possible ethical problems or conflicts with your cases.
Interpersonal conflicts that arise in your clinical work.
Transference and countertransference
Burnout prevention
Being a fully present and mindful therapist
Attachment and Somatic wellness approaches
You’ll learn about your “answer,” how it manifests in your work with clients, and how it may hinder your efforts to create the best client outcomes.
Group and Individual Supervision & Consultation
In-person in Leander and online throughout Texas
Keli strongly believes that supervisees benefit significantly from group supervision. Working in a group format allows you to learn new skills from others. You can receive feedback and education from other group members who may work in different settings.
How do I know if my job qualifies as a clinical social work position?
This is a common question. The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Counsel (TBHEC) has concluded that you are eligible for LCSW supervision if you assess, diagnose, and treat mental health or drug misuse concerns using DSM-V criteria for at least four hours per week. Don't be overly worried about providing a formal diagnosis for your clients. In many situations, clients or patients are often diagnosed by physicians, psychiatrists, or independently licensed mental health specialists. When working with clients or patients, these criteria are met if you use a diagnostic skill set or screening tools.
Many supervisees work in various settings that meet clinical standards for the TBHEC. Some include social workers in outpatient programs, the Veterans Administration, Child Protective Services, behavioral health hospitals, medical hospitals, hospices, home health, schools, dialysis clinics, military bases, non-profits, insurance companies, Employee Assistance Programs, private practices, and prisons or youth detention centers. You will certainly fulfill LCSW supervision criteria if you have individual therapy clients and use clinical skills.
What is the requirement in Texas for me to become an LCSW?
When an LMSW is in clinical supervision, the norm is to meet with their supervisor for 4 hours per month. In my program, most sessions are online using Zoom. You can live anywhere in Texas and participate in online clinical supervision for your LCSW, and most people participate in a two-hour group session twice per month. You must meet with your supervisor for 100 hours in 24 months. During this time, you must be employed and work at least 30 hours per week to be eligible to complete the supervision process in about 24 months. 3000 total work hours are also required before you can apply to sit for the licensing exam.
What steps do I take if I want LCSW supervision with Keli?
Email: Keli@holisticcounselortx.com
Call or Text: 512-783-4332
Click on any Begin Supervision Button to schedule a 15-minute consultation