Calling All Clinical Supervisors!


By Kim Hollihan Senior Project Manager, CCPA


Are you a Canadian Certified Counsellor currently providing clinical supervision or intending to do so? If yes, you might be in- terested in CCPA’s Canadian Certified Coun- sellor – Supervisor (C.C.C.-S.) designation.


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C.C.C.-S. is a national certification service that identifies to the public, employers, post- secondary institutions, regulatory colleges, and practitioners those counsellors and psychotherapists whom CCPA recognizes as qualified to provide clinical supervision services in Canada. Through the creation of a recognized designation, a minimum standard of competency is assured and the delivery of competent, professional services promoted. The designation reinforces that clinical supervision is a specialty within the overall practice of counselling and psy- chotherapy and enhances the professional credibility of those certified. Renewal re- quirements, including continuing education credits, encourage and provide opportuni- ties for continued professional development and growth.


CCPA established standards and a system of voluntary professional certification for clinical supervisors in 2013 in response to an increasing demand for supervision servic- es. The growing need for qualified clinical supervisors can be attributed to the supervi- sion related requirements for C.C.C., regula- tory colleges and effective counselling/psy- chotherapeutic practice.


It is important to note that the C.C.C.-S. designation intends to certify clinical, not administrative, supervisors. The follow- ing definitions from CCPA’s Supervision of Counselling and Psychotherapy – A Handbook for Canadian Certified Supervisors and Ap- plicants* help distinguish between the two types of supervision:


Clinical supervision: A professional relation- ship in which the supervisor is “responsible for the development of the supervisee, as well as the safety and quality of services


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delivered to the client (s) by him or her” (Shepard & Martin, 2012, p. 5). Clinical supervision is essential to counselling and psychotherapy training and practice.


Administrative supervision: A professional relationship in which the supervisor has a managerial role and may act as a consultant with the purpose of “plac(ing) an emphasis on issues related to larger matters of orga- nizational functioning” (Shepard & Martin, 2012, p. 5).


*Note the supervision handbook is available for purchase through the CCPA National Of- fice.


There are four pathways available to you when applying for the C.C.C.-S.designation:


• Pathway One: CCPA-Sponsored Graduate Coursework in Clinical Supervision


This pathway is for individuals who have successfully completed the CCPA-sponsored graduate level course: Counselling Supervi- sion: Theory and Practice (3 credits). The course is currently offered in English online through the University of Ottawa. A CCPA- sponsored graduate level course in French is under development by the Université de Sherbrooke. The intent is to offer this course during the 2014/15 academic year.


• Pathway Two: Graduate Course in Clinical Supervision


This pathway is for individuals who have successfully completed a graduate level course in clinical supervision from a region- ally accredited institution or AUCC-member institution, preferably at the doctoral level or has successfully completed a graduate level course in clinical supervision from an accredited doctoral program in a country other than Canada.


• Pathway Three: Clinical Supervisor Train- ing obtained through another Canadian or


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