Foundations of Trauma-Competent Supervision
- The ubiquity of trauma and physical and psychological consequences
- Critical aspects of competency-based trauma mental health
- Four components necessary for competent trauma-sensitive supervision
- Six key principles of a trauma-informed approach to ethical decision making
- A qualitative model of competency-based trauma knowledge, skills, and attitudinal conditions
Methods of Trauma-Competent Supervision
- A practitioner-centered approach to supervision
- Develop quality relationally-based supervisory alliances
- Trauma-sensitive supervision models and approaches
- Trauma-focused supervision techniques
Ethical Issues in Trauma-Specific Supervision
- The ethics of trauma-competency and professional disposition
- Ethical principles of self-care in clinical practice
- Ethical standards of self-care guidelines
- Six key principles of a trauma-informed approach to ethical decision making
Evaluation of Trauma-Competent Supervisees
- Trauma-informed practitioner competencies for supervisees
- Evaluate secondary traumatic stress/vicarious trauma in supervision
- Assess compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue
Prevent Vicarious Traumatization and Secondary Traumatic Stress
- Protective factors and strategies in proactive prevention
- Components of practitioner well-being and emotional safety
- Develop trauma-informed communities
- Signs to be aware of in supervisee wellness and development
- Research limitations and risks
Build Vicarious Resiliency
- Facilitate meaning making and selfreflective practices in supervision
- Recognize post-traumatic growth and resilience
- Assess positive effects of helping professions
- Facilitate reconnection and belongness
Trauma-Informed Beliefs and Attitudinal Conditions in Clinical Supervision
- Demonstrate an understanding of contextual and systemic factors
- Apply knowledge about cultural humility and adaptations for survival
- Demonstrate acceptance of unique trauma experiences and respect for client as expert
Beyond Self-Care: Restorative Practices in Clinical Supervision
- Mindfulness practices for grounding and tolerating abreaction
- Autonomic nervous system regulation in supervision
- Modulate ANS arousal with brakes and body awareness
- Facilitate therapeutic presence and reflective practices


