Competency-Based Clinical Supervision: State of the Art

Presenters' Biographies:  

Carol A. Falender, Ph.D. is adjunct professor at Pepperdine University, and clinical professor in the Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Falender has served as President of APA Division 37 (Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice), chair of the California Psychology Association Division of Education and Training, chair of continuing education for the California Psychological Association and Communications Officer for the Supervision and Training Section, Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology) of APA. She directed APA accredited internships at community mental health centers for over 20 years. She received the Outstanding Supervisor of the Year award from the California Psychological Association, Division of Education and Training, and the Silver Psi Award from the California Psychological Association for Outstanding Service. She provides training and workshops internationally on the subject of clinical supervision and contributes scholarship in this clinical specialty area. Her publications include Clinical Supervision: A Competency-based Approach and Casebook for Clinical Supervision: A Competency-based Approach, both published by the American Psychological Association.  

Edward P. Shafranske, PhD, ABPP, is professor of psychology and director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology at Pepperdine University, and lectures in the Department of Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. A fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), Dr. Shafranske has served as President of APA Division 36 (Psychology of Religion), and chair of the California Psychology Association (CPA) Division of Education and Training. A former Luckman Distinguished Teaching Fellow, he received Pepperdine's Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence in 2006 and the CPA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Profession in 2007. He has supervised clinicians at all levels of professional development. His publications include: Clinical Supervision: A Competency-based Approach, Religion and the Clinical Practice of Psychology, Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy and the recently released Casebook for Clinical Supervision: A Competency-based Approach. In addition to academic, research, and consultation activities, Dr. Shafranske maintains a private practice in clinical psychology in Irvine, California.