CCS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -provides a bridge between the classroom and
the clinic
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -is a necessary in substance abuse treatment to
improve client care, develop professionalism , impart & maintain ethical standards in the
field.
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -A mentoring relationship characterized by
evaluation and feedback and a gradual increase in autonomy and responsibility.
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -A process in which an organization provides
monitoring and evaluation of the performance of its counselors.
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -an intervention provided by a senior member to
a junior member of the same profession to assist therapist understanding of their
influence on the treatment process
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -is founded on a positive relationship with the
supervisor and supervisee that promotes client welfare and professional development of
the supervisee.
Clinical Supervisors - Correct Answers -are teachers, mentors, evaluators, consultants
and can be administrators.
Clinical Supervisors - Correct Answers -provide support, encouragement, education to
staff while addressing an array of psychological, interpersonal, physical and spiritual
issues of clients.
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -ensures clients are competently served.
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -ensures counselors continue to increase their
skills, which increases treatment effectiveness, client retention and staff satisfaction.
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -is an intervention provided by a more senior
member of the profession to a junior member of the profession....this relationship is
evaluative , extends over time and has simultaneous purpose enhancing the
,professional functioning of the more junior persons; monitoring the quality of
professional services offered to the clients that they see; and serving as the gatekeeper
of those who are to enter the particular profession(Bernard/Goodyear)
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -is a social influence process that occurs over
time in which the supervisor participates with supervisees to ensure quality of clinical
care. Effective supervisors create and atmosphere that promotes self-motivation,
learning & professional development. They build teams, create cohesion, resolve
conflict and shape agency culture while attending to ethical & diversity issues in all
aspects of the process. Such supervision is key to both quality improvement and the
successful implementation of consensus and EBP(CSAT)
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -is a disciplined, tutorial process wherein
principles are transformed into practical skills with four overlapping foci: administrative,
evaluative, clinical and supportive (Powell/Brodsky)
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -acts as the supervisor to the client, counselor
and organization the significance of your position is apparent in the following:
*organizations have an obligation to ensure quality care and quality improvement of all
personnel. The first aim of the clinical supervision is to ensure quality services and to
protect the welfare of the clients.
* Supervision is the right of all employees and has a direct impact on the workforce
development and staff client retention
Functions of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Facilitate the integration of
counselor self awareness, theoretical grounding, development of clinical knowledge and
skills and to improve functional skills and professional practices.
Functions of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Supervisor is in a unique position
as an advocate for the agency, the counselor and the client.
Supervisors interpret and monitor compliance with agency goals, policies and
procedures and communicate client needs to administrators.
Functions of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Central to the supervisors function
is the alliance between the supervisor and supervisee (Rigazio-DiGilio)
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -* Supervisors oversee the clinical functions of
staff & have a legal & ethical responsibility to ensure quality care to clients, the
professional development of counselors & maintenance of program policies
/procedures.
* Clinical Supervision is how counselors in the field learn. In concert with classroom
education, clinical skills are acquired thru practice, observation, feedback and
implementation of the recommendations derived from clinical supervision.
Clinical Supervisors in the context of the Supervisory/relationship include: - Correct
Answers -*Teacher -assist in the development of counseling knowledge /skills by
,identifying learning needs; determining counselor strengths, promoting self awareness
and transmitting knowledge for practical use and professional growth. Supervisors are
teachers, trainers and professional role models.
Clinical Supervisors in the context of the Supervisory/relationship include: - Correct
Answers -Consultant - supervising consulting role of case consultation and review,
monitoring performance, counseling the counselor regarding job performance and
assessing counselors, providing alternative case conceptualization s, oversight of
counselor work to achieve mutually agreed upon goals and professional gatekeeping for
the organization and discipline (recognizing and addressing counselor impairment).
Clinical Supervisors in the context of the Supervisory/relationship include: - Correct
Answers -Coach-Supportive role, supervisors provide morale building, assess
strengths/needs, suggest varying clinical approaches, model, cheer lead,
Clinical Supervisors in the context of the Supervisory/relationship include: - Correct
Answers -Mentor/Role Model -The experienced supervisor mentors & teaches the
supervisee thru role modeling, facilitates the counselors overall professional
development and sense of professional identity and trains the next generation of
supervises.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Clinical Supervision is an
essential part of all clinical programs that integrates the program mission, goals, and TX
philosophy with clinical theory and EBP.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Primary reasons are to
ensure quality client care ; continue clinical staff professional development in a
systematic /planned manner.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Substance abuse TX
clinical supervision is the primary means of determining the quality of care provided
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Clinical Supervision
enhances staff retention/morale is a primary means of improving workforce retention
and job satisfaction.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Every clinician regardless
of level of skill/experience needs and has a right to clinical supervision. In addition
supervisors have a right to have supervision of their supervision. Supervision needs to
be tailored to knowledge based , skills, experience and assignments, but the
frequency/intensity of the oversight/training will depend on the role, skill level and
competencies of the individual.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Clinical supervision needs
the full support of agency administrators. Just as TX programs want client to be in an
atmosphere of growth and openness to new ideas, counselors should be in an
, environment where learning and professional development and opportunities are valued
and provided for all staff.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -The supervisory
relationship is the crucible in which ethical practice is developed and reinforced. The
supervisor needs to model sound ethical/legal practice in the supervisory relationship.
This is where issues of ethical practices arise and can be addressed. This is where
ethical practice is translated from a concept to a set of behaviors. Through supervision,
clinicians can develop a process of ethical decision making and use this process as
they encounter new situations.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Clinical Supervision is a
skill in and of itself that has to be developed. Clinical Supervisor should have the
requisite skills to provide professional clinical supervision. Programs need to increase
their capacity to develop good supervisors.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Clinical Supervision in
substance abuse TX most often requires balancing administrative and Clinical
Supervision .
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Culture & other contextual
variables influence the supervision process; supervisors need to continually strive for
cultural competence. Cultural Competence involves counselor response to counselors
and the programs response to the cultural needs of the divers e community it serves.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Successful implementation
of EBP's require ongoing supervision.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Supervisors have the
responsibility to be gatekeepers for the profession. More than anyone else in the
agency supervisors can observe counselor behavior and respond promptly to potential
problems including counseling since individuals out of the field, because they are ill-
suited for the profession.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -The gatekeeping function
is especially important for supervisors who act as field evaluators for the practicum
students prior to their entering the profession. Supervisors also fulfill a gatekeeper role
in performance evaluation and in providing formal recommendations to training
institutions and credentialing bodies.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Clinical Supervision should
involve direct observation methods. Direct observation should be the standard in the
field because it is one of the most effective ways of building skills, monitoring counselor
performance and ensuring quality care.
ANSWERS
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -provides a bridge between the classroom and
the clinic
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -is a necessary in substance abuse treatment to
improve client care, develop professionalism , impart & maintain ethical standards in the
field.
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -A mentoring relationship characterized by
evaluation and feedback and a gradual increase in autonomy and responsibility.
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -A process in which an organization provides
monitoring and evaluation of the performance of its counselors.
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -an intervention provided by a senior member to
a junior member of the same profession to assist therapist understanding of their
influence on the treatment process
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -is founded on a positive relationship with the
supervisor and supervisee that promotes client welfare and professional development of
the supervisee.
Clinical Supervisors - Correct Answers -are teachers, mentors, evaluators, consultants
and can be administrators.
Clinical Supervisors - Correct Answers -provide support, encouragement, education to
staff while addressing an array of psychological, interpersonal, physical and spiritual
issues of clients.
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -ensures clients are competently served.
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -ensures counselors continue to increase their
skills, which increases treatment effectiveness, client retention and staff satisfaction.
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -is an intervention provided by a more senior
member of the profession to a junior member of the profession....this relationship is
evaluative , extends over time and has simultaneous purpose enhancing the
,professional functioning of the more junior persons; monitoring the quality of
professional services offered to the clients that they see; and serving as the gatekeeper
of those who are to enter the particular profession(Bernard/Goodyear)
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -is a social influence process that occurs over
time in which the supervisor participates with supervisees to ensure quality of clinical
care. Effective supervisors create and atmosphere that promotes self-motivation,
learning & professional development. They build teams, create cohesion, resolve
conflict and shape agency culture while attending to ethical & diversity issues in all
aspects of the process. Such supervision is key to both quality improvement and the
successful implementation of consensus and EBP(CSAT)
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -is a disciplined, tutorial process wherein
principles are transformed into practical skills with four overlapping foci: administrative,
evaluative, clinical and supportive (Powell/Brodsky)
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -acts as the supervisor to the client, counselor
and organization the significance of your position is apparent in the following:
*organizations have an obligation to ensure quality care and quality improvement of all
personnel. The first aim of the clinical supervision is to ensure quality services and to
protect the welfare of the clients.
* Supervision is the right of all employees and has a direct impact on the workforce
development and staff client retention
Functions of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Facilitate the integration of
counselor self awareness, theoretical grounding, development of clinical knowledge and
skills and to improve functional skills and professional practices.
Functions of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Supervisor is in a unique position
as an advocate for the agency, the counselor and the client.
Supervisors interpret and monitor compliance with agency goals, policies and
procedures and communicate client needs to administrators.
Functions of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Central to the supervisors function
is the alliance between the supervisor and supervisee (Rigazio-DiGilio)
Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -* Supervisors oversee the clinical functions of
staff & have a legal & ethical responsibility to ensure quality care to clients, the
professional development of counselors & maintenance of program policies
/procedures.
* Clinical Supervision is how counselors in the field learn. In concert with classroom
education, clinical skills are acquired thru practice, observation, feedback and
implementation of the recommendations derived from clinical supervision.
Clinical Supervisors in the context of the Supervisory/relationship include: - Correct
Answers -*Teacher -assist in the development of counseling knowledge /skills by
,identifying learning needs; determining counselor strengths, promoting self awareness
and transmitting knowledge for practical use and professional growth. Supervisors are
teachers, trainers and professional role models.
Clinical Supervisors in the context of the Supervisory/relationship include: - Correct
Answers -Consultant - supervising consulting role of case consultation and review,
monitoring performance, counseling the counselor regarding job performance and
assessing counselors, providing alternative case conceptualization s, oversight of
counselor work to achieve mutually agreed upon goals and professional gatekeeping for
the organization and discipline (recognizing and addressing counselor impairment).
Clinical Supervisors in the context of the Supervisory/relationship include: - Correct
Answers -Coach-Supportive role, supervisors provide morale building, assess
strengths/needs, suggest varying clinical approaches, model, cheer lead,
Clinical Supervisors in the context of the Supervisory/relationship include: - Correct
Answers -Mentor/Role Model -The experienced supervisor mentors & teaches the
supervisee thru role modeling, facilitates the counselors overall professional
development and sense of professional identity and trains the next generation of
supervises.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Clinical Supervision is an
essential part of all clinical programs that integrates the program mission, goals, and TX
philosophy with clinical theory and EBP.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Primary reasons are to
ensure quality client care ; continue clinical staff professional development in a
systematic /planned manner.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Substance abuse TX
clinical supervision is the primary means of determining the quality of care provided
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Clinical Supervision
enhances staff retention/morale is a primary means of improving workforce retention
and job satisfaction.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Every clinician regardless
of level of skill/experience needs and has a right to clinical supervision. In addition
supervisors have a right to have supervision of their supervision. Supervision needs to
be tailored to knowledge based , skills, experience and assignments, but the
frequency/intensity of the oversight/training will depend on the role, skill level and
competencies of the individual.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Clinical supervision needs
the full support of agency administrators. Just as TX programs want client to be in an
atmosphere of growth and openness to new ideas, counselors should be in an
, environment where learning and professional development and opportunities are valued
and provided for all staff.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -The supervisory
relationship is the crucible in which ethical practice is developed and reinforced. The
supervisor needs to model sound ethical/legal practice in the supervisory relationship.
This is where issues of ethical practices arise and can be addressed. This is where
ethical practice is translated from a concept to a set of behaviors. Through supervision,
clinicians can develop a process of ethical decision making and use this process as
they encounter new situations.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Clinical Supervision is a
skill in and of itself that has to be developed. Clinical Supervisor should have the
requisite skills to provide professional clinical supervision. Programs need to increase
their capacity to develop good supervisors.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Clinical Supervision in
substance abuse TX most often requires balancing administrative and Clinical
Supervision .
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Culture & other contextual
variables influence the supervision process; supervisors need to continually strive for
cultural competence. Cultural Competence involves counselor response to counselors
and the programs response to the cultural needs of the divers e community it serves.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Successful implementation
of EBP's require ongoing supervision.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Supervisors have the
responsibility to be gatekeepers for the profession. More than anyone else in the
agency supervisors can observe counselor behavior and respond promptly to potential
problems including counseling since individuals out of the field, because they are ill-
suited for the profession.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -The gatekeeping function
is especially important for supervisors who act as field evaluators for the practicum
students prior to their entering the profession. Supervisors also fulfill a gatekeeper role
in performance evaluation and in providing formal recommendations to training
institutions and credentialing bodies.
Central Principles of Clinical Supervision - Correct Answers -Clinical Supervision should
involve direct observation methods. Direct observation should be the standard in the
field because it is one of the most effective ways of building skills, monitoring counselor
performance and ensuring quality care.
