Abstract
Behavioral health providers (BHPs) are trained by their respective programs and professions on the importance of communicating
with other professionals around patient care, yet few are trained on how to provide collaborative care and work as part of
a team. New clinical innovation models, such as integrated care, punctuate the need to further develop training methods to
best equip the next generation of BHPs to work in collaborative settings. Supervision is a tool that students, interns, and
new professionals can use to help them navigate new and unfamiliar territory in health care settings. This manuscript will
describe the steps of choosing a supervisor, provide elements that must be considered when developing a supervision contract,
offer a template for crafting a document that will assist with assessing fidelity to one’s practice and maximize consistency
and productivity in the supervision process, and detail the potential supervision dynamics in different levels of clinical
collaboration. Supervision that is tailored to the BHPs level of clinical collaboration in their given practice setting can
provide a structure for the supervision process.
with other professionals around patient care, yet few are trained on how to provide collaborative care and work as part of
a team. New clinical innovation models, such as integrated care, punctuate the need to further develop training methods to
best equip the next generation of BHPs to work in collaborative settings. Supervision is a tool that students, interns, and
new professionals can use to help them navigate new and unfamiliar territory in health care settings. This manuscript will
describe the steps of choosing a supervisor, provide elements that must be considered when developing a supervision contract,
offer a template for crafting a document that will assist with assessing fidelity to one’s practice and maximize consistency
and productivity in the supervision process, and detail the potential supervision dynamics in different levels of clinical
collaboration. Supervision that is tailored to the BHPs level of clinical collaboration in their given practice setting can
provide a structure for the supervision process.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-10
- DOI 10.1007/s11414-011-9267-6
- Authors
- Keeley J. Pratt, Adjunct Graduate Faculty, Department of Child Development and Family Relations, College of Human Ecology, East Carolina University, Rivers 108, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
- Angela L. Lamson, Associate Professor, Department of Child Development and Family Relations, College of Human Ecology, East Carolina University, Rivers 108, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
- Journal The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research
- Online ISSN 1556-3308
- Print ISSN 1094-3412