MLD 483BH Applied Leadership Capstone-Behavioral Health Supervision

Lecture Hours: 5
Credits: 5

Broaden and build leadership capacity and capability for creating, maintaining, and growing effective clinical services in behavioral health organizations. Focus on individual and system dynamics that impact supervision and provider services. Gain awareness for culturally responsive skills that foster organizational processes for sustainable, culturally responsive behavioral health workforce. Build individual capacity to lead, engage and manage change through culturally responsive clinical supervision and management.

Prerequisite: MLD 482  and Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor (CADC) II or III or Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) or higher credential or consent of instructor.
Recommended: Work in behavioral health or related clinical settings with opportunities for clinical supervision, and Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor (CADC) II or III or Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) or higher credential, or consent of instructor.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Outcome 1: Understand principles for culturally responsive supervision of behavioral health providers.
Outcome 2: Enhance personal style and approach to management and clinical supervision practices.
Outcome 3: Identify culturally responsive management and supervision responsibilities and opportunities for enhancing key leadership support and mentoring.
Outcome 4: Apply best practice approach to behavioral health supervision and management structures.

Content Outline

Identification of Culturally Responsive Supervision Principles
- Define principles for culturally responsive supervision. .
- Explain functional analysis for culturally responsive supervision.
Identify Personal Style of Management and Clinical Supervision
- Identify best practices for clinical supervision and management in behavioral health settings.
- Strategize enterprise level response to external change forces.
Identify Stakeholder Leaders
- Identify specific stakeholders of influence to support best practices for clinical supervision.
- Understand which key leaders of stakeholder agencies to emulate.
Apply Best Practices for Sustainable Clinical Supervision
- Produce model of sustainable clinical supervision at behavioral health organization.
- Demonstrate effective clinical supervision model, integrating trauma informed and culturally responsive practices.