A Manual for Evidence–Based CBT Supervision

"CBT supervision has lacked the robust evidence base afforded to CBT treatment and this clinical manual stands as a corrective to that longstanding oversight. It provides a new and particularly promising viewpoint, based squarely on the evidence–based practice approach. It is a very important book."

Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., President, Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania

The effectiveness of CBT depends on the quality of supervision and training that is provided to its practitioners. This manual is intended to significantly strengthen the available resources for training CBT supervisors (primarily) working within clinical services in the mental health field. The manual and its associated content are structured in user–friendly modules, designed to support multiple potential training functions including the initial credentialing and certification of supervisors, providing training to individual supervisors in a continuing education/professional development format, assisting in a ′train the trainer′ approach, and distance learning. The authors drew on the insights of many accredited CBT supervisors to develop the guidance, and the work is built firmly on an evidence–based approach.

About the Authors viii

Preface x

Acknowledgments xv

1 Introduction and Overview of Enhanced CBT Supervision 1

2 Guiding Principles behind Our CBT Supervision Manual 14

3 The Context for CBT Supervision 32

4 Training CBT Supervisors 57

5 The Alliance in CBT Supervision 79

6 Goal Setting in CBT Supervision 104

7 Facilitating Learning in CBT Supervision 128

8 Feedback and Evaluation in CBT Supervision 153

9 Support and Guidance in CBT Supervision 179

10 Concluding Remarks 198

Appendix: Video catalogue 205

Index 212

Derek L. Milne was a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Trust, and Director of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Newcastle University, UK, until his retirement in 2011. He has published ten books and over 200 scientific and professional papers.

Robert P. Reiser is one of the most visible experts worldwide on supervision in mental health. He is currently a licensed psychologist in private practice in Kentfield, California, an associate professor at Palo Alto University, and a Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.