Becoming a Washington State Approved Clinical Supervisor 2-day Clinical Supervisor Training 15 NBCC Continuing Education Hours (Includes 3 Ethics Hours and 2 Health Equity Hours)

Clinical supervision is one of the profession’s greatest responsibilities. Effective supervisors do more than oversee clinical work—they cultivate ethical decision-making, clinical competence, professional identity, and sound clinical judgment in the next generation of behavioral health professionals. Effective supervision requires supervisors to be reflective, collaborative, and courageous enough to consider the becoming of a counselor as important as the act of counseling.

Recognizing supervision as an inherently multicultural process, grounded in collaboration, solidarity, and a shared commitment to client well-being, this training provides an experiential learning environment in which supervisors learn to listen alongside their supervisees to the lived experiences of others. In doing so, and with the support of colleagues and community, supervisors can become not only better listeners and clinicians, but also more thoughtful and responsive people.

This two-day Clinical Supervision Training is designed for Washington State licensed mental health professionals seeking to become Washington State Approved Clinical Supervisors. Participants will complete the required 15 hours of supervision education while developing the knowledge, skills, and practical framework necessary to provide ethical, competent, and effective clinical supervision. The training satisfies the supervision education requirements outlined in Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 246-809-334.

Through engaging lectures, guided discussion, and practical clinical examples, participants will examine the legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities of the supervisor; models and methods of clinical supervision; developmental approaches to supervision; evaluation and feedback strategies; gatekeeping; culturally responsive supervision; documentation; and risk management. Participants will also receive practical supervisory resources and templates that can be immediately incorporated into their supervision practice.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities of a Washington State Approved Clinical Supervisor.
2. Apply Washington State laws, regulations, and ethical standards to the practice of clinical supervision.
3. Explain major models, methods, and developmental approaches to clinical supervision.
4. Establish effective supervisory relationships that foster supervisee growth, accountability, and professional identity.
5. Develop comprehensive Supervision Agreements that clearly define expectations, evaluation procedures, and supervisory responsibilities.
6. Structure individual, triadic, and group supervision using evidence-informed supervisory practices.
7. Utilize effective methods for observation, documentation, feedback, and evaluation of supervisee competence and professional development.
8. Apply culturally-responsive supervision practices that promote diversity, equity, inclusion, cultural humility, and health equity.
9. Recognize and appropriately respond to supervisees’ performance concerns, ethical issues, impairment, and gatekeeping responsibilities.
10. Integrate best practices in documentation, recordkeeping, financial management, practice management, continuity planning, and risk management consistent with Washington State supervisory requirements.

Who Should Attend?

This training is intended for Washington State licensed mental health professionals who:

• Have held an unrestricted Washington State license in good standing for at least two years.
• Intend to become Washington State Approved Clinical Supervisors.
• Currently supervise or anticipate supervising associates pursuing licensure.
• Wish to strengthen their supervisory knowledge, ethical decision-making, and leadership skills.

Participant Eligibility

• This training is intended for Washington State licensed mental health professionals seeking to become Washington State Approved Clinical Supervisors.
• Participants are responsible for reviewing Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 246-809-334 and all other applicable Washington State Department of Health requirements to verify their eligibility to become a Washington State Approved Clinical Supervisor before registering for this training.
• Completion of this training satisfies the required supervision education component; however, completion of the training does not, by itself, confer Washington State Approved Clinical Supervisor status. Eligibility is determined by the Washington State Department of Health.

Registration Fee and Approved CEUs

• Two-day Fee: $369
• 15 NBCC Continuing Education Hours (Includes 3 Ethics Hours and 2 Health Equity Hours)

Refund and Transfer Policy

Due to the limited enrollment and advance preparation required for this training, registration fees are non-refundable.

If you are unable to attend after registering, you may transfer your registration one time only to the next scheduled offering of the same Clinical Supervision Training, provided you notify Envision Counseling, PLLC in writing at least 48 hours prior to the start of training.

The transfer is a one-time accommodation and cannot be transferred again or carried over beyond the next scheduled offering. Transfers are subject to seat availability and must be used for the next scheduled offering of the same training. If, for any reason, Envision Counseling, PLLC does not have a next scheduled offering of the Clinical Supervision Training, the registration fee will be forfeited and cannot be held or applied to a future training. Failure to attend without prior notification (“no-show”) will also result in forfeiture of the registration fee.

Envision Counseling, PLLC reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the training due to insufficient enrollment, presenter illness, or unforeseen circumstances. In such cases, registrants will be offered the option to transfer their registration to a future training date or receive a full refund

ACEP Status Approval Statement

Envision Counseling, PLLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP), ACEP No. 6724. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Envision Counseling, PLLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Disability and Accessibility Envision Counseling is dedicated to meeting your learning needs. If you require specific accommodations to attend the training, please email our Clinical Training Coordinator at training@envisioncounseling.net, or call 206-858-1177.

About the Presenters

Dr. Kim McBride and Dr. Colin C. Ward have collaborated in counselor education, clinical supervision, and professional training for more than 15 years. They first met while serving as counselor educators at Antioch University Seattle and later partnered at Envision Counseling, where they discovered a shared passion for preparing the next generation of behavioral health professionals. Since 2012, they have co-developed and presented Washington State Approved Clinical Supervisor trainings for licensed clinicians throughout Washington while also providing group supervision for post-graduate associates pursuing licensure. Together, they bring more than 60 years of combined experience as counselor educators, clinical supervisors, private practitioners, authors, and national and international presenters.

Known for their engaging, high-energy teaching style, Drs. McBride and Ward integrate academic scholarship with decades of experience in clinical practice, clinical supervision, and counselor and marriage and family therapy education to create an interactive learning environment that is professional, approachable, and intellectually stimulating. Their teaching emphasizes transparency, authenticity, thoughtful discussion, and practical application while fostering a collaborative and reflective learning experience. The training equips supervisors with the knowledge and skills to strengthen supervisees’ clinical judgment while enhancing their multicultural competence, ethical decision-making, and professional identity.

Kim McBride, Ph.D., LMFT, is the founder and Clinical Director of Envision Counseling and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor and Washington State Approved Clinical Supervisor. She earned her master’s degree in psychology, with an emphasis in Child, Couple, and Family Therapy, from Antioch University Seattle, and her Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy, specializing in Couple Therapy, from Northcentral University. Dr. McBride is also a counselor educator whose supervision philosophy is supervisee-centered, systemic, and outcomes-focused. She integrates Developmental and Bowen Family Systems Theory to cultivate ethical decision-making, clinical competence, professional identity, and the self-awareness necessary for independent practice.

Colin C. Ward, Ph.D., LMHC, has more than 30 years of experience as a counselor educator, clinician, clinical supervisor, mentor, author, and national and international presenter. He earned his M.S. in Counseling from Winona State University and his Ph.D. in Counseling from Oregon State University. He is emeritus faculty at Antioch University Seattle, having served in a variety of leadership positions within the university and professional community.

Dr. Ward was trained in the traditions of Brief Therapy, grounded in the humanistic ideals of respect, responsibility, openness, and humility. He has co-authored books for both clinicians (Resilient Centered Counseling, 2023) and supervisors (Supervision at the Crossroad, 2026), reflecting an unequivocal belief in the self-healing nature of others while emphasizing a developmental, resilience-centered, reflective, and collaborative partnership with clients, supervisees, and colleagues.

He has noted, “To courageously listen, to hear strength in stories of despair, to appreciate the unfolding nature in us all, and to believe in the human spirit in such a way that change is not only possible, but inevitable—to listen in this way is far more than accessing a shelf of techniques; it is a way of being with others that is often neglected in counselor training.”