2009

Clinical supervision is an important part of counseling training (Goodyear & Bernard, 1998). The Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) defines supervision as a tutorial and mentoring process, where a person in a supervisory position facilitates the professional development of one or more designated supervisees by monitoring and evaluating the clinical work of the student’s activities in practicum and internship (CACREP, 2001). According to the professional standards established by CACREP, counseling students must complete a 100 hour practicum in a site specific to their major or area of emphasis and receive supervision from an experienced and certified on-site counselor. CACREP also requires that a site supervisor must have a minimum of a master’s degree in counseling, a minimum of 2 years of pertinent professional experience in the program area in which the student is completing clinical instruction, and knowledge of the program’s expectations, requirements, and evaluation procedures for students.