Introduction
This Clinical Supervision Implementation Guide is offered as a practical guide for clinical supervisors to support their local clinical practice. It includes topics addressing clinical supervision implementation within community-based behavioral health specialty organizations. Only the first section reflects some policies from the Behavioral Health Services Division, Human Services Department. Otherwise, the balance of the materials are gleaned from local practice and/or national research. All attempts were made to properly credit sources. In 2019, we anticipate state agency rule changes that will further support growing the behavioral health workforce and align with best practices. This is a ‘living document”; we encourage readers to make ongoing contributions to its content
Acknowledgements
The inspiration for, and creation of, this material was accomplished by the contributors listed below. The work emerged from their participation in the Learning Community for the Treat First clinical approach. They would welcome your comments, questions or contributions. Feel free to email them. We would also like to acknowledge the leadership of the Behavioral Health Collaborative and specifically the Behavioral Health Services Division, HSD and the Children Youth and Families Department who have consistently supported advancing the knowledge and expertise from the field that is evident in this collaborative effort.
| Marie C. Weil, PsyD, ABPP | Silver City, NM | mariecweil@gmail.com |
| Bobby Heard, LCSW, LADAC | La Casa de Buena Salud, Roswell, NM | bheard@lascasahealth.com |
| Donna Lucero, LPCC | All Faiths, Albuquerque, NM | dlucero@allfaiths.org |
| Juliet Kinkade Black, LMFT | All Faiths, Albuquerque, NM | jkinkadeblack@allfaiths.org |
| Lourdes Torres New Mexico Family Services, | Las Cruces, NM | nmfamilyservices@gmail.com |
| Joseph Carlson, LPCC | New Mexico Family Services, Las Cruces, NM | Josephcarlson030303@yahoo.com |
| Catherine Sims | Guidance Center of Lea County, Hobbs, NM | Csims@gclcnm.org |
| Kate Gibbons, LCSW, LISW | Janus Inc., Albuquerque, NM | Kgibbons07@aol.com |
| Tiffany Wynn, LPCC | BHSD, HSD, Santa Fe, NM | Tiffany.Wynn@state.nm.us |
| Jennifer Swanberg, M. ED, MAC, LPCC | BHSD, HSD, Santa Fe, NM | JenniferJ.Swanberg@state.nm.us |
| Betty Dow nes, Ph.D. | BHSD, HSD, Santa Fe, NM | Betty.Downes@state.nm.us |
| Kristin Jones, LCSW | Children Youth & Families Department | Kristin.Jones@state.nm.us |
| Molly Faulkner, Ph.D., APRNCNP, LCSW | CBHTR, UNM, Albuquerque, NM | mfaulkner@salud.nm.edu |
| Jennifer Panhorst, LCSW | CBHTR, UNM, Albuquerque, NM | jpanhorst@salud.nm.edu |