• Core responsibilities of supervisors supporting trauma-focused clinical work
• How trauma impacts supervisee regulation, decision making, and pacing
• Identifying risk points and ethical concerns in trauma treatment
• Supporting supervisees with countertransference and vicarious activation
• Assessing supervisee readiness and scope of competence
• Gatekeeping and remediation considerations in trauma-focused supervision
• Documentation standards and audit-ready supervision practices
• Cultural, systemic, and relational factors in trauma supervision

This workshop is designed for:

• Licensed mental health professionals who supervise or plan to supervise clinicians
• Supervisors working with therapists providing trauma-focused services
• Clinicians seeking to meet Tennessee’s supervision continuing education requirement
• Supervisors who want a clearer framework for supporting trauma work ethically and effectively

This is an educational training. It is not a certification in supervision and does not replace required licensure or credentialing standards.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Identify core supervisory responsibilities specific to trauma-focused clinical work.

2. Describe how trauma and nervous system activation can impact supervisee performance and decision making.

3. Apply trauma-informed supervisory strategies to support supervisee regulation, pacing, and ethical practice.

4. Recognize at least two ethical or risk-related concerns that commonly arise in trauma supervision.

5. Outline documentation practices that support ethical, compliant, and audit-ready supervision.