The New Handbook of Administrative Supervision in Counseling

Patricia G. Henderson

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2009
• Print ISBN: 9780415995849
• eBook ISBN: 9781135843939
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Counseling in Career Development

Sponsored by the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.

To deliver excellent, culturally responsive services to clients, a successful administrative supervisor must provide leadership to professional counselors, manage counseling services, and work effectively within their agency. The New Handbook of Administrative Supervision in Counseling is written for first line supervisors who work in mental health agencies, private practices, or in a schools. It highlights the skills needed to fulfill eighteen job responsibilities such as implementing your vision, advocating for services and staff members, navigating the politics inherent in work environments, team building, managing budgets and other realities, while still maintaining your own professional integrity and development. Useful forms and self-directed exercises are provided to facilitate personal reflection.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• List of Figures
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Section I Defining Administrative Supervision in Counseling
• Section II Administrative Supervisors: Promote Client Welfare
• Section III Administrative Supervisors: Ensure Their Departments Contribute to the Quality of Their Agencies’ Services and Service Delivery Systems
• Section IV Administrative Supervisors: Supervise, Lead, Manage, and Administer the People who Report to Them to Help Each Individual Advance Toward Optimum Performance, Productivity, and Job Satisfaction
• Section V Administrative Supervisors: Design, Maintain and Improve an Effective and Efficient Service Delivery System for Clients
• Section VI Administrative Supervisors: Strive Continuously for Excellence in Fulfillment of Their Administrative Supervision Responsibilities
• Appendixes
• References