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VIEW 2027 OPTIONS & REGISTERClinical Supervision Training Program
45 CE Hours | Three Progressive Levels | Multiple Ways to Learn
Developing Exceptional Clinical Supervisors.
Because every supervisee, every client, and every community deservesthoughtful leadership.
Clinical supervision is one of the highest-leverage things a social worker can do.
The conversations we have in supervision shape how clinicians think, make ethical decisions, navigate complexity, understand themselves and others, and care for the people and communities they serve. That influence reaches far beyond the supervision room.
Our Clinical Supervision Training Program prepares social workers for that responsibility through rigorous, reflective, and deeply relational learning grounded in ethics, clinical judgment, cultural responsiveness, and thoughtful leadership.
Clinical Supervision Is One of the Highest-Leverage Things a Social Worker Can Do
The impact of supervision reaches far beyond the supervision room.
Every clinician we supervise carries something from that relationship into their work: the questions we teach them to ask, the ethical reasoning we help them develop, the ways we navigate uncertainty, the conversations we are willing to have about power and identity, and the expectations we establish around accountability and care.
Those clinicians go on to work with hundreds, sometimes thousands, of clients throughout their careers. Some will become supervisors themselves. Some will lead teams, shape organizations, teach future social workers, and influence how our profession responds to increasingly complex needs.
Exceptional supervision creates a ripple effect.
It strengthens clinicians.
It improves care.
It influences organizations and communities.
And it helps shape the future of social work.
That is why supervision deserves more than good intentions, years of clinical experience, or a checklist of administrative responsibilities.
It deserves preparation.
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Being an Excellent Clinician Doesn't Automatically Prepare You to Supervise
Many social workers enter supervision because they are experienced clinicians, trusted colleagues, or emerging leaders.
Then they discover that supervision asks something different of them.
Suddenly, you're responsible not only for your own clinical judgment, but for helping another clinician develop theirs.
You're navigating power and authority. Giving feedback. Evaluating performance. Attending to culture and identity. Holding ethical and legal responsibility. Responding when a supervisee is struggling. Deciding when support is enough and when accountability, remediation, or gatekeeping may be necessary.
And you're doing all of this while trying to build a relationship in which another clinician can be honest about what they don't know.
That requires more than clinical expertise.
Exceptional supervision requires its own knowledge, skills, judgment, self-awareness, and practice.
And those can be developed.
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Developing Exceptional Clinical Supervisors
A three-level developmental journey.
Exceptional supervision isn't learned all at once.
This program is intentionally sequenced to help you build a strong foundation, develop the skills to facilitate meaningful clinical growth, and ultimately step into the complexity and leadership of advanced supervision.
Each 15-hour level builds on the one before it.
LEVEL ONE:Â Build the Foundation
Foundations, Theory & Ethical Orientation of Supervision
Begin with the responsibilities at the heart of clinical supervision.
Explore supervisory roles, ethics, power, developmental theory, cultural responsiveness, reflective practice, and the foundations of your emerging supervisory identity.
15 CE Hours
LEVEL TWO:Â Develop Clinical Leadership
Relational Depth, Facilitation, Evaluation & the Hard Parts of Supervision
Move from understanding supervision to actively facilitating clinical growth.
Develop your ability to teach clinical judgment, navigate identity and relational dynamics, provide meaningful feedback, evaluate performance, respond to rupture, and address remediation and gatekeeping when necessary.
15 CE Hours
LEVEL THREE:Â Lead Through Complexity
Leadership, Systems, Trauma & Supervisory Identity
Move beyond individual supervisory skills into the larger responsibilities of leadership.
Explore trauma exposure, burnout and moral injury, ethical complexity, systems-level responsibility, sustainable supervision structures, and the supervisory philosophy that will guide your leadership over time.
15 CE Hours
45 Hours. Three Levels. One Developmental Arc.
By the end of the complete program, you won't simply have learned more about supervision.
You'll have developed a clearer understanding of who you are as a supervisor, how you lead, and the influence you want your supervision to have.
CHOOSE HOW YOU LEARN
One Program. Multiple Ways to Learn.
The Clinical Supervision Training Program is designed to meet clinicians in different seasons, locations, and learning needs. Choose the format that works for you while engaging with the same comprehensive, three-level curriculum.
LIVE ONLINE
Learn in Community, Wherever You Are
Join a live cohort for interactive teaching, facilitated discussion, applied practice, and reflection alongside other clinicians developing their supervisory practice.
Live online training offers the structure and connection of learning together with the flexibility to participate from wherever you are.
NOW ENROLLING: ALL VIRTUAL 2027 DATES
IN PERSON
Learn Together in Denver
For clinicians who value the energy and connection of learning together in the same room, join us for an intentionally small, immersive training experience in Denver.
The June 2027 cohort is limited to just 12 participants. Levels 1 and 2 will be completed across five days in Denver, with Level 3 offered live online the following month.
NEXT COHORT: JUNE 2027
SELF-STUDY
Learn on Your Own Schedule
The self-study Clinical Supervision Training Program brings the same comprehensive, three-level curriculum into a flexible independent learning format.
Designed for clinicians who need greater flexibility, self-study will offer structured learning, reflection, application, and assessment while allowing you to move through the program on your own schedule.
COMING SOON
Choose Your Registration Option
Complete one level, two consecutive levels, or the full 45-hour program. During checkout, you'll select the Spring, Summer, or Fall 2027 training date for each level included in your registration.
All levels are completed sequentially: Level One → Level Two → Level Three.
Already completed part of the program? Choose the remaining level or levels you need below.
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2027 Virtual Training Dates
Choose the training dates that work best for your schedule. Each level is offered three times in 2027, and participants may mix and match Spring, Summer, and Fall dates while completing the program sequentially.
Level One
Build the Foundation
March 8–10, 2027
June 7–9, 2027
September 8–10, 2027
Level Two
Develop Clinical Leadership
April 5–7, 2027
July 12–14, 2027
October 20–22, 2027
Level Three
Lead Through Complexity
May 10–12, 2027
August 9–11, 2027
November 17–19, 2027
All virtual trainings are held from 9:00 AM–3:00 PM Mountain Time.
Choose one level, two consecutive levels, or the complete 45-hour program below. You'll select your specific training dates during checkout.
2027 Clinical Supervision Training Program | Full 45-Hour Virtual Program
Complete all 45 hours of the Clinical Supervision Training Program with one registration. This package includes Levels One, Two, and Three, with the flexibility to select the 2027 training dates that work best for your schedule. Choose from spring, summer, and fall dates for each level while completing the program sequentially.
$1,200.00 USD
Single-Level Registration
2027 Clinical Supervision Training Program | Level One
Complete Level One of the Clinical Supervision Training Program and build a strong foundation for effective, ethical clinical supervision. Choose the Spring, Summer, or Fall 2027 training dates that work best for your schedule.
$600.00 USD
Clinical Supervision Training Program | Level Two
Continue the Clinical Supervision Training Program with Level Two, building on the foundations of Level One through deeper application of clinical supervision practice. Choose from Spring, Summer, or Fall 2027 training dates.
$600.00 USD
2027 Clinical Supervision Training Program | Level Three
Complete the Clinical Supervision Training Program with Level Three, building on Levels One and Two through advanced application of clinical supervision practice. Choose from Spring, Summer, or Fall 2027 training dates.
$600.00 USD
Two-Level Registration
2027 Clinical Supervision Training Program | Levels One + Two
Complete Levels One and Two of the Clinical Supervision Training Program while choosing the training dates that work best for your schedule. Mix and match Spring, Summer, and Fall 2027 dates while completing the levels sequentially.
$1,100.00 USD
2027 Clinical Supervision Training Program | Levels Two + Three
Complete Levels Two and Three of the Clinical Supervision Training Program while choosing the training dates that work best for your schedule. Mix and match Spring, Summer, and Fall 2027 dates while completing the levels sequentially.
$1,100.00 USD
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2027 Denver In-Person Clinical Supervision Training
An immersive, small-group training experience in Denver, Colorado
Complete Levels One and Two in person over five days, then return approximately one month later for Level Three live online.
Levels One + Two | In Person in Denver
June 14–18, 2027
30 CE Hours
Level Three | Live Online
July 14–16, 2027
15 CE Hours
45 total CE hours | $1,650 | Limited to 12 participants
Designed for clinicians who want the depth, conversation, practice, and connection of learning together in the same room while completing the full three-level Clinical Supervision Training Program.
2027 Denver Clinical Supervision Training Program | 45-Hour Immersive
Complete the full 45-hour Clinical Supervision Training Program through an intimate, cohort-based learning experience in Denver. Spend five days learning alongside a small group of social workers as you complete Levels One and Two in person, then reunite virtually one month later for Level Three. June 14–18, 2027 | Denver, ColoradoLevels One + Two | 30 CE hours | In person July 14–16, 2027 | Live VirtualLevel Three | 15 CE hours Limited to 12 participants.
$1,650.00 USD
Fall 2026 Remaining Dates
Clinical Supervision Levels 2 and 3
Level Two: October 21–23, 2026 Level Three: November 18–20, 2026 9 AM–3 PM MT
$875.00 USD
WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT
This is not a surface-level CE course or a passive certification experience. Participants can expect a sequenced, developmental curriculum that builds across all three levels and emphasizes ethical reasoning, supervisory judgment, reflective practice, and real-world application.
The program combines live teaching, facilitated discussion, structured reflection, and applied supervision concepts grounded in the realities of clinical practice. Throughout the training, participants engage directly with topics such as power, identity, evaluation, remediation, gatekeeping, and the relational responsibilities inherent in supervision.
The curriculum is aligned with Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) training standards while remaining intentionally relational, rigorous, and practice-oriented. This training prioritizes critical thinking, leadership development, and supervisory integrity over scripts, shortcuts, or purely administrative approaches to supervision.
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IMPORTANT ENROLLMENT EXPECTATIONS
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Levels must be completed in order, as each training builds developmentally on the previous level.
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 Level One is required unless participants have completed a comparable supervision training within the past five years that is similar in length, scope, and approval status.
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 This program is designed for clinicians who are willing to engage thoughtfully, reflectively, and ethically with the complexity of supervision practice.
Meet Your Instructors
Bethany Raab, MSW, LCSW, ACS
Bethany Raab is a clinical social worker, supervisor, educator, and founder of the Center for Ethical Social Work Practice. With more than 20 years of experience in social work, her work has focused on clinical practice, supervision, ethics, leadership development, and supporting clinicians working within complex systems.
Her approach to supervision is grounded in anti-oppressive practice, cultural humility, trauma-informed care, and the belief that supervision should be both relationally attuned and professionally rigorous. Throughout her career, Bethany has supervised clinicians across multiple levels of development and has trained supervisors in both private practice and organizational settings.
Bethany developed the Clinical Supervision Training Program to address a gap she repeatedly observed in the field: many clinicians are expected to supervise others with little meaningful training in how to navigate power, evaluation, ethical complexity, identity, gatekeeping, or the emotional realities of leadership.
Her teaching style is thoughtful, direct, relational, and grounded in real-world supervision practice. Participants can expect honest discussion, practical application, critical reflection, and a learning environment that encourages both accountability and growth.
“Supervision creates ripple effects that extend far beyond the supervision room. My goal is to help supervisors lead with greater clarity, integrity, and intention in the work they carry forward.”
Learn more about Bethany
Cameron Malcolm, MSW, LCSW, ACS
Coming soon!
Yumnah Syed-Swift, MSW, LCSW
Coming soon!
Common Questions About the Training
Do you have to be a social worker to attend this training?
Is this only for Colorado mental health professionals?
Do I need to take this training to provide supervision in Colorado?
Can this count as Continuing Education Units (CEU) for my license?
Will the trainings be recorded?
What if I need to miss part of the training?
What is your company's refund policy for your live courses?
Does this training count for Approved Clinical Supervisor requirements?
Does it matter if I'm new to supervision or a seasoned leader?
Does this training include 100 hours of supervision required for the ACS?
Will an in-person training series be offered?
How is the training presented?
What if I’ve already taken another supervision training?
Do you offer individual consultation or supervision support outside the course?
Can I pick your brain real quick?
Ready to Develop Your Supervisory Practice?
Choose the training path that fits where you are now, whether you're beginning with Level One, continuing your training, or completing the full 45-hour program.
With multiple virtual training dates throughout 2027, you can build a sequence that works with your schedule while progressing through the program in order.
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The complete 45-hour Clinical Supervision Training Program fulfills the 45-hour clinical supervision training requirement for the Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) credential through the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE).
The Center for Ethical Social Work Practice is a Center for Credentialing & Education Registered Credential Training Provider. This course is approved to fulfill the 45 hour training requirement for the Approved Clinical Supervision credential. RCTP# 1006-ACS
The Center for Ethical Social Work Practice is a National Association of Social Workers - Colorado Chapter - Approved Continuing Education Provider.
Approval effective through 2/7/2027.Â
