Approved Supervision Refresher Course
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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Instructor: Isha Williams, PhD, LMFT
Dr. Williams is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has dedicated her professional career to teaching and training the next generation of marriage and family therapist to become successful clinicians. She uses her knowledge of systems and relationship dynamics to help clients develop more genuine connections with others to facilitate trusting, honest and effective communication. She uses a narrative approach to help couples, families and individuals understand how their lived experiences, both past and current have shaped how they engage with loved ones. She walks alongside her clients as they manage difficult experiences, aiding their transition into a better understanding of themselves and a greater appreciation of what makes them unique.
Dr. Williams is an experienced clinician, supervisor, and teacher. Her research interests are multicultural and international supervision, training, and teaching. Dr. Williams is an American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor and is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in North Carolina. She serves as a director on the AAMFT Foundation for the Advancement of Human Systems (FAHS), which exists to fund research focusing on healthy and strong human systems – individuals, couples, families and communities. Dr. Williams has over 12 years teaching experience in Marriage and Family Therapy master’s and PhD programs.
Dr. Williams graduated with her BA in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She obtained her NC Secondary Science Education license and taught in the NC public school system for two and a half years before deciding to return to school where she went on to earn her MS in Cell Biology at East Carolina University. After working in both the private and public sector, Dr. Williams shifted course and pursued her MS in Marriage and Family Therapy, which she earned from East Carolina University in 2007 and continued her education in the field by earning her PhD in Human Development with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2018 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).
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Maintaining competence to successfully supervise the next generation of MFTs is critical for the field of systemic family therapy. AAMFT Approved Supervisors ensure that supervisees have access to the latest innovations by providing their supervisees with inspiring, supportive, and nurturing learning experiences. In this highly interactive institute participants, will explore the practical, legal, and ethical issues that arise in diverse contexts; examine the role of cultural humility in supervision and therapy; and consider different modalities for effective supervision. This institute will utilize varied instructional strategies to create an engaging and informative learning experience. Presenters will focus on current resources available to supervisors and review the important features of supervision contracts. The attendees will also have an opportunity to discuss current AAMFT Approved Supervisor requirements. Completion of this institute satisfies the refresher course requirement for the AAMFT Approved Supervisor designation renewal.
Course Learning Objectives:
- Explore the practical, legal, and ethical challenges in diverse systemic supervisory settings.
- Examine the role of cultural humility in MFT supervision contexts.
- Contrast the competencies necessary for effective delivery of supervision with different modalities.
Participants are strongly encouraged to bring resources that would enhance and deepen the learning experience for everyone involved (e.g., samples of the forms they use; challenging supervisory situations for discussion) and be prepared to share their own supervisory expertise.
Completing the course does not automatically apply you for your designation renewal. You must separately apply within one year of your renewal date, which is three months before your designation expiration and pay the fee. You must be a Clinical Fellow of AAMFT in order to renew. Consult the AAMFT website or the current version of the AS Handbook for full instructions. Send renewal form to central@aamft.org.
During the course you will review:
Completing the course does not automatically apply you for your designation renewal. You must separately apply within one year of your renewal date, which is three months before your designation expiration and pay the fee. You must be a Clinical Fellow of AAMFT in order to renew. Consult the Approved Supervision Network or the current version of the AS Handbook for full instructions. Send renewal form to central@aamft.org.