Approved Supervisor Refresher Course

Instructor: Dr. John Robbins, PhD, LMFT

Dr. John Robbins, LMFT is a Core Faculty member for Walden University's Clinical Mental Health Program. He is an AAMFT Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor, providing clinical supervision for professionals seeking licensure. Dr. Robbins’ professional passion is twofold: training student and Associate mental health professionals in the practice of marriage and family therapy and training supervisors in working with new counselors in the mental health field. Prior to joining Walden, he served as the Director of Clinical Training for the MS-MFT program at Argosy University - Salt Lake City. Dr. Robbins has done extensive work and training for mental health professionals in self-care, creative ways of practice, expanding maneuverability and range in the counseling room, and maintaining a self-reflective habit as a clinician. He has over 100 presentations focusing on these topics, as well as counselor self-care, at-risk adolescents, and suicide prevention. In 2000, he received national acclaim in USA Today for his cutting-edge work in the area of integrating spirituality and psychotherapy. His book with Haworth Press, entitled The Power of Spirituality in Therapy: Integrating Spiritual and Religious Beliefs in Mental Health Practice, was published in 2004.