Sponsored by the ACES Supervision Committee
Best Practices in Clinical Supervision: Strategies for Implementation in our Current Context
May 10, 2022 – 1:00 to 2:00pm EST
Presented by Dr. Challen Mabry and Dr. Laura E. Welfare
1.0 NBCC Approved Contact Hour
The Best Practices in Clinical Supervision are a helpful guide for supervisors during challenging times. This webinar will highlight strategies for delivering effective feedback in culturally-responsive supervision. Ethical considerations and opportunities for advocacy in multiple settings will also be explored.
Presenter Bios
Dr. Laura E. Welfare is a Licensed Professional Counselor and an Associate Professor at Virginia Tech. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Wake Forest University, a CACREP-Accredited master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Marymount University, and a CACREP-Accredited doctoral degree in Counseling and Counselor Education from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Welfare has worked with children and adults in school and clinical mental health settings and is a Fellow of the American Counseling Association. Her research on counselor education has been published in Counselor Education and Supervision, the Journal of Counseling and Development, and The Clinical Supervisor. She also continues to research the students and clients she has served including grant-funded projects related to K12 student mental health and school discipline disparities. In total, she has served as PI or co-PI on 17 research grants totaling over $2.5 million dollars and authored 35 peer-reviewed journal articles.
Dr. Challen Mabry is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Virginia. She serves as an Assistant Professor in the department of Counseling Education at Bluefield University and is passionate about training counselors to provide empathetic, evidenced-based, trauma and culturally responsive interventions. She also currently serves as the Chief Clinical Officer for Hope Tree Family Services, a non-profit organization providing services to youth and adults in out-of-home placement settings. Her professional experience has been focused on providing community based behavioral health services to predominately underserved populations. Dr. Mabry has served in various leadership roles in large behavioral health organizations since 2014. She has significant experience working alongside regulatory bodies throughout the transition to managed care in Virginia. Dr. Mabry has additional focused training and certifications in Applied Behavior Analysis, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Her research interests include issues of social justice and furthering counselor competencies of evidenced informed practice.