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<strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Supervision</strong> at camh<br />
Accountability<br />
The supervisory relationship entails accountability within a supportive and educational<br />
framework. By virtue of their role in the organization, clinical supervisors,<br />
along with the staff they supervise, have accountability for client outcomes. Also, the<br />
clinical supervisor is responsible for monitoring the clinical performance of staff.<br />
The accountability demands on health care organizations are generally steep and the<br />
clinical supervisor needs to account for client and worker outcomes. It is challenging<br />
for the supervisor to balance the two functions of support and accountability. People<br />
engaged in clinical supervision need to discuss this duality from the outset. It also<br />
challenges more traditional notions of clinical supervision, where a clinician would<br />
be assured of almost complete confidentiality in processing cases with the clinical<br />
supervisor.<br />
Specialized knowledge, skill and use<br />
of evidence-based practice<br />
The following summarizes the generic competency required of all camh clinical staff<br />
regardless of professional discipline:<br />
• clinician-client relationship<br />
• family and social support<br />
• professional autonomy and accountability<br />
• professional development and research<br />
• assessment and monitoring<br />
• interviewing, formulation and documentation<br />
• treatment planning<br />
• therapeutic interventions<br />
• anticipating and responding to rapidly changing clinical situations<br />
• evaluation of care<br />
• teaching, coaching and empowering<br />
• teamwork, collaboration and partnerships<br />
• ethical, organizational and legal accountabilities<br />
• consultation and education<br />
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