2026 Clinical Supervision Online Series

Fall Registration Opening Soon!

Available to all levels of supervisors within the field of mental health and substance use treatment:

Join us for a five-part series of clinical supervision as we explore a wide variety of topics central to successful supervision. Expect an informative, useful, and unusually fresh experience while you gain the knowledge, skills, and continuing education hours necessary to propel your career forward.

TARGET AUDIENCE

• All levels of supervisors within the field of mental health and substance use treatment wishing to improve their skills, knowledge, and abilities while also contributing to the professional growth of their colleagues.    
• Practitioners wishing to fulfill the NCSAPPB educational requirements in becoming a Certified Clinical Supervisor.    
• Current Certified Clinical Supervisors wishing to fulfill NCSAPPB renewal requirements.  

REGISTRATION: Pre-registration is required to attend. Registration for the online sessions is $40 per session. Fees include credit hours and training materials. 

MODALITY: The Clinical Supervision Series is divided into two (2) parts; five online sessions and a 2.5-day retreat. The five (5) online sessions in this series consist of three hours of instruction, which consist of one fifteen-minute break in each session. Several topics trained in the online sessions will take a deeper dive into the material during the retreat. These topics consists of 2 parts; the online session and the retreat breakout session which explores these topic in greater detail. Each online session will provide 3 contact hours, and the retreat will provide 15 contact hours. The retreat will require pre-work and post-work to be completed to obtain the full 15 contact hours from the retreat. A total of 30 contact hours will be provided through the Clinical Supervision Series.  

TIMES: Online Sessions: 9:00am to 12:15pm

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6642. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. The successful completion of each webinar qualifies for 3 contact hours.

Confirmation Notices and Certificates of Completion:  We will confirm your registration by email. Successful completion includes full attendance for the entire day. Within 7 days of the conclusion of the event, you will receive an email notifying you that the evaluations and certificates are ready. The email will include a link to https://bhs.unc.edu where you can login using the username and password you chose at registration. Once you have logged in, you will see the training titles listed under "My Courses" on the left side. After clicking on the link, you will be taken to another page where you can click the link to the event evaluation. Once you have completed and submitted your evaluation, you can click on the link to access the Certificate of Completion. Your Certificate will be available to you as a PDF document for you to save or print.

POLICIES & ADA STATEMENT

Refund Policy: Refunds will be issued up to two weeks prior to the training date.

Inclement Weather Policy: Any announcements regarding changes to the schedule due to inclement weather will be posted on http://bhs.unc.edu.  Registered participants will also be notified by email.

ADA statement: If you require any of the auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to participate in this program, please call us at (919) 843-6083 no later than ten business days before the program.

TESTIMONIALS
"As a result of the clinical supervision training series offered through UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work and Behavioral Health Springboard I feel that I have grown as a clinician as well as a clinical supervisor.  The information presented was relevant to my current position as a clinical supervisor and I believe it has already been helpful to my supervisees. I would recommend this training series to both new and season clinical supervisors as well as those that are considering providing clinical supervision in the future."

"Instructor presented in dynamic fashion this relevant material."

"The training was informative and applicable to my practice. It will help to enhance my practice."   

"The information was very relevant and applied to my daily work."

"I definitely will be using some of the information learned to enhance the supervision I provide."

"Many issues clarified and discussed that will be helpful in future supervision settings."

The Clinical Supervision Training Series is supported in part through funding from the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substances Abuse Services via the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

For additional questions about the series contact: bhs-support@unc.edu

ATTENTION: For specific requirements to become a Certified Clinical Supervisor contact the NC Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board at 919-832-0975 or www.NCASPPB.org .

DATES, TOPICS, & LEARNING OBJECTIVES

All training sessions are held from 9:00 am to 12:15 pm

Title: The Shadow Parallel Process: When the Supervisor is Triggered

Date: October 17th, 2026

Speaker: Felipe Blue

Description: Parallel process, where the dynamic between the client and clinician is mirrored in the dynamic between the clinician & supervisee.

Learning Objectives : 

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Define the shadow parallel process and normalize supervisor countertransference. 
• Identify specific clinical and systemic anchors that cause supervisor blind spots. 
• Apply self-regulation and clinical containment protocols in real-time. 

Session agenda:

9 am – 10 am Objective 1 & 2

10 am – 10:30 am Objective 3 & 4
10:30 am – 10:45 am pm Break
10:45 am – 11:15 am Objective 5
11:15 am – 12:10 Objective 6 & 7
12:10 pm – 12:15 pm questions and closing remarks

Title: Adherence and Creativity

Date: November 7th, 2026

Speaker: Francis Heitmann

Description: 

To introduce the audience to various metrics for measuring “adherence to the model” for many of the main “open source” models of treatment such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Brief Therapy and others.  “Open source” models are generally available, commonly understood, have a strong evidence base, and whose founder/creators have not ‘up-marketed’ them as models with suggested certification pathways to competency.   

Open source metrics and tools for these models of therapy are easily available, but students, practitioners and their supervisors have low awareness of them. 

These metrics – tools – include case conceptualization and adherence scales.  A ready example is Cognitive Behavior Therapy: the use of (1) Beck’s Case Conceptualization and Padesky et al.’s Case Conceptualization; and (2) Beck’ Cognitive Therapy Ratings Scale (CTRS) and Padesky et al.’s Collaborative Case Conceptualization Rating Scale (CCCRS). 

The overarching goal of this training is to expose the clinical supervisors to these tools; to suggest how they can introduce to supervisees; how to maintain a supervisory environment attuned to adherence; and monitor/measure outcomes at the clinician and client level. 

Learning Objectives : 

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Identify case conceptualizations and adherence measurement tools for multiple therapy models. 
• Identify one or more major ways for the supervisor to promote adherence during the supervisor-supervisee conference. 
• Measure at least one process change outcome in the supervisee's behavior that indicate adherent use of a model. 

Session agenda:

9 am – 10 am Objective 1 & 2

10 am – 10:30 am Objective 3 & 4
10:30 am – 10:45 am pm Break
10:45 am – 11:15 am Objective 5
11:15 am – 12:10 Objective 6 & 7
12:10 pm – 12:15 pm questions and closing remarks

Each session in this series consists of three hours of instruction. There are two fifteen-minute breaks built into each session. 

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  Continuing Education:

Each online session fulfils 3 hours of required training toward the Certified Clinical Supervisor credential with the North Carolina Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board.     

Each online session has been submitted for 3 hours of Clinical Supervision Specific credit from the North Carolina Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board. Attendance of all five sessions fulfills the 15-hour recertification requirement.    

Attendance of all 5 online sessions and the retreat provides 30 hours of Clinical Supervision Specific credit from the North Carolina Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board. This fulfills the 30-hour certification requirement.   

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6642.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. The successful completion of each webinar qualifies for 3 contact hours.  

Brittany Jones, MA, LCAS, CCS, CD/PD(DONA), PMH-C

Brittany Jones, MA, LCAS, CCS, CD/PD(DONA), PMH-C, is a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist and Certified Clinical Supervisor with more than nine years of experience in mental health and substance use treatment. Her professional experience spans direct clinical care, substance use counseling, clinical supervision, program leadership, and behavioral health consultation. She has served as a counselor and Program Director within an opioid treatment program, where she provided clinical leadership, supported interdisciplinary teams, supervised clinical staff, and helped advance person-centered, evidence-based care for individuals impacted by substance use disorders. 

Brittany is also a DONA International Certified Birth and Postpartum Doula and Lamaze-trained Childbirth Educator. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from North Carolina Central University. A champion for health and mental health equity, Brittany integrates trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and strengths-based approaches across her work. She is committed to promoting self-advocacy, shared decision-making, and equitable access to compassionate care in behavioral health, perinatal health, and community-based settings.

Felipe Blue, LCMHC, LCAS, CCS, CCTP, C-DBT, CMNCS

Felipe Blue, LCMHC, LCAS, CCS, CCTP, C-DBT, CMNCS, is a U.S. Navy veteran, clinical director, author, and Executive Director of More Than Therapy, a Durham, North Carolina-based non-profit initiative operating under the FAEJ Foundation. Dedicated to expanding accessible behavioral health services, his work sits at the intersection of high-acuity clinical practice, systemic advocacy, and culturally responsive, community-rooted care.
A fully Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, and Certified Clinical Supervisor, Felipe brings extensive expertise in trauma recovery, addiction medicine, co-occurring disorders, and high-acuity behavioral health management. His multidisciplinary clinical certifications include advanced training in complex trauma, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and clinical neuroscience-informed interventions. In addition to direct clinical practice and executive leadership, he serves as a lead trainer and supervisor, training the next generation of mental health professionals in culturally grounded, trauma-informed care.

Felipe’s therapeutic philosophy deconstructs traditional Eurocentric clinical models, synthesizing evidence-based modalities like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Brainspotting with traditional Afrocentric frameworks, somatic rhythm, sound, and expressive arts. Beyond the clinical setting, he utilizes creative media to democratize wellness, hosting and producing the More Than Therapy podcast, facilitating collective care workshops, and writing extensively on relationship dynamics, trauma, and personal growth. Whether in the therapy room, the supervisor's seat, or on the keynote stage, Felipe remains steadfast in his mission to foster individual restoration, relational harmony, and collective liberation.

Frank Heitmann MSW, LCSW, LCAS, CCS

Frank Heitmann, LCSW, LCAS, CCS, credits his work in multiple settings - inpatient, outpatient and residential as the “sites of my experiments in what works” – and, as a consequence, developing the skills to work “fast or slow” as a major factor in studying the common factors of different therapies.  With thirty years as a clinician, twenty-five as a supervisor for licensure, and twenty years as an administrative supervisor, Frank has devoted the past ten years to the task of creating a superior clinical supervision work force, with a special focus on treatment model adherence plus creativity.  By creativity he means the development of the voice and presence of the therapist, their intellectual and emotional and muscle memory in harmony with a given model, along with the ability to seamlessly move to another model if needed.   

Frank has a been a subject matter expert in clinical supervision for the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium, a delegate to the National Association of Social Workers National Assembly, and a presenter at the NASW NC Chapter Clinical Supervision conference.  He is currently a member of the Carolina Group Psychotherapy Society and the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.  He is a member of the Board of the Psychoanalytic Center of the Carolinas.  He runs a professional practice of clinical supervision for individuals seeking licensure or credentialing as substance abuse  professionals, clinical social workers and clinical mental health counselors.  He wants to thank his mentors, his students and his supervisees for their wisdom. 

Donna B. Newberne, LCMHCS, CCFH 

Donna B. Newberne is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LCMHCS), Mental Health Clinic Director and NC CTP Faculty at the Center for Child and Family Health (CCFH) in Durham, NC. She has over 20 years of clinical experience working with traumatized children and families and 14 years of experience providing clinical supervision. Donna provides direct clinical services in an outpatient trauma specialty clinic and clinical and administrative oversite for a multi-disciplinary team of mental health professionals and interns.

She is a nationally endorsed Master Trainer for Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS) and Components for Enhancing Career Experiences and Reducing Secondary Traumatic Stress (CE-CERT). Donna has trained hundreds of mental health professions to deliver evidence-based treatments across the United States. 

Her passions include working with adolescents to assist them in learning more effective communication, problem-solving and coping strategies and working with children and families who have experienced trauma and chronic stress. Donna is committed to advancing the art and science of culturally sensitive and responsive clinical supervision and inspiring future generations of mental health professionals through various teaching and training opportunities.She very much enjoys her roles as clinician, administrator, trainer, mentor and advocate. Donnais trained in TFCBT, PCIT, AF-CBT, WET, ARC and TGCT-A and maintains a small clinical caseload.

In her time away from work, Donna enjoys time reading thought-provoking books, cooking, entertaining friends, spending time with her husband, children and dog, sunny days by the ocean and glamping by RV.

Brenda Wiewel

Dr. Wiewel is currently engaged in multiple community projects. These include a senior consulting role with a south Los Angeles network on health equity (CRSSLA), teaching at the Keck School of Medicine of USC through the USC Street Medicine Trojan Trainer Program, and supervising practicum students in Master of Social Work and Public Health programs at USC. Her doctoral studies focused on prevention of homelessness for adult women, incorporating participatory action research and co-design methods to fill a gap in care. Previously, she formed and directed a five-year Initiative to Eliminate Homelessness at USC. There she designed and supported new programs for student food and housing insecurity reduction.  She also organized major conferences and other convenings, coordinated new community-based learning opportunities for students with training around trauma, mental health, and homelessness, and generated or assisted with multiple research efforts. Previously, she managed and developed a range of gender responsive, and trauma informed behavioral health services for homelessness, substance use disorders, and the criminal justice system. She has provided clinical supervision for staff, licensure candidates, and Master of Social Work candidates for over 30 years. Ms. Wiewel received her DSW and MSW from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.