In the Room Experiential Supervision — Apprenticeship Model

Participants will gain practical, evidence-informed competencies in clinical supervision, including :

• The supervisory frame, case formulation, and tools for tracking treatment across sessions
• Comparative analysis of supervision modalities: case-based, video/audio, process notes, and live experiential supervision
• Theory and practical implementation of the Cognitive Apprenticeship Model (CAM) of psychotherapy supervision
• The triad structure (supervisor, trainee, patient) across opening, working-through, and termination phases
• Six CAM teaching tools: Modeling, Coaching, Scaffolding, Articulation, Reflection, and Exploration
• Developing individualized case formulations that target strengths, vulnerabilities, stressors, and therapeutic goals
• Evidence-informed methods for promoting adaptive functioning, resilience, and incremental behavioral change

• Discuss the relevant benefits, uses, and limitations of case-based, video/audio, process note, and live supervision modalities, and identify which approaches are best suited to specific supervisory contexts
• Implement CAM supervision, including the format, structure, and conduct of the opening, working-through, and termination phases of a 6–20 session live experiential psychotherapy supervision
• Demonstrate foundational competencies in at least four of the six CAM teaching tools — Modeling, Coaching, Socratic Questioning, and Reflection — applied to real-world psychotherapy supervision

This intensive, one-day program integrates didactic instruction, live demonstration, and experiential practice. Participants engage directly with CAM supervision tools through role-play, modeling exercises, and Socratic dialogue. The afternoon sessions focus on hands-on application of CAM tools to real supervisory cases, and the final session provides structured space for participants to present their own supervision challenges. No two participants will leave with the same learning — the program is designed to meet clinicians where they are.

This program is designed for licensed mental health clinicians — psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and counselors — who supervise trainees or wish to develop formal competencies in clinical supervision. It is equally relevant to residency training directors, practicum supervisors, and senior clinicians seeking a structured, evidence-based framework for their supervisory work.

This activity has been designed for 6 CME/CEU/CE credits to meet the educational needs of licensed mental health clinicians and supervisors. CE credit hours, designations will be provided upon completion of the program. All content is derived from peer-reviewed literature and established supervisory training frameworks. No commercial support has been received for this activity, and planners have no relevant financial conflicts of interest to disclose.

Robert E. Feinstein, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Northwell/Zucker/Hofstra School of Medicine. He developed the Cognitive Apprenticeship Model (CAM) of Psychotherapy Supervision — a live, triad-based experiential supervision framework — for which he received the Association for Academic Psychiatry's Education Achievement Award in 2023. He is founder and CEO of Empathian and has held senior academic leadership roles at Columbia University, New York Medical College, the University of Colorado, and Dell Medical School. He is the author of more than 100 publications and three Oxford University Press textbooks.