Supervision of Substance Abuse Counselors Using the Integrated Developmental Model

Abstract

Little has been written about the supervision of substance abuse counselors. Even less has been written about the application of supervision models in substance abuse counseling. The supervision of substance abuse counselors has been described as vague, fragmented and even nonexistent. In order to provide effective supervision of substance abuse counselors, it would be helpful for the supervisor to use an existing model of supervision. This paper will apply the 3 overriding structures (self and other awareness, motivation, and autonomy) of the Integrated Developmental Model of clinical supervision to substance abuse counselors. Special attention will be placed on the unique issues of substance abuse counseling and their implications on clinical supervision.