Supervising Trainees With Disabilities: Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

Clinical supervisees in health service psychology are increasingly likely to self-report a disability. However, clinical supervisors report limited training in supervising trainees with disabilities, including developing and enacting reasonable accommodations that ensure supervisees continue to meet professional standards. The present paper provides an overview of contemporary ethical and clinical concerns and opportunities when supervising trainees with disabilities, and summarizes practical steps to help supervisors successfully navigate disability issues within supervision. Ultimately, it is the supervisor’s responsibility to ensure that all supervisees develop the essential competencies required of mental health professionals, and working with supervisees with disabilities offers opportunities to think flexibly and creatively around how supervisees acquire and demonstrate these competencies.

Continuing Education Information

1 CE Credit, Instructional Level: Intermediate

1 Contact Hour (New York Board of Psychology)

Disclosures: Author(s) has no conflicts of interest to disclose. Generative AI was not used for substantial development of article content.

Learning Objectives:

1. Analyze key considerations when supervising trainees with disability. 
2. Discuss disability as a dimension of diversity.
3. Apply an intersectional supervisory approach to design collaborative accomodation plans.

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