The primary goal of clinical supervision is to enhance the supervisee’s performance to ensure client (public) safety, through clinical competence and consistent adherence to legal, ethical and professional practice standards.
Ruth provides individual, dyadic and group supervision, in-person and virtually. She utilizes multiple teaching/learning techniques which may include discussion, journaling and other reflective practices, role play, literature review, self-report, and (for trainees) reviewing recordings of the supervisee in session.
Ruth experiences the supervisory relationship as a pivotal element of the therapist’s professional growth journey. She honours it’s ethical and legal boundaries, and holds her role and responsibilities as a clinical supervisor with care and commitment.
Ruth’s supervisory style is developmental; she delights in facilitating new therapists as they progress from intern to seasoned professional.
Recognizing the evaluative component of the supervisory relationship, Ruth provides timely formative and summative feedback to trainees, and her supervisees are invited to self-evaluate both formally and informally, on a regular basis.
Ruth’s supervisory style is developmental; she delights in facilitating new therapists as they progress from intern to seasoned professional. She equally values the experience of supervising experienced therapists who are engaged in reflective practice and further learning as pathways to deepening their understanding of their work, and themselves. For clinicians in (or entering) private practice, Ruth welcomes requests for administrative supervision/consultation around business practices specifically pertaining to clinical practice.
As of October 2024: We regret that we are not accepting applications for internships at Ruth M. Strunz Counselling and Psychotherapy, until further notice.
"Neurodiversity is not about changing people. It's about changing society’s perception of people."
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