Training Opportunity: Becoming a Supervisor

This notice came over the electronic transom, announcing a training opportunity for moving line workers to supervisory positions:

Moving From Line Worker to Supervisor

Brown University Distance Learning Program is offering a credited, on-line course on moving from line worker to supervisor.

The Supervisors of tomorrow are the line workers of today. In the field of chemical dependency counseling, many of the original supervisors of programs are retiring. New qualified supervisors are needed in administrative and clinical supervisory roles. Even if you started your career as a Counselor with no intention of becoming a Supervisor, you have either been offered an opportunity to be a Supervisor or you are interested in finding about how to use your skills to move into a supervisory position, this is the course for you. Through the use of practical examples and readings, participants will learn the basics of supervision and how to incorporate clinical counseling tools into a supervisory setting and how to address the issues of moving from Peer to Supervisor. This course is designed for the new supervisor or the counselor who would aspires to become a supervisor.

The course instructor Susanne Smoller L-RCSW, CASAC, CPP, ACSW , is an independent organizational consultant specializing in substance abuse and HIV/AIDS. Susanne has worked in a variety of substance abuse settings with positions ranging from line worker to program director. Susanne also has experience as a Case Manager and Crime Victim Advocate. Susanne has also been a consultant on research grants regarding Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual teens; bridging substance abuse treatment research to practice; and New York State Expanded Syringe Access Demonstration Program (ESAP). Susanne started her own consulting practice in 2001 and became a Qualified Myers Briggs Type Indicator Practitioner. As an independent consultant, Susanne has been a strong advocate for syringe disposal and needle exchange in Long Island, NY. She has also expanded her work with HIV+ consumers, providing workshops on treatment information and risk reduction. Susanne also provides technical assistance consulting for federal grantees across the country on a variety of issues, including program sustainability and staff training needs. Susanne is currently an instructor at Molloy College's Chemical Dependency Certificate Program. Susanne was named Social Worker of the year in 1998 by the local division of the National Association of Social Workers and in 2006, Nassau County PTA Volunteer of the Year.

This course will begin on January 26, 2009, and will run for 4 weeks. The required time commitment is two hours per week (8 contact hours). There are no real time events associated with this course. All course material will be posted on the Internet.

The total cost of this course is $60.00 (US) the course payment is due by January 26, 2009. Refund requests will be honored until the posting of the second lesson (February 2, 2009), after which there will be no refunds. For additional information regarding this course offering, as well as a link to the Brown Distance Learning course 'Lineworker to Supervisor' registration page, please go to the following WWW site and read the Official Course Announcement.

http://www.browndlp.org/linetosupann.php

To register for this course please log in/ or create your account then log into your account and click the Enroll in a New Course link at the bottom of your account page. Then select the course you wish to enroll into and click the enroll button. Having enrolled into the course you will be prompted for payment. You may make your payment online. To view payment information please see the payment policies page.

Sincerely,

Monte D. Bryant, BA
Technology Programming and Evaluation Administrator
Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England
Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies
Box G-S121 5th
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
401-863-6606
http://www.attc-ne.org