Supervision of clinical assessment: The Multilevel Assessment Supervision and Training (MAST) approach

Abstract

Supportive and effective clinical supervision is imperative to the training and development of assessment skills in clinical psychology. This article presents the development of the Multilevel Assessment Supervision and Training approach, a clinic-based method to supervision of assessment. This approach utilizes advanced predoctoral students to serve as peer supervisors for beginning predoctoral trainees conducting psychoeducational assessments. It offers several advantages, providing a peer mentoring supervisory experience during graduate education, improving the training experience and oversight for beginning trainees, and improving service delivery. Satisfaction ratings were collected from graduate trainees and their peer supervisors who support the utility of this approach.

Keywords::

• Clinical supervision
• assessment
• competency

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Saneya H. Tawfik

Dr. Saneya H. Tawfik is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology and the Clinic Director/Director of Assessment Services at the Psychological Services Center, the Department of Psychology's training clinic at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. She is also the Director of the Program for Emotional Problems in Children and a Licensed Psychologist in the State of Florida.

Ryan R. Landoll

Dr. Ryan R. Landoll is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Carolina. He is also a Board Certified Clinical Psychologist licensed in the State of Virginia.

Laura S. Blackwell

Dr. Laura S. Blackwell is a Pediatric Neuropsychologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cortney J. Taylor

Dr. Cortney J. Taylor is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and an Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas. In addition to clinical work, her current research focus is quality of life in children and adolescents with renal disease.

Daniel L. Hall

Daniel L. Hall is a Clinical Fellow of Psychology in the Departments of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He is also a PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Miami.