Speech Language Pathology

Biography

Biography: Kerri Phillips

Abstract

Practicing speech-language pathologists and audiologists have an opportunity to assume positions that require a leadership role in clinical supervision/clinical education for support personnel. The practitioner has a challenging task of converting doing skills into leading skills. Unfortunately, many professionals typically evolve from the role of supervisee to supervisor without any formal instruction or training in supervision. In theory, supervision seems easy; in reality, it is far from easy. Many times supervisors’ find that interactions in the supervisory process may feel like a constant battle of the wills and those you supervise are not speaking in the same language. There are many challenges to being a good supervisor. Understanding your role in supervising support personnel is crucial in order to be an effective supervisor.