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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cogn Behav Pract. 2012 Apr 11;20(2):232–244. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2012.03.004

Table 3. Supervising Addiction Counselors in Group CBT: “Non-specific” Counselor Competencies.

Challenges Solutions
Counselors may use a confrontational • Provide education about depression to correct misattributions of client behavior.
or overly disclosing approach with • Review basic counseling skills for building rapport.
clients. • Draw attention to the impact of a collaborative approach on client outcomes.
• Address boundary issues in treatment.

• Counselors may have limited • Routinely review results of depression assessments for each client.
experience in formally monitoring
client progress.

• Counselors may need to improve • Address common challenges such as managing conflict between clients and responding to client
group management skills. emotional displays.

• Counselors may need to improve • Model co-leading skills in supervision.
co-leading skills. • Explicitly check in on co-leader relationships.

• Counselors may place a low priority • Provide a rationale for active outreach.
on active client follow-up. • Provide a structured method for client follow-up.