When the Screen Isn’t Enough: Crisis Response in Digital Clinical Supervision
Delivery Mode
Live Online
Date
September 11, 2026
Details
- Time: 12-1:30pm ET/ 9-10:30am PT
- Length: 90 minutes
- Continuing Education Credits (CE): 1.5
- Discounts: AU Students & Alumni use code AU30 for 30% off
Description
As telehealth and hybrid care models continue to expand, clinical supervisors are increasingly responsible for guiding supervisees through high-risk client situations without being physically present. Crisis moments such as suicidality, threats of harm, or acute psychological decompensation expose the limitations of digital supervision and require supervisors to adapt quickly, think systemically, and respond with both clinical and ethical precision.
This training equips counseling supervisors to navigating crisis response within digital supervision contexts. Participants will explore how distance, technology, and role boundaries impact real-time decision-making, risk assessment, and intervention. Emphasis is placed on actionable strategies, including structured crisis response frameworks, real-time supervision techniques, and ethical considerations related to liability, documentation, and jurisdiction. Through applied case examples, attendees will strengthen their ability to support supervisees effectively during high-stakes clinical moments even when the screen creates distance.
Learning Goals
- Analyze how digital supervision environments alter risk assessment, communication, and intervention during client crisis situations.
- Apply a structured crisis response framework to guide supervisees through high-risk clinical scenarios in telehealth settings.
- Integrate ethical and legal considerations into digital supervision practices, including documentation, emergency planning, and supervisor liability.
Instructor
Dr. Ali Corey
Dr. Ali Corey is a counselor educator, clinician, and leadership consultant with extensive experience in training mental health
professionals and organizational leaders. She holds a doctorate in counseling and serves as a graduate professor, where she teaches
research, clinical practice, and leadership development in counselor education programs. Her professional focus lies at the intersection of trauma-informed care, organizational leadership, and equity-driven practices.
Dr. Corey has worked with educational institutions, clinical training programs, and community mental health organizations to foster trauma-informed leadership approaches that strengthen organizational culture, reduce burnout, and enhance client outcomes. Her scholarship and teaching emphasize strengths-based, relational leadership practices that integrate both clinical knowledge and
evidence-based leadership theory.
Participants in her sessions benefit from her ability to bridge clinical insight with practical leadership strategies, ensuring that complex research is translated into actionable skills for real-world application. With her combined background as a clinician, educator, and leadership trainer, Dr. Corey provides an engaging, research-informed, and practice-oriented perspective on what it means to lead
mental health organizations through a trauma-informed lens.
Continuing Education
Individuals must attend the entire event to receive continuing education credit. Partial credit is not available. Additional requirements regarding enrollment, documentation and eligibility may apply.
Continuing Education Certificates
Course Completion certificates will be awarded at the end of the course in exchange for a completed evaluation form. Individuals who successfully complete the program will receive a certificate for 1.5 continuing education credit hours. This certificate may be submitted to your state’s licensure or certification board for their consideration in meeting renewal requirements. CE credit varies from state to state. Participants are encouraged to check with their licensing board to determine if this offering qualifies for acceptance as Continuing Education credit.
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
Course meets the qualifications for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Antioch University is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for mental health professionals. Antioch University maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Antioch University New England - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Department has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 4338. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Antioch University New England - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Department is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Accommodations
To request accommodations for special needs, please email the Program Administrator at [email protected].
Terms & Conditions
Cancellations received in writing 7 days before the date of the event are entitled to a full refund. Cancellations received between 6 and 3 days before an event are entitled to a 50% refund. Cancellations 2 or less days before an event will not be eligible for a refund.