Proposals appropriate for submission to this topic area include those that focus on supervision/clinical instruction/precepting/mentoring in undergraduate through post-graduate experiences, including educational opportunities/experiences of assistants. Other topics include training in supervision, cultural considerations in supervision/precepting, technology use in supervision/precepting, research in the area of supervision and precepting practice. Submissions may target the following audiences: clinical educators of assistants, undergraduate and graduate students, preceptors of audiology externs, mentors of Clinical Fellows, supervisors of support personnel (other than business/practice management), and supervisors of those in transition to those in a new area of practice or reentering the professions. Interprofessional education, practice, and/or research that addresses the implementation of interprofessional competencies within curricular or practice models or the evaluation of collaborative care outcomes specific to supervision and precepting should be included in this topic area.

Research

• Basic, translational, applied, or implementation research related supervision and precepting

Professional Education

• Supervisory/precepting process and clinical education
• Relationship development and communication skills
• Establishment/implementation of goals
• Cultural and neurodiversity affirming supervision/precepting practices

Related Topics

Proposals involving supervision but that have a primary focus on:

• Teaching models of clinical instruction in the academic setting should be submitted to the Academic and Clinical Education Practice Models topic area.
• Telesupervision, but focus on technology-based approaches and outcomes at the system level should be submitted to Telepractice topic area.