DR. AUGUSTINE MEIER, Professor Emeritus, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, is a Certified Clinical Psychologist in Ontario. He has trained graduate students in counselling and psychotherapy and supervised their clinical practice for more than thirty years. He has offered a course and training in clinical supervision for psychotherapists who wish to become supervisors. Dr. Meier has edited five books in the field of psychotherapy and has written a book on Counselling and Therapy Techniques: Theory and Practice published by SAGE.
A clinical supervisor plays a key role in the development of an individual who aspires to become an autonomous and independent practicing psychotherapist. Having a graduate degree in psychotherapy or psychology does not necessarily provide the qualifications for one to become a supervisor. There is much to be learned to become an effective supervisor.