Biografisk notat

Carol A. Falender, PhD, is adjunct professor at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, California, and clinical professor in the Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Falender has served as President of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 37 (Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice), communications officer for the Supervision and Training Section of Division 7 (Society of Counseling Psychology), chair of the California Psychological Association (CPA) Division of Education and Training, and chair of continuing education for the CPA. She directed APA-accredited internships at community mental health centers for more than 2 years. She received the Outstanding Supervisor of the Year award from the CPA Division of Education and Training and the Silver Psi Award from the CPA for outstanding service. She provides training and workshops internationally on the subject of clinical supervision and contributes scholarship in this clinical specialty area. Dr. Falender's publications include Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach.
 
Edward P. Shafranske, PhD, ABPP, is professor of psychology and director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, California. He also lectures in the Department of Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. A fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), Dr. Shafranske has served as president of APA Division 3 (Psychology of Religion) and chair of the California Psychological Association (CPA) Division of Education and Training. A former Luckman Distinguished Teaching Fellow, he received Pepperdine's Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence in 2 and the CPA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Profession in 2 7. He has supervised clinicians at all levels of professional development. His publications include Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach, Religion and the Clinical Practice of Psychology, and Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy. In addition to academic, research, and consultation activities, Dr. Shafranske maintains a private practice in clinical psychology in Irvine, California.