Psychotherapy Supervision

Aim

On completion of the course, the student should, in a theoretically and practically initiated way, be able to:

• demonstrate clinical skills as a professional psychotherapy supervisor, which includes advanced knowledge of resources, limitations and personal style as a basis for continued professional supervising work,
• apply knowledge of psychotherapy supervision in both activities and in an educational context,
• carry out theoretically and empirically based assessments of psychotherapy students and professionals in various types of difficulties;
• account for and critically review clinical supervision in different psychotherapeutic treatment approaches,
• develop advanced skills in the exercise of clinical supervision efforts in a chosen field,
• in a practical way, apply ethical principles and current legislation and ordinances that regulate the actions of psychotherapists and supervisors in the clinical field
• supervise in the psychotherapeutic supervision field
• teach psychotherapy, particularly regarding clinical issues such as assessment, responsibility, confidentiality, etcetera.

Content

The course intends to give an advanced broadening and competence in clinical psychotherapy supervision, where the student, on completion education, should be able to function independently as a psychotherapy supervisor in both clinical psychotherapeutic and educational activity. The course covers how knowledge of supervision theory, psychotherapy studies, supervision research and clinical consultation are used and manifested in the own supervision, in both clinical activities and in an educational context. The own professional development as a psychotherapy supervisor and important ethics and privacy issues are also covered. The own experience of activities as a supervisor in the psychotherapeutic field is of fundamental importance to the course, as this constitutes the basis for which theoretical knowledge is reflected and applied. Particular focus is on:

• practical application of theories and models for psychotherapy supervision and psychotherapy education in the own clinical practice
• the supervision relationship between psychotherapy supervisor and clinically active psychologist/psychotherapist with a background in both theory and empirical research, and specific attention is given to questions concerning the group as a supervision context
• supervision in psychotherapeutic work with problems of more complex nature. Particularly focus will be on reflections on the supervisor's own importance for the supervision process and its outcome, and the consequences of different supervision styles for the supervised.
• knowledge of both views on psychotherapy supervision and education that are specific to a school of thought and views that are general and their consequences for the practical implementation of supervision,
• development of independent qualified skills as a clinical psychotherapy supervisor,
• the importance of knowledge from psychotherapy and supervision studies as well as evidence-based psychotherapeutic treatment in the supervision situation.