introduction

A one year part-time Supervisor training is being offered to train practising psychotherapists and counsellors to work as supervisors from a spiritual perspective with individuals and groups.

CCPE has been offering training in individual and group supervision since 1993.

This course may be considered as a post-Diploma training for the position of Supervisor, as suggested by the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and may also be used as a training to prepare for eligibility for BAC accreditation as a supervisor. A diploma certificate will be issued on completion of the course and course requirements.

aims

• To enable participants to gain a sound knowledge of the theory and practice of supervision from a transpersonal integrative perspective such that they are able to supervise trainees and practising professionals either individually or in groups.
• To enable participants to enhance their own psychotherapeutic work with clients by developing a reflective internal supervisor.
• To facilitate a deeper inquiry into the participants’ own spiritual and personal unfoldment and enhance their knowledge of the transpersonal integrative perspective.

course design

The course curriculum has been set out in four modules. Course modules will be delivered in an integrated manner.  There are 30 morning sessions of two and a half hours which will be both theoretical and practical.  There are four training weekends, two of which focus on the process of supervision of both individuals and groups, and two which focus on the transpersonal perspective.

Participants will be encouraged throughout the training to develop their connection to their transpersonal centre to bring presence and awareness of a more subtle dimension to their roles as psychotherapist and supervisor.

Group supervision on a fortnightly basis of your practicum group supervision is an integral part of the training.  Group supervision takes place immediately after the morning training session. Case discussions from a transpersonal and integrative perspective form an integral part of the training.

module descriptions

Module One – Theory of Supervision

• Defining supervision
• Tasks and roles in supervision (Carroll)
• The developmental model of supervision
• The process model of supervision (Hawkins & Shohet)
• Contracting in supervision and managing supervision boundaries with individual and groups
• Types of group supervision
• Group dynamics and group process, roles and rules in groups and organisations
• Values and ethics – the monitoring role of supervision
• Working with difference and diversity in supervision
• Supervising trainees

Module Two – The Transpersonal Perspective

• Review of the transpersonal perspective
• Incorporating the transpersonal perspective into an integrative model of psychotherapy and supervision
• Recognising the meaning of the client’s current life situation and their overall purpose in life
• Considering the client’s personality from a holistic perspective using the elements model.  Assessing what qualities need to be developed to meet their life’s problems
• Applying the transpersonal model of levels of self to clients
• Using the alchemical model of transformation to understand group process
• Applying the alchemical model of transformation to understand the client’s process
• The masculine and feminine archetypes

Module Three – Skills for Supervision

• The use of transference, countertransference and parallel process
• The supervisor’s use of self
• Using drawing and imagery in supervision
• Using body work and visualisation in supervision
• Using meditation as a supervision tool
• Sandplay in supervision
• Sculpting, movement and sound as supervision tools
• Group supervision skills – using the group process

Module Four – Practicum

This is a practical module so there is no taught curriculum.  Group supervision of your group supervision provides an experiential container to support your learning and enable you to integrate your practicum experience into your understanding of the role of supervisor.

• Individual supervision presentation
• Group supervision presentation
• 20 hours minimum of supervision with individuals
• 40 hours minimum of supervision of a group
• Attendance of group supervision of supervision with groups

practical placement and supervision

As part of the training, students must over a period of one year, supervise a group for 20 two-hour sessions or equivalent (approx. 40 hours). Students will therefore either need to find a placement or be working with a supervision group.

Students will be expected to attend group supervision at the CCPE on their group work placement once a fortnight for one and a half hours. This will be held in the afternoon following the morning training session.

Students will also be required to do 20 individual supervision sessions and will also need to arrange for their own individual supervision (Transpersonal orientation) to meet the needs of their regular client work, and supervision of their individual supervisees.

weekend seminars

There are four weekend trainings, three of which focus on the process of supervision, working with groups and individual supervisees, focusing on the transpersonal perspective in supervision.

1 General supervisor training with Joan Wilmot

2 Supervision skills with individuals and groups - Angela Gruber

3 An experiential exploration of the Transpersonal - Angela Gruber

4 Understanding and working with group and organisational dynamics – Nicola Haskins and Cathy McDermott

entry requirements

• Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy or equivalent
• Three years of supervised psychotherapy practice
• Evidence of further training beyond the diploma level
• Interest in the transpersonal perspective
• All candidates must be currently practising psychotherapy and be in supervision with a supervisor working from the transpersonal perspective.

requirements for the award of the supervision diploma

Assessment for the award of Diploma in Supervision will be on a formative and summative basis. 

Formative assessment – This will consist of ongoing feedback from your course tutor, peers and group supervisor.

Summative assessment – This will consist of the following:

• Individual supervision presentation – this will be assessed by verbal feedback from your tutor and peers.
• Group supervision presentation – this will assessed by verbal feedback from your tutor and peers.
• Course essay of 5000 words.

Additional requirements for the award of Diploma in supervision

• Report from your personal supervisor confirming attendance and competency to practise as a supervisor.
• 100% attendance at weekends, 80% attendance of course and 80% attendance of group supervision.
• Log of practicum hours and confirmation of hours by supervisor.
• Knowledge of the DSMIV TR.  Participants who have no previous training in mental health can attend the CCPE DSMIV TR training at their own cost.  Information on this is available from reception.

For further details and an interview please contact us. The interview lasts 50 minutes, for which the fee is £40 (cash or cheque only).

fees and dates

Course Fees: £2500 (including a non-refundable deposit of £200)

course tutors

Angela Gruber, Deputy Director of CCPE, Course Tutor
Cert. Ed., Dipls. Psych., Supvn. & Adv. Psych.
Angela has been teaching, training and supervising students and psychotherapists at CCPE since 1990. She is currently Course Director of the MA in Transpersonal Child, Adolescent and Family Therapy and teaches on the Advanced Diploma in Transpersonal Psychotherapy and the Diploma in Transpersonal Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Zak Waterman, Course Supervisor
B.Sc. (Hons.), Dipls. Psych., Supvn. & Adv. Psych.
Zak has been training and supervising students and psychotherapists at CCPE since 1999. He has run the Caravan Drop-in and Counselling Service at St James’s, Piccadilly since 1999, where he also trains and supervises the CCPE student volunteers who man the service. Zak has been a Course Supervisor for the Diploma in Supervision since 2005.

Cathy McDermott, Visiting Tutor
M.Sc., Dipls. Psych. & Supvn.
Cathy is a Psychotherapist and Organizational Psychologist with 18 years experience working mainly in private practice with individuals, groups and couples. She also works as a supervisor and group facilitator at CCPE and other agencies in and around London. She currently runs a Couples Course at CCPE and has also worked as a Human Resources Director for organisations in the UK. and USA

Nicola Haskins, Visiting Tutor
M.A., Dipls. Psych., Supvn & Adv. Psych.
Nicola is a UKCP accredited Psychotherapist, Supervisor and Business Coach. She works with individuals and couples in private practice. She also works in organisations as a coaching supervisor and leadership coach working with individuals and senior teams in the UK and continental Europe. She has an MSC in Change Agent Skills and Strategies.

Joan Wilmot, Visiting Tutor
Joan is a trainer and qualified social worker. Her 30 years’ experience includes being a director of a therapeutic community. She divides her time between training, team development, psychotherapy, supervision and working with couples. She is a co- founder and active member of Findhorn Playback Theatre and co-author of the Boxing Clever Cookbook.