Supervision can help you broaden your therapeutic skills so you can:
  • Develop interventions and strategies that work on the source and
    maintenance of problems.
  • Use systemic thinking in order to provide more comprehensive assessments.
  • Focus on relational issues in order to cultivate patient/client resources.
  • Develop and strengthen your own therapeutic voice

Supervision using experiential learning is beneficial for clinicians.
  • Using experiential techniques* such as role playing, "empty chair" and
    sculpting, in combination with the use of genograms and observing
    videotaped sessions is a particularly helpful and effective way for clinicians to
    learn how to think and to develop therapeutic skills.

* See articles on Experiential Learning Theory, by David Kolb and others

For more information on the benefits of supervision, contact Paula Ochs.
Benefits of Supervision

Benefits of Supervision

Who can benefit from supervision?
  • An LSW who needs supervision in order to obtain LCSW licensing.
  • A trained psychotherapist who is comfortable working with individuals, but
    usually refers couples and families out.
  • A supervisor who needs occasional consultation for support and clarification
    around ethical issues.
  • A therapist who sometimes feels stuck and wishes s/he could get a bigger
    picture of what is affecting her/his patients/clients.  
  • An experienced therapist who wants to develop her/his therapeutic voice.
  • A therapist who feels comfortable working with children, but wants to learn
    how effectively to engage parents in the process.
  • Family Therapists who want to strengthen their ability to assess and to
    execute effective interventions.
  • Family Therapists who want to develop more skills when working with
    individuals.
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