Advanced Certificate Group Supervision
Group Supervision Process a visual guide for the supervisor’s inquiry
an extract coaching supervision groups resourcing practitioners edited by Jo Birch Routledge, Abingdon June 2022
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beginning
Beginning...
Attune to self
Engage with love
Serve the intention Hold the space, work with the edges Illuminate & explore what is calling for attention
Attend to the relationships, individuals & situational contexts
Dare to call it out
Coaching supervision... Where do these behaviours show up in my supervision? In what way does each resonate with me? What draws my attention? Because... What do I resist? Because... moving into the dynamic of the group...
attuning
Attuning... The big questions Why a supervision group (rather than individuals)? Who, or what, is calling for a group... me? prospective supervisee? someone or something else? Why now? What is underpinning my understanding of groups, group work and human development? What am I understanding my role as the Group Supervisor to be? Who will establish the shape of what is to come?
Coming into Me What experiences are informing me about myself / others in groups? What am I believing about me... in groups? as a supervisor of groups? What is equipping me to run supervision groups? What supervision do I have in place to support me? What are my (known) non-negotiables?
inviting
Inviting... Me Who am I imagining will want to participate in this group? What do I want to know about participants? What is my rationale for open inclusion or membership criteria? Is there any person or group of people that I would not accept? What is my rationale? Will I interview prospective participants? If so, what am I looking for in the exchange? What do I want participants to know about me? Because... What would I prefer they didn't know? Because... What invitation will I extend? What are the initial parameters?
Becoming We How many participants do I want? What is my rationale for this number? What is important in establishing my initial contract with each participant? What do I need to do to lay foundations for us to manage potential multiple containers and relationships?
gathering
Gathering... Me What is my role in creating the space? What am I believing should and shouldn't be co-created? What is my rationale? What am I believing my role is in managing lateness, shared time and space, nature of contributions, conflicts, vulnerability...? What am I noticing about... me? my skills and confidence? my feelings? How will I structure the first meeting?
We What relationships already exist between us? What experiences are informing us about ourselves and others in groups? In what ways are we each similar and different? What are our individual expectations of ourselves, the supervisor, each other, the group experience? What are our roles in co-creating the space? What additional contracting is needed now?
co-processing
Co-processing... Me When have I felt most/least at ease in this group? What was I feeling? What was happening? What am I keen to take to supervision? What am I less likely, or reluctant, to explore? What am I learning about me in groups? What am I learning about me as the supervisor in this group? What am I noticing about enabling others as co-supervisors?
Me in We What am I noticing about how feelings are handled in this group? What feelings have been present, what has not been present? What am I noticing about contributions and in-process decision-making in this group so far? What am I noticing about how ethical dimensions and diversity are being surfaced and explored in this group? What do we need to consider, or put in place, if our contract is open-ended?
closing
Closing.
Me What am I noticing about my own relationship with endings? What do I need to do to acknowledge and celebrate my work? Where, and when, can I express my thoughts and feelings? What am I believing about the end boundary? What might I put in place to bring our work to a close?
We What emotional responses am I noticing in myself and others? What are we each believing is important about the end of our work? What do we each need to say or express to close the container? What might we put in place to bring our work to a close?
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