Group Supervision Success

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All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Faculty

Amie Bryant, LCSW, CAS Related seminars and products

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Amie R. Bryant, LCSW, CAS (she/her) is a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and trainer with over 20 years of experience in mental health. She is the owner of Four Corners Counseling, LLC, and provides individual psychotherapy, clinical supervision & consultation, and professional training. Amie is a CCE approved clinical supervisor, EMDRIA approved consultant and certified EMDR therapist, and holds a certificate in advanced clinical supervision from Smith College School of Social Work. A former director and training coordinator at Fort Lewis College Counseling Center, and longtime adjunct faculty member with the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, she has completed over 100 hours of group leadership training through the Matrix Leadership Institute, and is known for her relational, culturally affirming, and use-of-self-centered approach to supervision. She currently serves as contracted faculty to MSU Denver’s Front Porch Initiative and as a consultant for Essence Oriented™ Therapeutics through True Success for All. A sought-after speaker, she regularly develops and facilitates basic and advanced supervision trainings.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Amie Bryant has an employment relationship with Four Corners Counseling, LLC. and receives a speaking honorarium from Telehealth Certification Institute, ImpactCE, Smith College School of Social Work Professional Education, NASW Colorado, University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, the Cognitive Behavior Institute and Adelphi University School of Social Work Continuing Education. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Amie Bryant is a member of the NASW and EMDRIA.

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Objectives

1. Outline the key components of setting up effective group supervision and differentiate between the benefits and challenges of individual versus group supervision.
2. Develop structured sessions that incorporate strategies and activities to enhance interpersonal dynamics and group cohesion.
3. Apply various stages of group development to analyse and improve the needs and functioning of supervision groups.
4. Integrate key facilitation techniques, including balancing process versus content, providing effective feedback, and using activities for connection to maintain group cohesion and address diverse participant roles.
5. Identify common group challenges, such as managing monopolising, quiet, or expert roles, by implementing actionable strategies and ethical considerations tailored to these scenarios.
6. Apply methods for evaluating the effectiveness of group supervision, using feedback mechanisms and performance measures to assess group progress and individual development.

Outline

Fundamentals of Group Supervision: Tips for Getting Started

• Defining Group Supervision
  • Key features and distinctions from individual supervision
  • Types of supervision groups: psycho-educational, process, team, and peer
  • Benefits, limitations, and scope of practice
  • Cost/time efficiency, multiple perspectives, peer learning, empathy
• Effective Supervisors
  • Necessary Qualities
  • Emotional stability, empathy, cultural humility, and trauma-informed practices
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Creating safety, managing dynamics, providing feedback, and monitoring progress
  • Supervisor Competence and Qualifications

Setting the Frame: Practical Strategies for a Strong Start

• Getting Started
  • Audience considerations (discipline, theoretical orientation, developmental level)
  • Logistics (group size, location, frequency) Paperwork and Agreements
  • Informed consent, supervision contracts, goal setting, and evaluation forms
• Creating a Resource Packet
  • Supervision agendas, case conceptualisation guidelines, ethics codes, etc.
• Structuring Sessions
  • Stages of Group Development
  • Tuckman Model: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning Session Framework
    • Arrive, Bridge, Agenda, Format, Wrap up
  • Facilitation Techniques
    • Agenda setting, time management, check-ins, and reweaving between sessions

Group Dynamics

• Building Cohesion
  • Yalom’s therapeutic factors: universality, altruism, catharsis, cohesion
  • Promoting interpersonal connection and feedback
• Managing Group Roles
  • Strategies for monopolisers, quiet members, experts, and dysregulated participants
• Addressing Conflict
  • Rupture and repair strategies, fostering trust, and revisiting group agreements

Facilitation Skills

• Core Skills
  • Active listening, modelling vulnerability, managing power dynamics
• Advanced Strategies
  • Parallel processes, cultural humility, co-facilitation dynamics
• Techniques for Growth
  • Case conceptualisation, video review, psycho-educational activities

Challenges and Ethical Considerations

• Potential Challenges
  • Interpersonal dynamics, group resistance, logistical issues, ethical concerns
• Ethical Standards
  • Confidentiality, dual relationships, cultural competence, documentation

Evaluation and Termination

• Evaluation Methods
  • Self-reflection, feedback mechanisms, performance measures
• Termination Strategies
  • Planned and unplanned closure, rituals for group transition

Guiding Principles and Best Practices

• Encourage growth and exploration
• Foster individual and collective development
• Model regulation, authenticity, and reflection

Self-Reflection for Facilitators

• Evaluate group dynamics, facilitation, and feedback
• Address personal biases and self-regulation
• Commit to continuous professional development

Closure

• Wrap-Up Activities
• Reflection on learning objectives
• Feedback from participants
• Celebration of achievements and transition planning

Target Audience

• Counsellors
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Addiction Counsellors
• Other Mental Health Professionals