61st Annual Conference

Workshop 29
Group Supervision: A Solution for Us, Our Clients and Our Communities 

Chair:              

Mary Pender Greene, M.S.W., ACSW, CGP, Chief of Social Work Services, Jewish

Board of Family and Children's Services, New York, New York

The focus of the workshop will be on the supervision of individuals in a group setting. Participants should be prepared to share their work with individuals, families or groups.Defining group supervision, the role of the leader, principles of group therapy applied to group supervision, modeling conflict resolution and creative solutions to administrative issues are among the objectives.

didactic-sharing of work experiences-experiential-demonstration

Course References:

1. Ray, D. & Altekruse, M. (2000). Effectiveness of Group Supervision Versus Combined

    Group and Individual Supervision. Counselor Education and Supervision, 40(1), 19-30.

2. Christensen, T. & Kline, W. (2001). Anxiety as a Condition for Learning in Group

    Supervision. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 26(4), 385-396.

3. Prieto, L. (1996). Group Supervision: Still Widely Practiced but Poorly Understood.

    Counselor Education and Supervision, 35(4), 295-307.