65th Annual Conference

Friday, February 22

Early Bird Open Sessions

7:15-8:15 A.M.

Session 217

You're Not the Boss of Me: Working with Resistance in Supervision Groups

Presenter: 

Josh White, M.A., LPC, CGP, Private Practice, Sedona, Arizona; Internship Supervisor, Cooper Canyon Academy, Rimrock, Arizona

This session will focus on identifying and resolving the forms of resistance that can, and do emerge in supervision groups. We will discuss the various dynamics present in supervision groups; explore remedies to common forms of resistance; and demonstrate solutions to the various issues that commonly sabotage group supervision in private practice and agencies.

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Assess the needs of a particular group of supervisees, and determine the best ways to meet those needs.
2. Identify six types of resistance that may emerge in supervision groups,and prescribe solutions to each type.
3. Predict the efficacy of different supervision group modalities based on analysis of the system in which the group takes place, and the group's composition.
4. Discuss and interpret his or her counter-resistance to the resistances poised by various types of supervision groups.
 

Course References:

1. Cashwell, C. (2001). IPR: Recalling Thoughts and Feeling in Supervision. CYC Online: Reading for Child and Youth Care Workers, 33, 1-4
2. Chodron, P. (1994). Start Where You Are. Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications.
3. Yalom, I. (1985). The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy. New York, NY: Basic Books, Inc.