65th Annual Conference

Saturday, February 23

Early Bird Open Sessions

7:15-8:15 A.M.

Session 220

Holding the Hot Potato: Applying Bion's Group Categories to a Peer Supervision for Beginning Supervisors

Chair:

Karen Shore, Ph.D., CGP, Private Practice, Santa Monica, California

Presenters:

Catherine Iacuzzi, M.S., M.A., LADC, Psy.D. Candidate, Antioch University New England, Keene, New Hampshire
Lorraine Mangione, MA, Ph.D., Professor and Director of Practica, Antioch University New England, Keene, New Hampshire
Jennifer Roberts, M.S., Psy.D. Candidate, Antioch University New England, Keene, New Hampshire

Early career therapists frequently are asked to supervise others before they have fully “found” their identity as therapists. How might a group of beginning supervisors find their voice when having power is treated like a “hot potato?” Bion’s group categories and experiential materials provide one frame for such a group.
 

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Summarize several struggles faced by new supervisors.
2. Apply Bion's group categories to the development of a peer supervision group for beginning supervisors.
3. Describe the ways in which power struggles are enacted in peer groups for beginning supervisors.
 

Course References:

1. Bion, W. R. (1961/2001). Experiences in groups. NY: Brunner-Routledge.
2. Horner, A. J. (1989). The wish for power and the fear of having it. Lanham, MD: Jason Aronson.
3. Martinez, L. J., Davis, K. C., & Dahl, B. (1999). Feminist ethical challenges in supervision: A trainee perspective. Women and Therapy, 22(4), 35-54.