This workshop, “Theories and Models of Supervision,” is part of a supervisor training series designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of key knowledge-based learning outcomes from the supervision curriculum.
In this session, participants will explore a range of supervision theories, models, and approaches commonly used in counseling and psychotherapy supervision. Through an engaging presentation, reflective questions, and practical application discussions, participants will gain an in-depth understanding of various theoretical frameworks and learn how to apply them effectively in their supervisory practice.
Learning Outcomes Covered:
- Learning Outcome 2: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of concepts, theories, models, and approaches used in supervision.
- Content Area 2.1: A range of concepts, theories, models, and approaches to supervision (e.g., Integrated Developmental Model of Supervision, Cyclical Model, Systems Approach, Seven-Eyed Process Model, Integrative Relational Approach).
- Content Area 2.2: Utilizing contemporary research and developments in the field to inform and enhance the ongoing development of supervision practice.
What You Will Learn:
- An overview of key supervision theories and models, including their principles and applications.
- How to select and apply different models in various supervisory contexts.
- The benefits and limitations of each model in supervisory practice.
- Insights into how contemporary research informs the development and effectiveness of supervision models.
Who Should Attend:
- Are you a clinical supervisor seeking to deepen your understanding of supervision fundamentals?
- This workshop is also ideal for counsellors, psychotherapists, and mental health professionals interested in developing supervisory skills.
- Professionals enrolled in clinical supervision courses aiming to achieve specific learning outcomes from their curriculum.
Supervisor Training Workshop Series
This workshop is part of a series covering all knowledge-based learning outcomes and content areas outlined in the BACP Counselling and Psychotherapy Supervision Training Curriculum.
You can view the curriculum on the BACP website by clicking here: https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/competences-and-curricula/supervision-curriculum/
The purpose of this series is to make the required knowledge accessible to practitioners training as supervisors and to supervisors refreshing and updating their competencies.
Onlinevents’ radical inclusion policy ensures everyone can participate by offering pay-what-you-can tickets for live workshops and affordable access to recordings in the Learning Library. This aligns with Onlinevents’ mission to make learning within the helping professions accessible to all.
While this series does not constitute a full Supervisor Training programme, it offers a thorough grounding in the knowledge-based learning outcomes and competencies described by the BACP. These workshops are an excellent foundation for those looking to expand their understanding of supervision and prepare for further training. To meet all competencies and integrate this knowledge into practical skills and personal development, participants should enrol in a Supervisor Training programme that will support the integration of this knowledge-based learning into the skills and personal development needed to practice as a Supervisor.
Course Content
Presenter

Jo Birch has over 30 years’ experience as a psychotherapist, executive coach and educator. An accredited supervisor, Jo is currently the holder of the prestigious EMCC Global Supervision Award.
She remains an active contributor to the counselling, psychotherapy, coaching, and supervision communities — formerly Chair of BACP Coaching and board member of AoCS and EASC and regular volunteer with AC.
A regular journal contributor, Jo is editor of Routledge publications Coaching Supervision Groups: Resourcing Practitioners (2022) and co-editor Coaching Supervision: Advancing Practice, Changing Landscapes (2019) in the EMCC Mastery Series, and previously series editor of Thinking Global for Coaching Today.
As Director of Crucial Difference, she created an international team providing supervision training for coaches and supporting leadership development across the helping professions and beyond.
Also well-known for utilising person-centred creative approaches throughout her work, Jo initially studied with Liesl Silverstone and became one of a small group of accredited trainers. More recently her creativity has moved into photography and filmmaking which extend her personally and professionally. Currently she creates short films for people making a difference in the world; and is creating business portraits with people who hate being photographed!
Jo is committed to creating a more just and inclusive world. Having lived and worked in diverse innercity environments, she integrates multicultural learning into her work, delivering training in multiple languages (including English, Russian, and Chinese) and continually expanding her own cultural understanding through the study of Urdu, Spanish and more.