Have you ever found yourself questioning the separation between therapy and supervision? Do you navigate these roles with clarity, or do you see opportunities to combine these experiences in a meaningful way?
In the evolving landscape of counselling and psychotherapy, Keemar and John are raising the question of whether the strict separation between therapeutic and supervisory roles still serves practitioners and clients well. This interactive workshop invites you to critique the current division between therapy and clinical supervision and explore the imperative to combine these two experiences within a single professional relationship. We will examine how supervision should also incorporate the exploration and understanding of the supervisee’s personality and personal processes—an area often exclusively reserved for therapy. This exploration is crucial to ensuring that supervision is truly holistic, while also maintaining the availability of therapy as a separate but complementary resource. We will consider both the opportunities and challenges that arise from integrating these roles.
This workshop will provide an opportunity to:
- Critique the traditional separation between therapy and supervision.
- Explore the interplay between therapeutic practice and supervisory responsibilities.
- Consider how professional boundaries can be maintained when roles overlap.
- Discuss ethical considerations when therapy and supervision converge.
Through open dialogue and small group work, we’ll delve into how embracing the fusion of therapy and supervision can enhance your practice while safeguarding ethical standards.
Course Content
Presenter
I have been facilitating in Counselling & Psychotherapy programmes in the UK for more than 10 years.
I am currently the director at Temenos Education and have a private practice where I offer online Psychotherapy and Supervision using video and chat communication platforms along with virtual environments. I am also the co-founder of onlinevents which has grown to be the world’s largest library of online video and audio content with instant certification and a learning log.
I am also a past chair of the Association for Counselling & Therapy Online (ACTO) and have served for 6 years on the board of the World Association for Person Centered & Experiential Psychotherapy & Counselling. My passion to bring online learning into the field of Counselling & Psychotherapy has also led to the development of online experiential learning within the Temenos programme, facilitating the exposure of Temenos students to external tutors who are located in different parts of the world. Along with the inclusion of experiential learning of online Counselling & Psychotherapy for Temenos students so that they qualify with knowledge and practice in online communication and relationship.
I have over 20 years experience as a therapist, supervisor, and trainer in private practice and large organisations. My specialism is in creating environments where the growth of the organism becomes inevitable. This is true whether the organism is an individual or an organisation.
I have a passion for creating these environments through my understanding and implementing a fusion between philosophy, theory, and practice of person-centred Psychotherapy.
