One of the difficulties of working in private practice, is the levels of isolation that therapists can face. For all of the many plus points of working in this sector, this realistic fact can be hard for many, and sometimes a big shock. Lone working of course, presents many challenges – not least, leaving supervision as one of the few spaces, where the private practitioner can offload. This workshop will look at how supervisors can be mindful of this fact, and help support private practitioners to the best of their ability. And, help private practitioners (or ‘would be’ PP’s) think creatively and wisely as supervisees, by using their space in a way which allows them to explore how to look after themselves holistically, and, think realistically about the impact of isolation, and how to mitigate the effects of this.
This workshop is suitable for qualified supervisors, private practitioners, and students who are looking to enter into the sector.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Allow private practitioners to think creatively, wisely and realistically about the impact of isolation in a line working profession and how to mitigate this.
- To help supervisors working with private practitioners, think about how best to support them
- To explore the importance of the relationship between the private practitioner and their supervisor, and why this becomes so very crucial, particularly in this sector.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Private practitioners; supervisors working with private practitioners
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- It gets participants thinking realistically about the impact of isolation, and how they can think with their supervisor about mitigating the effects of this.
Course Content
Presenter
Caz Binstead is an experienced private practitioner, supervisor, and facilitator/visiting lecturer. Specialising in the growth and maintenance of ethical and thriving practice, she was instrumental in the creation of the Private practice toolkit at the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and acted as divisional lead on the project. Caz is co-lead of the community platform #TherapistsConnect, and was creative director on their two-day conference, ‘Private practice 2021: surviving and thriving in uncertain times’. Through her extensive work in this area, Caz has helped hundreds of therapists with their private practices.
