Group Supervision Success

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Amie Bryant, LCSW, ACS Related seminars and products

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Amie Bryant, LCSW, ACS, is a licensed clinical social worker and nationally recognized Approved Clinical Supervisor with over 15 years of experience providing clinical supervision to mental health professionals. In addition to her psychotherapy work with adolescents and adults, Amie offers advanced training, supervision, and consultation for clinicians at all stages of their careers.

She holds a certificate in advanced clinical supervision from the Smith College School for Social Work and is a CCE Approved Clinical Supervisor. Amie has led supervision trainings and developed advanced-level workshops for experienced clinicians seeking to deepen their supervisory practice.

A former training coordinator and director of the Fort Lewis College Counseling Center, Amie also spent five years on faculty at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work. Her supervision approach is collaborative, insight-driven and grounded in real-world experience – making her an ideal guide for anyone looking to elevate their group supervision skills.
Ms. Bryant is a former training coordinator and director of the Fort Lewis College Counseling Center and spent 5 years as an adjunct faculty member for the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Amie Bryant has an employment relationship with Four Corners Counseling, LLC. and receives a speaking honorarium from Telehealth Certification Institute, Make An Impact, Smith College School of Social Work Professional Education, NASW Colorado, University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, and Adelphi University School of Social Work Continuing Education. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Amie Bryant is a member of the NASW and EMDRIA.

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Objectives

1. Outline the key components of setting up effective group supervision and differentiate between the benefits and challenges of individual versus group supervision.
2. Develop structured sessions that incorporate strategies and activities to enhance interpersonal dynamics and group cohesion.
3. Apply various stages of group development to analyze and improve the needs and functioning of supervision groups.
4. Integrate key facilitation techniques, including balancing process versus content, providing effective feedback, and using activities for connection to maintain group cohesion and address diverse participant roles.
5. Identify common group challenges, such as managing monopolizing, quiet, or expert roles, by implementing actionable strategies and ethical considerations tailored to these scenarios.
6. Apply methods for evaluating the effectiveness of group supervision, using feedback mechanisms and performance measures to assess group progress and individual development.

Outline

Fundamentals of Group Supervision: Tips for Getting Started

• Defining Group Supervision
  • Key features and distinctions from individual supervision
  • Types of supervision groups: psycho-educational, process, team, and peer
  • Benefits, limitations, and scope of practice
  • Cost/time efficiency, multiple perspectives, peer learning, empathy
• Effective Supervisors
  • Necessary Qualities
  • Emotional stability, empathy, cultural humility, and trauma-informed practices
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Creating safety, managing dynamics, providing feedback, and monitoring progress
  • Supervisor Competence and Qualifications

Setting the Frame: Practical Strategies for a Strong Start

• Getting Started
  • Audience considerations (discipline, theoretical orientation, developmental level)
  • Logistics (group size, location, frequency) Paperwork and Agreements
  • Informed consent, supervision contracts, goal setting, and evaluation forms
• Creating a Resource Packet
  • Supervision agendas, case conceptualization guidelines, ethics codes, etc.
• Structuring Sessions
  • Stages of Group Development
  • Tuckman Model: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning Session Framework
    • Arrive, Bridge, Agenda, Format, Wrap up
  • Facilitation Techniques
    • Agenda setting, time management, check-ins, and reweaving between sessions

Group Dynamics

• Building Cohesion
  • Yalom’s therapeutic factors: universality, altruism, catharsis, cohesion
  • Promoting interpersonal connection and feedback
• Managing Group Roles
  • Strategies for monopolizers, quiet members, experts, and dysregulated participants
• Addressing Conflict
  • Rupture and repair strategies, fostering trust, and revisiting group agreements

Facilitation Skills

• Core Skills
  • Active listening, modeling vulnerability, managing power dynamics
• Advanced Strategies
  • Parallel processes, cultural humility, co-facilitation dynamics
• Techniques for Growth
  • Case conceptualization, video review, psycho-educational activities

Challenges and Ethical Considerations

• Potential Challenges
  • Interpersonal dynamics, group resistance, logistical issues, ethical concerns
• Ethical Standards
  • Confidentiality, dual relationships, cultural competence, documentation

Evaluation and Termination

• Evaluation Methods
  • Self-reflection, feedback mechanisms, performance measures
• Termination Strategies
  • Planned and unplanned closure, rituals for group transition

Guiding Principles and Best Practices

• Encourage growth and exploration
• Foster individual and collective development
• Model regulation, authenticity, and reflection

Self-Reflection for Facilitators

• Evaluate group dynamics, facilitation, and feedback
• Address personal biases and self-regulation
• Commit to continuous professional development

Closure

• Wrap-Up Activities
• Reflection on learning objectives
• Feedback from participants
• Celebration of achievements and transition planning

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Addiction Counselors
• Other Mental Health Professionals