IICP Education & Training

Certificate in Integrative Supervision & Advanced Reflective Practice

 

COURSE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

Supervision in some form is viewed as a key component of many professions in the provision of support to practitioners, enhancement of ongoing learning, and, to a greater or lesser degree, it offers some protection to the public. This course is intended for people from a variety of therapeutic disciplines who are intending, beginning or already practising supervisors.  It is designed to enable individuals to extend their understanding and knowledge of supervision, incorporating theoretical input with opportunities for group discussion and experiential exercises.

 

WHO SHOULD APPLY

This course will be of interest to professionals who work in an integrative manner. It will be of particular interest to counsellors, psychotherapists, guidance counsellors, psychologists, healthcare professionals, probation officers, social services personnel, managers, and all who supervise the work of others in the helping professions.

 

SUPERVISION ACCREDITATION:

This course is also designed to meet the criteria outlined by the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) and the Irish Association for Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (IAHIP) for accreditation as a Supervisor. Requirements for Supervisory Accreditation are:

5 years practice post accreditation with IACP / IAHIP;

Evidence of completion of a core training programme in supervision with the following components:

· A minimum of 100 hours of training with a balance of theory, professional development, skills and professional practice; and

Evidence of 50 hours of supervised supervision training practice.

 

COURSE CONTENT:

· Definitions and purpose of supervision;

· Core theoretical models of the supervisory process will be explored including those of Page and Wosket, Hawkins and Shohet and Tony Morrison;

· Learning Styles;

· Consideration of the training development and supervisory needs of supervisors;

· Opportunities to role-play in triads as supervisor, supervisee and observer, using participants’ own case work;

· Advanced Microskills revision and skills practice;

· The dynamics of transference, counter-transference and the parallel process;

· Reflection on the similarities and differences of supervision in a one-to-one, group or organisational context; and

Consideration of multicultural, ethical and professional issues.

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Participants will be able to:

Demonstrate awareness of the educative, supportive and managerial elements of supervision;

   Reflect on the similarities and differences of supervision in a one-to-one, group or organisational context;

    Evaluate preferred learning styles and understand how preferred learning styles relate to motivation, learning and within the context of a supervisory relationship;

   Demonstrate how to establish a professional supervisory relationship with a supervisee and manage the contracting aspects of the initial stages;

· Be able to intervene in appropriate ways in supervisory sessions;

· Identify two supervision models and the characteristics, features and limitations of each;

· Facilitate containment (for self and supervisee), support and appropriate challenge in the supervisory relationship;

· Be clear about the importance of establishing and maintaining an ethical framework for practice;

· Sensitise themselves to the implications of their behaviours and interventions on supervisees and review the impact of their supervisory styles;

· Work with particular situations so as to be aware of ethical/legal dilemmas and to be able to isolate the ethical issues at stake;

· Be aware of the organisational context and how this may impact on supervision; and

Critically evaluate ethical approaches to supervision.

 

COURSE STRUCTURE AND PHILOSOPHICAL ETHOS:

The mission of IICP Education and Training focuses on the promotion of  comprehensive education and training programmes within the context of mental health service provision. The core ethos of the Institute is to promote a learner-centred environment which reflects the principals of the Quality School Model as developed by Dr. William Glasser. The Quality School Model stresses that education should enhance the quality of the learner’s life and therefore promotes the creation of a learning environment whereby participants are empowered, respected and viewed as contributing members of their community. In order to have concrete mechanisms to continuously improve the learning environment, emphasis is placed on developing a culture of collaborative responsibility between faculty and learners. The programme is highly interactive, experiential and taught through lectures, small group work and group and individual projects, role-play and supervision practice.

 

ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS:

1. Essay: My Personal Philosophy of Supervision (3,000 words approx.)

2. Journal: Sessional Reflective Learning Journal (3,000 words approx.)

Tape: Audio tape of Supervision Session

The following assessments are also required for participants who intend to apply for Supervisory Accreditation with IACP/ IAHIP:

 

4. Clinical Log: confirming 50 hours of Supervised Supervision Practice

Report: Supervisor’s Report form

CORE STAFF / TRAINERS

Marcella Finnerty,  B.A, M.A, M.Sc. Educational Guidance and Counselling, P. Grad. Dip. Clinical Supervision (Psychology). MIACP, MIAHIP, MICP, MWGIII, MIGC, MIITD, MEART.  Marcella is Programme Director of the Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy with the Institute of Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy in Killinarden, Tallaght, Dublin.  She is Joint Deputy Director of the Masters in Educational Guidance and Counselling programme in Trinity College, Dublin. Marcella is an Advanced Week Instructor with the William Glasser Institute and an accredited Counsellor and Supervisor with the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Marcella is Chair of the Psychotherapy division of the European Association for Reality Therapy (EART). She teaches on the Institute of Guidance Counsellors (IGC) Supervision Training Programme in the School of Psychology, Trinity College, Dublin.

 

Ann Frey, M.Sc. Supervision, B.Sc. (Counselling and Psychotherapy), Advanced Diploma in Supervision, MIACP & Accredited Supervisor, MWGII & Basic Practicum Supervisor, the William Glasser Institute. Ann is a senior member of the teaching faculty with the Institute of Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy and works as Consultant Counsellor to the Anti-Bullying Centre, School of Education, Trinity College, Dublin. Ann has worked in the area of Adult Education and Training for twenty years. Ann also works in private practice as a counsellor and supervisor

 

Norah Byrne, Dip Counselling & Psychotherapy, MIACP, MWGII,. Norah is General Manager at the Institute of Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy and the Village Counselling Service.  She is Programme Coordinator and Tutor at IICP and has special responsibility for clinical management with VCS. Norah has worked in the area of Adult Education and Counselling for more than fifteen years. She is an accredited counsellor and supervisor with the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Norah is also a Faculty member of the William Glasser Institute Ireland (WGII) and an advanced supervisor and Basic Week Instructor with  the WGI. Norah also works in private practice as a counsellor and supervisor.

 

 

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:

Application form and attendance at an interview to assess suitability for the programme;

(For therapists who intend to apply for supervisory accreditation with IACP / IAHIP)

1. Evidence of Professional Indemnity Insurance; and

Evidence of professional contracted relationship with an accredited supervisor.

 

COSTS: €1,950.00

 

ADDITIONAL COSTS:

(For therapists who intend to apply for supervisory accreditation with IACP / IAHIP)

· Professional Indemnity Insurance; and

Supervision.

 

SCHEDULE OF DATES:

 

Semester One (autumn / winter):

Session One:                Thursday the 7^th of October 2010: 9.30am to 4pm

Session Two:                Thursday the 14^th of October 2010: 9.30am to 4pm

Session Three:             Thursday the 21^st of October 2010: 9.30am to 4pm

Session Four:              Thursday the 4^th of November 2010: 9.30am to 4pm

Session Five:                Thursday the 11^th of November 2010: 9.30am to 4pm

Session Six:                  Thursday the 18^th of November 2010: 9.30am to 4pm

Session seven:             Thursday the 25^th of November 2010:  9.30am to 4pm

Session Eight:             Thursday the 2^nd of December 2010: 9.30am to 4pm

 

Semester Two (winter/ spring):

Session Nine:                Thursday the 27^th of January 2011: 9.30am to 4pm

Session Ten:                Thursday the 3^rd of February 2011: 9.30am to 4pm

Session Eleven:           Thursday the 10^th of February 2011: 9.30am to 4pm

Session Twelve:          Thursday the 3^rd of March 2011: 9.30am to 4pm

Session Thirteen:        Thursday the 10^th of March 2011: 9.30am to 4pm

Session Fourteen:       Thursday the 24^th of March 2011: 9.30am to 4pm

Session Fifteen:           Thursday the 31^st of March 2011: 9.30am to 4pm

Session Sixteen:          Thursday the 7^th of April 2011: 9.30am to 4pm

 

AWARD:

Certificate in Integrative Supervision and Advanced Reflective Practice

 

Awarding body: the Institute of Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (IICP Education and Training)

 

Attendance at 90% of all training days is necessary to qualify for the award of the Certificate

 

VENUE

IICP Education and Training, Killinarden Enterprise Park, Killinarden, Dublin 24

 

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