What makes a good supervisor in Counselling?

What makes a good supervisor in Counselling?

Your supervisor needs to be honest and not frightened to challenge you. Supervisors who are warm, accepting and keeping a friendly eye is not what you want. You need someone who can push you and will help you develop.

What qualifications do you need to be a Counselling supervisor?

Applicants must hold a Diploma in Counselling, and have a minimum of 2 years post-qualifying experience or 400 counselling hours. They also need a letter of support from their counselling supervisor endorsing their suitability & readiness to undertake this training.

How do I become a BACP accredited supervisor?

Have undertaken at least 90 contact hours of supervision with individual counsellors or psychotherapists over a minimum of two years. You need to show us that you’ve been practising as a supervisor of individuals for a minimum of two years and have completed at least 90 hours.

What does the BACP say about supervision?

Supervision is a value of the Ethical Framework3 and the Register requires that all registrants agree to engage in supervision appropriate to their practice. Supervision offers the practitioner a reflective space in which to develop practice and as such benefits client safety.

What are you looking for in supervision?

Communicate well with diverse groups in and out of the organization. Utilize problem-solving skills, creativity, and critical thinking. Demonstrate qualities like empathy, support, and concern. Be able to develop their employees based on their individual strengths.

What do you talk about in Counselling supervision?

The value of their work is recognised. Supervisees talk about what happened in a counselling session and explore any area that seems to be important or significant. Supervisees’ perceptions and experiences of their clients and their clients’ material are considered.

What is a level 6 in Counselling?

The Level 6 Certificate is designed to lead to an employed or voluntary role as a clinical counselling supervisor in a counselling agency or independent practice. You can expect to progress into careers such as managing counselling services, school counsellor or becoming a self-employed therapist.

How do I become a CBT supervisor?

To apply you must:

1. be fully accredited with us for a minimum of three years.
2. have provided a minimum of 80 hours CBT supervision over the past two years.
3. have treated a significant number of clients from a spectrum of complexity and a variety of problem areas using CBT, under regular CBT Supervision.

How much supervision do I need as a Counsellor?

As a guideline the NCS recommend 1.5 hours of supervision per month for counsellors who are in full time practice. That said, a counsellor’s level of experience and/or they type of work/client group they are engaging with may affect how much supervision is required.

How much supervision does a supervisor need?

1.5 hours or adequate supervision for your needs is recommended if you’re seeing contracted clients. If you have a full case load, you may need to increase these hours as you see necessary. If you’re working towards accreditation, 1.5 hours is required.