Continuing Education & Professional Development
The Shifting Lens of Supervision
How we think about our practices and the scope of our inquiries change the way we think about supervision. This workshop will provide an overview of the changing view of supervision as we move from working with individuals to situate the locus of intervention to the family and the broader contexts which surround the people we consult. Supervisory models deriving from the field of family therapy, the systemic modalities and Narrative Practices will be illustrated and experienced. The role of social worker experience, the context of the agency setting and type of clientele will be discussed. The goal of the workshop will be to help participants find a model of systemic supervision which helps them support their colleagues in the settings they work, and with the clients they seek to help.
Objectives: Participants will: 1) explore a variety of supervisory practices from the family therapy/systemic/narrative modalities; 2) relate these to participants’ work contexts and client populations; and 3) identify preferred supervisory practices they can utilize in supervising colleagues around family/systemic work.
Fee: $125
CE Contact Hours: 5
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008
Time: 9:30am–3:30pm
Instructor(s): Peter Capper, MSW, LCSW
Peter Capper MSW, LCSW has experienced multiple stories of systemic supervision, from working for many years on the Inpatient Unit of the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic; to working and consulting in schools; public and private agencies in the US and his native England; and in his current role of Director of Emotional Support at The Crefeld School.