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Professional Practice, Ethics & Supervision · Practitioner
Supervision and Reflective Practice
Using supervision well, becoming a reflective practitioner, and the skills of giving and receiving clinical feedback.
Supervision is the single structure the profession relies on to keep practice safe and growing, yet almost no one is taught how to use it well: what to bring, how to bring it, and how to let it change what you do. This course teaches supervision and reflective practice as active skills, for practitioners at any stage who suspect they are getting less from both than they could.
The first module examines what supervision is for, its normative, formative and restorative functions, and the models that structure it, including Hawkins and Shohet's seven-eyed model, then teaches the active skill of bringing material: choosing what to present, presenting it honestly including the uncomfortable parts, and working with supervisory feedback rather than merely receiving it. The second module takes reflection beyond the buzzword: frameworks that produce actual change in practice, the evidence on feedback and self-assessment, whose inaccuracy is one of psychology's more humbling findings, and preparation for one day supervising others.
Substantial written lessons with key points and immediately applicable practice tasks, supported by a study tutor. Ten hours of CPD with around nine months of access, a final assessment, and a personalised certificate on passing.
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Before you start
This is a Practitioner course in the professional practice pathway. It assumes that you already hold the Foundation knowledge of this approach, whether from the Foundation course or from your training and practice, which is what Ethics and Professional Foundations teaches. What it adds is formulation and treatment decisions with real caseloads: the disorder-specific or situation-specific methods, sequencing, and what to do when the standard approach does not work; it revisits the foundations only as far as it needs to before building on them, so it does not repeat the course below.
If you have not met this approach before, Ethics and Professional Foundations is the place to start; if you already hold its foundations from your training or practice, this is the right level to begin at.
The professional practice pathway. Ethics and professional foundations, supervision and reflective practice, then complexity, risk and the law at Advanced.
10 study hours10 CPD hours certified9 months of accessAI tutor in every lessonCertificate on completion (pass mark 70%)
What you will be able to do
✓Use supervision at depth, bringing process, countertransference and mistakes, not only cases
✓Apply a structured model of supervision, including the seven-eyed model, from both chairs
✓Build reflective practice into your working week with discipline
✓Recognise parallel process and use it as information
✓Give and receive feedback in supervision honestly and usably
✓Develop your internal supervisor: reflection-in-action during the session itself
What you will study
Module 1: Foundations of Supervision and Reflective Practice
This module explores core supervisory models, the supervisory alliance, and integrating theory with self-awareness.
Functions and models of supervisionProctor: normative, formative, restorative, all three
Bringing material: the active skillPrepare a question; bring verbatim moments
The Supervisory Alliance and the Management of FeedbackHaving explored the overarching purpose of clinical supervision and the practical mechanics of case presentation, the next and arguably most pivotal phase conce…
Facilitating Reflective Practice Within Supervision: Integrating Theory, Experience, and Self‑AwarenessReflective practice is a core competency that enhances clinical reasoning, self‑awareness and therapist resilience.
Module 2: Managing Dynamics and Therapist Well-Being
It addresses power dynamics, emotional impact, feedback mechanisms, and the practical cycle of supervision.
Managing Power, Authority and Boundaries in SupervisionPower in supervision is dynamic and should be negotiated rather than assumed as a fixed hierarchy.
The Cycle of Supervision: Evaluation, Closure, and ActionHaving explored the mechanics of bringing material and the dynamics of the supervisory alliance, it is now essential to address the final, often overlooked comp…
Supervision for Managing Emotional Impact and Therapist Well‑BeingSupervision must explicitly address therapist emotional impact to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue.
Reflective practice beyond the buzzwordReflection-in-action and on-action; Kolb closes the loop
Feedback, self-assessment and beginning to superviseSelf-assessment is unreliable; invite specific feedback and measure outcomes
Module 3: Advanced Frameworks and Reflective Tools
This section covers structured analysis models, video feedback, and culturally sensitive approaches to supervision.
The Reflective Loop: Structured Analysis for Clinical ChangeThe Gibbs Reflective Cycle provides a systematic structure to move from subjective experience to objective clinical analysis.
Feedforward: Future‑Oriented Feedback for Transformative SupervisionFeedforward reframes feedback as a future‑oriented, collaborative suggestion rather than a retrospective critique.
The Seven‑Eyed Model of Supervision: A Multi‑Perspective Framework for Reflective PracticeThe Seven‑Eyed Model provides seven lenses for comprehensive reflective supervision: the client, the supervisee’s interventions, the relationship between client and supervisee, the supervisee’s own process, the supervisory relationship (including parallel process), the supervisor’s own process, and the wider organisational, professional and ethical context.
Culturally Sensitive Feedback and Reflective Practice in SupervisionCultural humility requires supervisors to continuously self‑evaluate and invite collaborative dialogue about cultural influences.
The Power of Video‑Recorded Sessions in Supervision: Enhancing Reflective Practice and FeedbackVideo recordings provide concrete data that reveal micro‑interactions influencing therapeutic alliance.
What's included
3 modules and 14 lessons
A 10-question final assessment, with a 70% pass mark
A certificate for 10 CPD hours when you pass it
An extended clinical case study with discussion questions
