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Ongoing <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Supervision</strong><br />

group. The clinical supervisor uses these questions to shape the<br />

learning experience for all supervisees. The questions are:<br />

1. What is different and similar about this group and other groups<br />

you have observed or participated in?<br />

2. How is gender playing itself out in this group? What themes do<br />

you notice?<br />

3. How are diversity issues experienced in this group (i.e., class,<br />

culture, sexuality)?<br />

4. What questions do you have about the choices that the co-facilitators<br />

made in terms of facilitation during this session?<br />

General comments and debriefing<br />

A range of questions can be used depending on what the supervisor intends observers<br />

to learn from the observation experience. For example, MacKenzie (1990) developed<br />

a Group Climate Questionnaire that asks observers (and group members and facilitators)<br />

to rate the group as a whole along various dimensions that break into three<br />

subscales: engaged (a positive working environment), conflict (a negative atmosphere<br />

with anger and distrust) and avoiding (of personal responsibility for group work).<br />

Using a tool like this increases observers’ awareness of the interaction between members<br />

and between members and facilitators. The tool reinforces the differences between<br />

working with clients individually and within a group, highlighting areas to explore<br />

further in future sessions when gaps are noticed.<br />

After the group, the co-facilitators debrief with the observers, discussing their responses<br />

to the questions as well as processing their observations of group member interactions<br />

and what they observed the co-facilitators do. This provides an excellent learning<br />

opportunity for all involved since there are often a variety of strategies that can be<br />

used at any given time.<br />

Co-therapy<br />

Co-therapy is the joint facilitation of a client group by two clinicians—in this case,<br />

the clinician and the clinical supervisor. This allows the clinician to observe the<br />

strategies used by his or her clinical supervisor, and it enables the clinical supervisor<br />

to observe the clinician’s interventions and to provide immediate feedback.<br />

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