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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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