STAGES OF GROUP-PSYCHOTHERAPY SUPERVISION - A MODEL FOR SUPERVISING BEGINNING TRAINEES OF DYNAMIC GROUP-THERAPY

This article presents a model for supervising beginning therapists of dynamic group psychotherapy. It is geared to their experience with the challenging patients most often seen in training clinics. The model p resupposes no particular metapsychology but, to meet trainees' needs, advocates a hierarchically organized set of operational goals. The sup ervision is conceptualized as ideally occurring in three sequential st ages: (a) The ''Technical'' phase conveys the fundamentals of techniqu e, the ''craft.'' (b) The ''Enrichment'' stage emphasizes appreciation of group phenomena, including formal group dynamic theory. (c) The fi nal phase highlights the more ''Personal'' side of becoming a skilled group psychotherapist, including countertransferential issues and the termination process. The model, not intended to be applied in a Procru stean manner, also serves, nevertheless, as a description of how a sat isfactory supervision for beginners generally proceeds.