BEYOND DIRECT VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS IN COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL SUPERVISION

In clinical supervision of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), the super visor relies primarily on verbal instruction, although in the practice of CBT the therapist employs a variety of ''nontalking'' methods to f acilitate change. This paper suggests a range of techniques that can b e used in clinical supervision that are not based on direct verbal com munication, such as the use of writing, metaphors, and imagery. The go al of these techniques, like the goal of CBT supervision in general, i s to empower the supervisee to independently think and act as a CBT th erapist.