A Decade of Online Supervision And a Decade of OCTIA Anne Stokes

Where have we been? Where are we now? Where are we going? Online Supervision Where have we been? Where are we now? Where are we going?

All about Online Supervision

One of my bookcases!

One More Time: What is Supervision One More Time: What is Supervision? Michael Carroll (Psychotherapy in Australia May 2007) Stage One – the early days; colleagues talking Stage Two – still using counselling models Stage Three – centred on the process

Online Supervision Stage One: How does online therapy work? Stage Two: inclusion of supervision in training + workshops on supervising online Stage Three: adapting f2f models of supervision and developing new ones specifically for online supervision (Stage Four – where we might go from here)

2003 Sue Wheeler – Systematic Scoping Search of the supervision of counsellors and psychotherapists

Counselling at Work Winter 2006

Guidelines for Online Supervision 1. Authentication of supervisor and supervisee 2. Legal and professional regulatory constraints 3. Contracting: Modes of contracting Technology breakdown Scheduling of appointments Maintaining records Misunderstandings Group supervision

Guidelines for Online Supervision 4. Security and confidentiality: Client information Supervisor and supervisee information Passwords and encryption Disclosure 5. Research, development and training

TILT e. g. Meandering through models of supervision and coaching TILT e.g. Meandering through models of supervision and coaching! The starting point of this issue’s column was an exchange I had with an online supervisee………..

Supplementary Guidance How we might adapt our chosen modality to the online context (or presumably develop a new approach) Digital issues Jurisdictional issues as we may work across borders Issues which may present therapeutically differently online Relationship within therapy and supervision online

Metacompetences for providing therapy at a distance Ability to provide psychological therapy at a distance Knowledge of the theory of therapeutic process relating to therapy at a distance Ability to identify and to manage risk when working at a distance Ability to direct clients to online therapeutic resources  Ability to communicate with clients at a distance Ability to assess for suitability for therapy at a distance Ability to use supervision at a distance Ability to establish “ground rules” for the intervention Ability to conclude the therapeutic relationship  

Learning from the past and looking to the future 1. Online supervision of qualified counsellors working online 2. Online supervision of trainee counsellors working online 3. Online supervision of qualified counsellors working in-person 4. Online supervision of trainee counsellors working in-person 5. In-person supervision of qualified counsellors working online 6. In-person supervision of trainee counsellors working online 7. In-person supervision of qualified counsellors working in-person

New Models CLEAR - Maria FORUM - Suzie CARER - Liane

Issues Evaluation and reflection Improvisation and creativity Legal issues Guidelines Working globally

Contexts Disability Chronic illness Couples Young people Student counselling Training

The Future What counts as an hour of supervision? Should supervision parallel the delivery mode of the therapy? Is it necessary to train as an online supervisor? Getting down to research

Some Questions How would you determine if a supervisee is suitable for online supervision? 2. What areas should be researched? What are you going to do about it? 3. What do your online supervisees gain from you that is a bonus? (or what do you gain from your online supervisor?) 4. What do your online supervisees loose by having you as a supervisor?

More Questions! 5. Do online supervisors need extra training on top of their training as f2f supervisors? 6. If so, does training for online supervision have to take place online?  What should the training cover?  How should we train counsellors to use online supervision?   How do we see online supervision evolving and therefore training needs?

Thank you for your attention and thoughts. The End! Thank you for your attention and thoughts.