Group Analytic Supervision

Margaret Smith is a psychodynamic psychotherapist and group analyst working in private practice with a special interest in group supervision. She is an independent member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), a Member of the Institute of Group Analysis (IGA) and British Association for Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Supervision (BAPPS).Margaret Gallop is a group analytic psychotherapist in private practice with a special interest in supervision. She is a Member of the Institute for Group Analysis and a Member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). She is a former co-convenor of the IGA Diploma in 'Using the Group as a Medium for Supervision'.

“This long overdue book is thoughtful, intelligent, knowledgeable, kind and impeccably researched. With its impressive grasp of different theoretical approaches, clear structure and vivid vignettes, it illuminates the complex and rewarding task of offering supervision in a group. It will be invaluable for anyone supervising trainees or professionals alike.” Sara Perren, Group Analyst, Co-Director, IGA Diploma in Group Supervision, Group Supervisor at York Groupwork and Group Analysis North“I recommend this book whole-heartedly to experienced group analysts and newcomers to group analytic theory alike. At its most effective group supervision both reveals and dissolves blocks in and resistances to the therapeutic process; not by the use of expert knowledge but by enabling and encouraging free association and the consequent emergence of parallel process. This method and its historical context are carefully described and revealed in this wonderful book.” Leonie Hilliard, Group Analyst and Co-Director, IGA Diploma in Supervision

• About the authors AcknowledgementsList of illustrationsIntroductionSection one: A history of group analysis1. History: SH Foulkes and the beginning of group analysisSection two: Group Analytic theory2. ‘To supplement’ or ‘build anew’: Foulkes’ sociogenetic theory of the mind3. Some key group analytic conceptsSection three: The history of group supervision4. In the beginning: The roots of group analytic supervision5. Group Analytic supervision since 1970Section four: A group analytic model of supervision6. The clinical hexagon: A group analytic Model of supervision7. Dynamic administration: Managing the boundaries of group supervisionSection five: Caring for the carers 8. The supervisory alliance: creating sustaining relationships in group supervision9. To set the darkness echoing’: the supervisees experience of group supervision10. Enough and to spare: the function of supervision groups in supporting the psychological needs of staff working in demanding professions.Section six: Using the group as the medium for supervision11. Parallel process: processing role responsiveness in group supervision12. What am I missing? What is not being voiced? Using the multiple perspectives of diversity in the group supervision group.13. Through a glass darkly: a reflecting team model of supervision