SUPERVISOR TRAINING

NICE offers an intensive training program for body-oriented therapists who wish to develop themselves as supervisors for students.

This training supports participants in building a solid and reflective supervisory practice. It focuses on developing key supervisory competencies, including:

• Understanding and integrating different perspectives on supervision
• Creating and maintaining a safe, supportive learning and working environment
• Recognising and working with the different phases of the supervisory process
• Developing awareness of internal dialogue and its impact on supervision
• Working with (non-verbal) transference and countertransference
• Identifying parallel processes between therapy and supervision
• Recognising common pitfalls and navigating dilemmas
• Working ethically, with clear boundaries and professional responsibility
• Cultivating openness to reflection, feedback, and consultation

The training combines theoretical grounding with experiential learning, enabling supervisors to work with clarity, sensitivity, and depth in their role.

SUBJECTS ADDRESSED

During the training, the following topics are explored:

• The nature of supervision: defining supervision within body-oriented psychotherapy
• Supervision as a learning process, including the context in which learning takes place
• Learning goals and the phasing of the supervisory process
• Attitude, learning styles, and working relationships, including the supervisor–supervisee relationship
• Character structure and its influence on both supervisor and supervisee
• Ethics, boundaries, and professional responsibility
• Reflection and self-assessment as awareness-raising processes for the supervisor
• Live supervision and working with material in the moment
• Recognising pitfalls and understanding parallel processes
• Body-oriented supervision methods and techniques

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

This training is open to certified body-oriented psychotherapists (Core Energetics or another body-oriented psychotherapy modality) who:

• Work at least ten hours per week in their own practice
• Have a minimum of four years of professional experience
• Have a solid foundation in body-oriented therapeutic work

Participants are expected to bring case material from their own practice and to engage in peer supervision during the training. This includes being supervised by another participant.

The training requires a high level of motivation, commitment, and willingness to show oneself in one’s therapeutic work, including openness to reflection, feedback, and vulnerability.

DIDACTIC METHODS

The training makes use of a variety of didactic methods, including:

• Bringing in your own case material, both written and recorded
• Reading, presenting, and discussing relevant literature
• Reflection exercises, including experiential methods such as role play
• Peer supervision and live supervision within the group
• Writing reflective reports to support integration and learning

LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT

Supervision is a continuous work in progress. By the end of the training, participants are expected to be able to:

• Design and structure a coherent supervisory process
• Work from a consistent and methodical supervisory approach
• Reflect on the different layers of the supervisory relationship
• Recognise dilemmas, (non-verbal) transference and countertransference, and parallel processes
• Develop and articulate a personal supervisory style, documented in a vision paper

ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION

The training concludes with a final assessment. Upon successful completion, participants receive accreditation as a Body-Oriented Psychotherapy Supervisor and are awarded an official certificate.