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The 7 eyed supervisor: A flexible, structural and relational way to provide supervision to students and professionals

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Friday, September 6, 2024
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
Room 2

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Ms Natalie Jack
Director
Successful Supervision

The 7 eyed supervisor: A flexible, structural and relational way to provide supervision to students and professionals

Abstract Overview

While supervision is understood to be a crucial part of a music therapist's pre-professional and professional life, few are afforded the opportunity to train in supervision techniques before beginning their supervision journeys. By simply having one structure or framework to use in a supervision session, music therapists can feel more confident and empowered to competently provide supervision, to either a student or another professional.

The Seven Eyed Supervisor model, first developed in the 1980s by Peter Hawkins and Robin Shohet, and later by Francesca Inskipp and Brigid Procter, provides the supervisor and supervisee with seven 'eyes' or lenses, through which to view the supervisee's work. This model is a process-oriented approach, that allows both the supervisor and the supervisee to navigate through the lenses in a supervision discussion, to help gain insight into the supervisory issue. The model is also a systemic and relational one, providing structure and framework for the supervision discussion, within the supervisory relationship.

In this workshop, participants will reflect on their past experiences of supervision, in order to position themselves in the supervisory realm. They will recall what skills, techniques and models their own supervisors have used in the past, and those they have used themselves, if they have supervised.

Participants will learn what The Seven Eyed Supervisor framework is, the function of the seven eyes, and how to use them in preparing for, and providing supervision. Participants will then have time to practice the use of The Seven Eyed Supervisor techniques with each other in real time.

Bibliography

Hawkins, P & Shohet, R. (1989) Supervision in the helping professions. Milton Keynes: Open University Press

Inskipp, F. & Proctor, B. (2001) Art, craft and tasks of counselling supervision. Professional development for counsellors, psychotherapists, supervisors and trainees, Pt. 2: Becoming a supervisor (2nd ed.) Middlesex, UK:Cascade Publications

Biography

Natalie is an experienced RMT, mental health clinician and supervisor with over 24 years in practice. Natalie has worked in many clinical settings, including neuro-rehab, disability, paediatric hospital and general and forensic mental health. Natalie has held leadership roles with AMTA, including Policy & Projects Officer, and National Conference Convenor, and is a past president of the Australian Clinical Supervision Association. Natalie has been an invited speaker and workshop presenter for AMTA, WFMT and CAMT, and Australian and Canadian universities. Natalie runs a business providing supervision, supervision training, and other professional development, to allied health professionals in Australia and abroad.
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