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The Psychotherapy Institute is accepting applications for new supervisors in the Post-Graduate Training Program. If you are an Institute member and interested in becoming a supervisor, contact Michael Gray, Chair of the Supervisors Committee, for information and an application or download the application below.
Our supervisory faculty is drawn from those members who are experienced in supervision and whose personal commitment to dynamically oriented depth therapy and to continued professional education has prompted them to contribute time and energy to teaching the training staff at the Institute. Supervisors work without remuneration. They serve in one of three capacities: |
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A primary supervisor is a staff therapist’s primary mentor at the Institute. Working with the therapist from the inception of training, he or she oversees the entire caseload and chairs the supervisory team. |
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A secondary supervisor follows the staff therapist’s progress on three or four cases and is assigned when a staff therapist has accumulated more than five client hours a week. |
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A group supervisor meets jointly with five or six first- and second-year therapists. |
| Supervisors meet weekly in their own offices with their staff therapists. |
Requirements for Selection of Supervisors |
| 1. | Current memberhip in The Psychotherapy Institute. |
| 2. | A valid California license for unsupervised practice in psychology, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or psychiatry for at least five years prior to application. |
| 3. | Demonstrated breadth and depth of experience as a practicing clinician in long-term psychodynamic work, also for at least 5 years; applicant should have received on-going consultation during this time. |
| 4. | At least three years’ experience as a supervisor of psychotherapy, representing a minimum of 300 hours. This experiece must include a minimum of 200 hours of direct one-to-one supervision of at least 3 supervisees, each for longer than 9 months. An additional 100 hours minimum work is required in a group setting, for example, in teaching, group supervision, administrative supervision, etc. |
| 5. | Submission of the completed Supervisor Application form. |
| 6. | Two letters of recommendation from qualified clinicians, which must include one from someone who has worked with the applicant in a supervisory and evaluative role (for example, a current or former supervisor, consultant, or director). |
| 7. | Successful completion of the selection interview. |
The Interview |
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The Supervisor’s Committee selects candidates who meet the above criteria. Interviews are conducted by three committee members, and candidates are informed of committee decisions by mail.
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Expectations and Responsibilities |
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A primary supervisor is assigned to supervise a staff therapist by the Director and the Associate Director in consultation with the Trainee Selection Committee. New supervisors begin as secondary supervisors and are chosen by the primary supervisor in consultation with the staff therapist. Supervisors meet weekly with their staff therapists. The primary, secondary and group supervisors of a staff therapist work together as a team. Team meetings are held with the staff therapist after five months, one year, and two years of training, and additional teams meetings may be held as needed. In conjunction with the meeting at the end of each training year, each supervisor also submits a written evaluation. All supervisors are strongly encouraged to participate in a supervisor peer group and to attend the annual Supervisor’s Conclave. Supervisors must also be willing to participate in at least one other activity at TPI, other than direct supervision, such as being on a committee. |
Applying to Become a Supervisor |
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Applicantions for supervisor are processed once per year in the spring. If you are interested in applying to become a supervisor at TPI you can download the application below, fill it out, and send it to: The Supervisors Committee 2232 Carleton Street Berkeley, CA 94704. If you would like more information, please contact Michael Gray, chair of the Supervisors Committee. |
Supervisors Application | ||
| To open the form, Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on your computer. You can download Acrobat Reader at no charge from www.adobe.com. |