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Enhancing the Supervision Experience Utilizing Bibliotherapy

This training will explore tools, techniques, and responsibilities with utilizing bibliotherapy in a Supervisory context. Bibliotherapy is an empirically validated expressive arts therapy encouraging connection through storytelling, narratives, poetry, and the written word. The connection and identification strengths in bibliotherapy magnify a Supervisors ability to grow the Supervisee's confidence, competency, and skills. Bibliotherapy can be used to enhance the effectiveness of the supervisory relationship as well as the Supervisee's toolbox.

Objectives:
1. Participants will discuss supervisory responsibilities in the context of relating through multiple mediums including bibliotherapy.
2. Participants will explore challenging issues and identify 2 supervision interventions that explore articulating challenges.
3. Participants will learn appropriate ways to enhance and increase connection and observation in Group Supervision.