ABSTRACT
Practitioners who have consciously engaged in taking responsibility for their own and each other's learning, and have reflected on that process, are familiar with this first step for participating in and leading supervision groups. Such participation can counteract the expectation that somehow only "the supervisor" can provide the necessary expertise to lead the group and offer supervision to every participant in it. Trainees in differing theoretical frameworks might need to be supported to interweave their own values, theory, and practice from the outset of a generic group supervision training. As group supervisor in training, the participant has an opportunity to have access to many different ways of supervising. In any group supervision in which the trainees will subsequently be working, such tension will need to be addressed publicly and creatively, even if the supervisor's assessment role is ethical rather than formal. Consultation with an experienced group supervisor is highly desirable, to give an opportunity for continuing self-appraisal and reflection.
