ABSTRACT
Supervision is a requirement of many professional bodies, both inside and outside of the psychological therapies. Systemic supervision calls upon the supervisor to be both reflective and reflexive. It has developed from different theories and methods devised by systemic thinkers over time. Systemic supervision can be 'live' where the supervisor is part of a therapy team or can be retrospective. Cultivation of a 'systemic mind' and 'systemic self-awareness' is a discipline which can be developed and enhanced through supervision. Systemic self-awareness encourages the therapist to develop a sense of themselves in relationship to others and how this influences their practice. Supervision within the psychotherapies has often been compared to looking into a mirror. This chapter provides an overview of systemic supervision based upon the accompanying film. It explores how the process of reflection and reflexive practice can improve how a family therapist works with a family.
