ABSTRACT
Supervision is widely utilized by mental health professionals as a tool for gaining new psychotherapy skills. Group supervision expands this concept by including opportunities to hear additional cases from other colleagues while also gaining a sense of belonging. Group supervision has been shown to be as effective as individual supervision in the development of psychotherapy skills. Play therapists have been using group supervision models to learn both non-directive and directive play therapy theories and interventions. In this chapter, the benefits, efficacy, and examples of group play therapy supervision will be discussed. Using a latticework of theory approach, the Integrated Developmental Model, prescriptive play therapy and the Play Therapy Dimension Model provide a theoretical framework for guiding group play therapy supervision. A case example will demonstrate how these three models create case conceptualizations that are both ethically sound and meet the needs of supervisees with different training and experience.
