The IFT supervision programme is a one year part-time training, is accredited by AFT and enables those who successfully complete the course to apply for supervisor registration with that body.

Entrance requirements

Candidates must have:

• Completed a qualifying level training in family and systemic therapy or be able to show that they are at an equivalent level via UKCP registration
• Usually consolidated that training for at least one year
• Experience of using systemic ideas in supervision for at least two years
• A commitment to be supervising regularly during the period of the course
• A commitment to be doing family and systemic therapy during the period of the course

Course Structure

One and a half days per month (Mondays and Tuesdays) for 10 months in both Year 1 and 2. Consistent with AFT criteria, the course will be divided into four components:

• Practice
• Theory
• Personal development
• Ethics

Each block at IFT begins on a Monday at midday and goes through to 5.00pm. On Tuesday morning the course runs from 10.00am - 1.00pm.  (There is also an optional meeting on Mondays between 10.00am and 11.30am for people to meet and discuss any aspect of their supervisory development that interests them.)

On Monday afternoons from 2.00pm to 5.00pm there is a workshop, given by a visiting presenter, on a particular aspect of supervision.  The presenters are senior figures in the field.

Tutorials - each trainee is allocated a tutor and tutorials take place once a term. The small size of the course also enables trainees to have individual time with the Course Chair when needed.

Supervision Project - Each course member will be required to organise a live supervision project in their professional community/agency which will allow them to develop their supervisory skills. The people being supervised should be post foundation level in terms of their family therapy/systemic expertise. Course staff will visit each course member in this context on one occassion during the second term to observe both the live supervision and also retrospective supervision. Video/audio of the supervisor working in the agency is also brought to the course during the year for supervision of supervision. Course participants are also encouraged to visit one other participants' project during the year. 

A range of supervisory models will be explored during the course.

Course curriculum and teaching will take into account the contexts of gender, race and culture, disability and sexual orientation.

Assessment

• Written assignments, including a supervision practice dissertation of 5000-6000 words.
• Presentation of work to a panel of Institute staff and the external examiner at the end of the course.

Significant parts of the course overlap with the Doctorate in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy.

Applications

Closing date for receipt of application is January 2010, for May 2010 intake.
Short listed applicants will be invited for interview.

For an application pack please contact Becky Curtis (becky@iftnet.plus.com)

Course fee: £2,500 p.a.

A non returnable administration fee of £40 is payable to the Institute of Family Therapy on application.

Programme Chair

Dr Barry Mason, BA, DSysPsych., ACTFT

Teaching Staff

John Burnham, BA, MPhil, CQSW, DipFT
Dr Maeve Malley, BA, MSc, DPsych

Dr Claire Glasscoe, DSc, CQSW, DipPdP

Vivienne Gross, BSocSci, CQSW, TQMSFT

Sue McNab, MSc, CQSW