The Part of Your CRPO Supervision Requirements You Might Be Missing

Did you know that as a qualifying RP or RP working toward independent practice, you can complete up to 50% of your supervision hours in group supervision? That means half of your supervision hours can be completed in a group format.

A lot of qualifying RPs don't know that. And the ones who do often still aren't doing it.

So what's actually going on?

Honestly, it's the anxiety.

The idea of showing up to a group of peers and talking about your cases, your struggles, your uncertainty feels exposing in a way that individual supervision doesn't. One on one, it's just you and your supervisor. In a group, everyone can see you not knowing things.

That fear makes complete sense. You're already navigating imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and the pressure to appear competent. Adding an audience feels like the last thing you need. Or maybe your current or previous experience of group supervision left you feeling unsupported or worse, filled with dread and self-doubt.

But here's the reframe when you find the right group supervision: the thing that makes group supervision feel scary is exactly what makes it work.

What group supervision gives you that individual supervision can't

When you find the right group supervision, there is something that happens when you bring a case to a group and someone across the room says "I have had that exact experience." The relief of that moment is something individual or dyadic supervision simply cannot replicate.

Group supervision shows you that your struggles are not unique to you. That the doubt, the hard cases, the moments you didn't handle perfectly are part of being a therapist. They are not more proof to feel the inner critic to keep you questioning if you made the right career choice.

You also learn differently in a group. Hearing how other clinicians think, watching someone else work through a case, getting perspectives from peers at a similar stage as you, even just talking through your own cases gives you a chance to process in a way that feels different. It is completely unique to the group process.

A low stakes way to try it

If the idea still makes you nervous, that's okay. You don't have to commit to anything to find out if it's right for you.  

At Banksia Supervision we offer open group supervision sessions with no ongoing commitment. Come once, see how it feels, and decide from there.

Click here to book a free 20-minute consult or jump straight into an open group session.