A model for group supervision is presented to guide beginning family therapy supervisors. The stages of the model include: Checking in; Case Presentation; Questions from the Audience; Video Review; Commentator Reflections; Audience Reflections; and Post-supervision Supervisor Reflections. One student's perspective on the usefulness of the model is…

Investigated the influence of experience in family therapy on therapists' evaluative perceptions of family members. Results were discussed in terms of experienced therapists initially taking the side of the parents and the effects this potential source of bias may have on the course of family therapy. (Author)

Offers an integrative model of supervision--the Intersystem Model of couple therapy of the Marriage Council of Philadelphia--that consolidates individual, interactional, and intergenerational therapies, providing a base from which the supervisor of couple therapy can be most effective. A detailed case of supervision is utilized to demonstrate the…

Qualitative interviews were conducted with family therapy supervisors and their supervisees to understand how they perceived their experiences in live supervision. Supervisor and supervisees described helpful supervision experiences that were related to the supervisees' development as therapists. However, both viewed the three primary categories…