13 ECVET/ECTS / EQF Level 7 / 3rd, 4th, and 5th year of study – IDAP
Module Description:
Supervision of clinical and psychotherapeutic practice is a key segment of education that provides participants with structured support in developing professional competencies, reflecting on their own work, and gaining feedback from experienced supervisors. The module focuses on the analysis of clinical cases, the process-oriented management of psychotherapy, understanding transference and countertransference (projective identification, parallel processes) and integrating supervisory guidance into therapeutic work.
The module includes:
- Group and individual supervision – reflection on therapeutic practice through guided discussions and case analyses.
- Supervised analysis of transference and countertransference – raising awareness of therapeutic reactions and their impact on the therapeutic process.
- Development of a professional therapist identity – working on personal security, authenticity, and ethical dilemmas when working with children and adolescents.
- Systemic approach to supervision – integration and understanding of the influence of systems on the course of the therapeutic process (families, schools and others, society, cultural and political environments).
- Structuring therapeutic interventions – adapting work methods to client needs through the supervisory process.
- Supervisory analysis of complex clinical cases – consideration of diagnostic and therapeutic challenges when working with children and adolescents.
- Ethics and professional boundaries – recognising professional challenges and responding responsibly in the therapeutic relationship.
Learning Outcomes:
Competencies
By the end of the module, students will be qualified to:
a) Apply supervisory guidance in clinical practice and lead therapeutic processes with children and adolescents.
b) Reflect on their own internal processes and transference and countertransference reactions when working with clients.
c) Recognise ethical challenges and apply professional standards in therapy.
Knowledge
By the end of the module, students will have acquired:
a) An understanding of the role of supervision in a therapist’s professional development.
b) Knowledge of methods for reflective learning and the evaluation of clinical cases.
c) Knowledge of the dynamic processes within the therapeutic relationship and their influence on therapeutic work.
Skills
By the end of the module, students will have developed:
a) The ability to critically analyze and reflect on their own clinical work.
b) The skill of recognising and resolving therapeutic challenges through the supervisory process.
c) The competence for professional and ethical practice in working with children and adolescents.
Assessment of Knowledge and Competencies:
The module is assessed through:
– Report on the supervision process and reflection on clinical work
– Presentation of clinical cases and evaluation of interventions
– Group supervision sessions and discussions
Total Learning Hours:
| Total learning hours: 390 hours | Independent study: 100 hours |
| Contact hours (group or individual supervision): 200 hours | Knowledge assessment (case analysis and supervision evaluation): 90 hours |