13 ECVET/ECTS / EQF level 7 / 3rd, 4th and 5th year of study – IP
Module Description:
Supervision of clinical and psychotherapy practice is a key component of the training, providing participants with structured support in developing professional competences, reflecting on their own work, and receiving feedback from experienced supervisors. The module focuses on analysing clinical cases, process 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 – reflecting on therapeutic practice through guided discussions and case analyses.
- Supervised analysis of transference and countertransference – increasing awareness of therapeutic reactions and their impact on the therapeutic process.
- Development of the therapist’s professional identity – working on personal safety, authenticity, and ethical dilemmas.
- Systemic approach to supervision – integrating and understanding the influence of systems on the course of the therapeutic process (family, school, society, cultural and political environment).
- Structuring therapeutic interventions – adapting working methods to the client’s needs through the supervisory process.
- Supervisory analysis of complex clinical cases – considering diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
- Ethics and professional boundaries – recognising professional challenges and responding responsibly within the therapeutic relationship.
Learning Outcomes:
Competencies
Upon completion of this module, students will be qualified to:
a) Apply supervisory guidelines in clinical practice and conduct therapeutic processes.
b) Reflect on their own internal processes and transference and countertransference reactions in their work with clients.
c) Recognize 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
Upon completion of this module, students will have developed:
a) The ability for critical analysis and reflection on their own clinical work.
b) The skill of recognizing and resolving therapeutic challenges through the supervision process.
c) The competency for professional and ethical psychotherapeutic practice.
Assessment of Knowledge and Competencies:
The module is assessed through:
– A report on the supervisory process and a reflection on clinical work
– A presentation of clinical cases and an evaluation of interventions
– Group supervision sessions and discussions
Total Learning Hours:
| Total learning hours: 390 hours | Independent study: 100 hours |
| Contact hours (supervision in a group or individually): 200 hours | Knowledge assessment (case analysis and supervision evaluation): 90 hours |