Supervising Therapists Who are Working with Harm in Therapy - Erin Stevens

Therapists often find harm in therapy a challenging topic to confront. It is often considered from a preventative perspective, which is important, however no preventative measures can completely eradicate the risk of clients experiencing harm in therapy. In this workshop, I will be looking at different ways harm in therapy can emerge in supervision, and how we manage that in the supervisory relationship. I will be encouraging us to expand our understanding of harm, and consider how supervision can act as a crucial tool in the prevention and mitigation of harm in therapy, as well as the development of our individual and collective thinking about harm.

Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event:

• A deeper understanding about the dynamics of harm in therapy and how they present in supervision.

• A catalyst for thinking about our role of supervisors in addressing harm in therapy.

• A challenge to our beliefs and assumptions about how harm in therapy impacts therapeutic and supervisory practice.

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

• Supervisors and therapists interested in thinking more about how they use the supervisory space for conversations about harm in therapy.

How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?

• I hope that supervisors leave the workshop feeling more confident about using the supervisory space to explore harm, and supervising therapists who are working with harm.

RECORDING

This workshop will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.

ZOOM

This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.

SELF-SELECT FEE

The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.

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All the colleagues at ONLINEVENTS and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a manner consistent with the BACP Ethical Framework, which can be accessed on the link below. When registering for this event you are agreeing to be present and interact in a manner that is consistent with this Framework.

https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions/

Erin Stevens

Erin (she/they) is an integrative therapist and supervisor working in private practice in West Yorkshire. Her practice is focussed on working with clients who have previous experience of harmful therapy, in short and long term work. She is increasingly working with therapists who work with harmed clients, as well as therapists who are concerned about, or otherwise interested in harm in therapy, both in open-ended supervision, and short term consultancy.

As well as therapy and supervision, Erin is a writer, trainer and activist, with a focus on harm in therapy, neurodivergence and social justice.

Website | www.erinstevens.co.uk/

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