Supervision Training Program
At a Glance
One-year elective program meeting 1.5 hours per week for 30 weeks, totaling 45 hours of instruction
Only graduates of CAPA’s Advanced Training Program are eligible to apply
Each year CAPA invites 15 applicants to the program
Each site has a maximum of 5 students
Trainees discuss their own clinical supervisions in this intimate group setting, providing a deep and immersive learning experience
All training employs distance modalities, usually Zoom
Downloadable reading lists (PDFs and PEPWeb)
All students receive access to PEPWeb
Optional personal treatment via CAPA’s Treatment Program
CAPA Graduation Certificate
CAPA’s Supervision Training Program explores the purpose and practice of clinical supervision in psychodynamic psychotherapy. Through weekly readings and discussion, students examine the supervisor-supervisee relationship, common challenges in supervision, ethical and clinical boundaries, and the experience of both giving and receiving supervision. At the end of the one-year course, trainees will be prepared to provide high-quality, deeply attuned supervision and teaching of psychodynamic psychotherapy in China.
Supervision Training students must be graduates of both CAPA’s Basic and Advanced Programs, which together provide four years of systematic instruction and individual supervision. Supervision Training students also have a rich background of psychodynamic psychotherapy experience, and many students are already engaged in providing private supervision. Additionally, enrolled Supervision Training students have the option of providing Basic Training CAPA students with supplemental supervision, which supports the professional growth of both supervisor and supervisee. Each class is limited in size to five students, which provides a deep and immersive learning experience.
Supervision Training Goals and Learning Outcomes
Participants in this program will:
Apply the skills developed in CAPA’s Basic and Advanced Training Programs to the supervisory relationship
Learn various models of psychodynamic supervision, with a focus on the long-term collaborative relationships between supervisor and supervisee
Explore how supervision enhances and monitors clinical practices, protects the public, and provides support for practicing psychodynamic psychotherapy
Explore theoretical/clinical orientations in supervision and how supervisees’ and supervisors’ perspectives shape the collaborative relationship
Examine the role of transference, countertransference, and parallel processes in supervision
Address common challenges and ethical dilemmas in supervision and how to approach roadblocks and resistance
Supervision Training Course Outline
CAPA’s Supervision Training Program includes structured learning from highly trained faculty with a focus on the topics below.
Overview
Teach or Treat
General Clinical Issues
Supervisee Experience
Progression Criteria and Requirements
This program is not a stand-alone training. Applicants must have successfully graduated from both CAPA’s Basic Training Program and Advanced Training Program (a total of 4 years of study) while maintaining and building their practice as a psychodynamic therapist. CAPA’s Supervision Training Progression Committee reviews all applicants based on the following materials:
Application Form: including details about personal treatment, clinical and supervision experience, and written essays that explore the applicants’ readiness for Supervision Training
Current CV: demonstrating professional experience
CAPA Transcripts: highlighting the use of concepts learned in Theory, Technique, and Continuous Case classes over their four years of study at CAPA by teachers and supervisors
Psychodynamic Case Formulation of a Therapy Case the Student has Supervised: including psychosocial history, family history, core conflicts, transference, countertransference, defense, resistance, course of treatment, quality of object relationships, and nature of therapeutic action