IJSP Number 3, 2021

25 Table 1 Overview of the developmental stages of a supervision group, the supervisory relationship [1] and the Levels of Developmental [8] The development stages of the supervision group 1. The cohesion stage of the group 2.The development stage of the group 3. The terminal stage of the group The phases of the supervisory relationship [1] 1. The development phase of the relationship 2. The mature phase of the relationship 3. The terminal phase of the relationship Levels of the Developmental Approach [8] Level 1- self- centred Level 2- client- centred Level 2- client- centred Level 3- process- centred Level 3- process- centred Level 4 – context- centred We have also stressed the importance of supervision and of the reflective analysis. A supervisor needs to know, to discuss with his/her supervisor at what stage of development s/he is, at what stage is the supervision group coordinated, at what stage of development is the supervisory relationship and at what stage of development every supervisee is; but also at what stage of development is the group as a whole. If in supervision, as supervisors, we omit or superficially go beyond the previous assertions, then the supervisory relationship is exposed to the danger of breaking with one or more supervisory relationships or worse, to the dissolving of the supervision group. In the future, it would be interesting to study how the development phase of the supervised therapist-client relationship influences the performance of the supervised therapist in the supervision group and the dynamics of the processes triggered by supervision in the group format and how the client would benefit from the supervisee’s awareness (awareness referring to the development stage of the supervisee, of the group and of the supervision relationship). REFERENCES [1] Holloway, E. L. (1995). Clinical supervision: A systems approach . Sage Publications, Inc. [2] Hawkins P., Shohet R. (2007). Supervision in the Helping Professions , Third edition, McGraw-Hill Education [3] Dryden W. (1987) Using ret in the supervision of counsellors, in Current Issues in Rational-Emotive Therapy (Psychology Revivals) , 1st edition, London, Routledge [4] Patterson CH. (1983) A Client-Centered Approach to Supervision . The Counseling Psychologist. 1983;11(1):21-25. doi:10.1177/0011000083111005 [5] Patterson CH. (1997) Client-centred supervision, in Watkins E. Jr. (1997) Handbook of Psychotherapy Supervision, New York: John Wiley, pp. 134-146