After the success of 2025’s supervision course, we are excited to be running it again in 2026! Facilitated by two experienced and skilled supervisors, this is a fantastic opportunity to gain a supervision qualification based in Adlerian theory.

Who is this training for?

This training is for those who work in the helping professions who wish to work in a supervisory capacity. Counsellors, medical professionals, social workers and others.

What is the theoretical approach to this training?

The foundational ethical and philosophy and psychology is one of encouragement, of social interest, respect, understanding the dynamic between client, supervisor and supervisee’s style of managing the challenges of life. Adler’s philosophy is holistic and focused on understanding the interactions of humans in relationship. We will explore how to create equal and respectful relationships, and how we develop those in order to create a congruent and safe way of working, with the client at the heart of it.
Some aspects of the course will involve working with specific Adlerian concepts, but the majority of the training will involve exploring counsellor/supervisor relationships, dynamics that occur between people working in depth with each other.

What will the course cover?

We will look at:

– processes in supervision including contracting
– the client/counsellor/supervisor relationship, using various models including Hawkins and Shohet 7-eyed model see (Supervision in the helping professions (2020) Peter Hawkins and Aisling McMahon), which will be our core model. We will also explore other concepts of supervision including those of Proctor and Inskipp.
– the BACP and other ethical frameworks (Adler, NCPS)
fitness to practice
– using supervisory authority; power balances, issues of difference and equality.
– organisation issues and how they impact on counsellors and supervisors
– supervision and the law
– group and peer supervision

The skills we will develop:
– peer supervision groups within the course, in triads (supervisee, supervisor, observer)
– These groups will be regular and will work together throughout the course.
– skills practice such as Socratic questions, challenging, encouraging
– working with trainees: formative and educative elements of supervision
– self disclosure in supervision
– boundary issues
– inter and intra-personal dynamics
– empathy in supervision
– creativity in supervision including use of metaphor

Entry requirements

The course is open to experienced practitioners from a range of professional backgrounds such as counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, supervisors already practising, as well as other helping professionals who wish to undertake supervisory work. It is not necessary to be actively supervising others in order to take this course. We require a minimum of 450 hours counselling experience. For non-counsellors, we will discuss the individual’s experience, in order to establish equivalence.

The course will comprise of 8 face to face weekends, 10am – 4pm on Saturday & Sunday:

21/22 MARCH 2026
25/26 APRIL
30/31 MAY
20/21 JUNE
25/26 JULY
5/6 SEPTEMBER
3/4 OCTOBER
7/8 NOVEMBER

In addition to those, some practice of supervision outside course hours consisting of 30 hours which could be face to face or online, or a mixture of the two.

The venue is Treberfedd Farm, Treberfedd, Lampeter, SA48 7NW, UK.

There is also accommodation available nearby in B&Bs or hotels, for those travelling from further afield. Treberfedd is 15 minutes from the beautiful Ceredigion coastline, and the nearest coastal town is Aberaeron.
For those wishing to travel by train, the nearest train stations are Carmarthen or Aberystwyth. Lifts from colleagues could be arranged.

Application process

Please email Elaine Parker via egpadlerian@gmail.com to begin the application process. There will be an application form which will help us assess your suitability for the course, as well as a short conversation online with one of our tutors.

Cost £1997

Payment schedule:
1) Early bird cost: £1950, if course paid in full by 19th December 2025.
OR
2) A non-refundable deposit of £400 will ensure your place, with a payment plan option of payment plan of 5 payments of £320 is available, total cost £2000, to be agreed.
OR
3) A non-refundable deposit of £400 to secure your place on the course, and pay balance of £1597 to be paid by 27th February 2026, total cost £1997.

COURSE TUTORS

Elaine Parker and Ann Watling will be the core tutors for the course. Visiting tutors will bring additional specialities to the learning, these will be announced nearer the time.