Cognitive Analytic Supervision
A relational approach

Cognitive Analytic Supervision: A relational approach is the first book to present a cognitive analytic perspective on psychotherapy supervision. This edited collection of original chapters reflects the ways in which CAT therapists and supervisors have developed the model and used it in diverse settings. It is a significant contribution to the literature on relational psychotherapy supervision, written by established CAT supervisors, trainers and therapists who, together, have an enormous amount of professional and clinical experience.

The book covers important areas such as:

the relational theory and practice of CAT supervision

a cognitive analytic conceptualization of narcissistic difficulties

intercultural issues in supervision (based on CAT training experience in India)

ethical and clinical dilemmas in supervision

supervision of consultancy work

Cognitive Analytic Supervision will be of interest to CAT supervisors, therapists and trainee supervisors, as well as supervisors and therapists working in other therapeutic models, in particular those with a relational approach. This book may be a useful bridge into relationally informed supervision for therapists who do not have an explicitly relational focus.

Preface Acknowledgements List of contributors Section 1: CAT supervision: theory, process and evidence 1. CAT supervision: a relational model 2. The Healthy Supervisor: a CAT understanding of the process of psychotherapy supervision 3. The CAT model and the practice of CAT supervision 4. What makes supervision helpful? A review of research Section 2: Challenges in relational supervision 5. Clinical and ethical challenges in relational supervision 6. The use of the CAT model in the supervision of CAT therapists working with borderline personality disorder 7. Are narcissists a special case? Narcissism and supervision 8. Intercultural supervision: acknowledging cultural differences in supervision without compromise or complacency Section 3: Methods and tools of supervision 9. CAT group supervision: the social model in action 10. Using CAT mapping in relational supervision 11. Integration of competency assessment into CAT supervision: a practical guide 12. Using mindfulness in CAT supervision 13. The microcosm in CAT supervision Section 4 Supervision in different contexts 14. The supervision relationship in a training context 15. Supervising non-CAT therapists 16. Supervising CAT consultancy in mental health teams 17. Supervising CAT with young people 18. Dilemmas in relational supervision in intellectual disability services 19. CAT supervision in forensic practice: working with complexity and risk Appendices

Deborah Pickvance is a UKCP registered cognitive analytic psychotherapist, an accredited supervisor and trainer in cognitive analytic therapy. Her experience of psychotherapy supervision spans thirty years; this includes supervising therapists and supervisors practising in many different settings at trainee and post-qualification level. She has worked in NHS psychotherapy and psychology departments, primary care and women’s therapy services.