Course Overview:

This supervision training course provides an in-depth exploration of a Jungian approach to clinical supervision, with a focus on exploring the key skills and dispositions necessary for effective supervision in a therapeutic or clinical setting. Participants will engage with challenging clinical conundrums, explore complex ethical issues, and refine their problem-solving and critical thinking abilities to become adept at this practice.

Drawing on both theoretical and practical aspects of supervision, the course invites participants to delve into the unique dynamics of the supervisory relationship, considering elements such as respect for diversity, identity, culture, spirituality and transference while also fostering a capacity for creativity and ethical decision-making in complex situations.

The training group will consist of no more than 15 participants.

Who is this Course For?

This course is designed for experienced therapists, and analysts with at least three years’ prior experience in therapeutic practice and ideally some experience as supervisors, who are looking to deepen their understanding of post-Jungian supervision methods. It is ideal for professionals interested in working with complex clinical cases, enhancing their supervisory practice, and engaging with a community of like-minded practitioners.

Approach:

This learning series combines seminars, discussions, and practical activities to challenge participants to engage with the idea that not all problems have clear, right answers and Jungian ideas can be critiqued. The quality of therapy can rest on the quality of supervision. The course will foster the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills, particularly in relation to the nuances of clinical supervision. Through a balance of post-Jungian theory and practice, participants will explore ways to handle complexity, uncertainty, and ethical dilemmas in supervision for contemporary clinical practice.

We support people learning with us to discover a voice of one’s own within a supportive community of colleagues.

Here is an outline of how AJA shapes learning

• 4 weekends of study (Friday evening, Saturdays and finishing Sunday lunchtime), to ensure limited disruption to your established clinical practice.
• Access to digital training resources including access to the Collected Works online and open access to the AJA library at Delancey Street with over 4000 books.
• Developing a community of practice approach to learning
• Learning with a diverse group of senior analysts/ experts and renowned Jungian thinkers in small seminar groups
• Open-minded, undogmatic and conserves a mature approach to learning
• Applicants are encouraged to become involved in free monthly meetings central to AJA life from the beginning until the end of training.
• AJA is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and this is reflected in the learning and approach to clinical supervision

Course Structure:

• The taught component will run over four weekends – in March, June, September and November 2026.
• The weekends are in person at the AJA premises in Camden, London NW1, beginning on Friday evening and continuing with Saturday seminars from 9.30am to 5pm and Sunday seminars until 1:00pm.
• Supervision of supervision with an AJA supervisor will take place online, in groups with three participants over 90 minutes, for 30 weeks at weekly intervals across the duration of the course.

Supervision of Supervision Group Leaders

• Antonia Boll
• John Colverson
• Stephen Garratt
• Arthur Niesser
• Ruth Williams

Assessment: 

• Summative Assessment: Participants will be reviewed throughout the course based on their application of the course material to supervision situations. This feedback will be shared with participants after 10 weeks and 20 weeks by the supervisor for supervision group.
• Uniquely, the learning group will work as a community of practice and contribute to their fellow colleagues’ progress throughout the course.
• Portfolio Assessment: Participants will maintain a reflective portfolio documenting their learning, conundrums, and personal insights throughout the course. The portfolio will demonstrate a clinician’s ideas of their approach to supervision and its critique.
• To pass, participants must attend at least 90% of both the taught sessions and the supervision of supervision groups and pass all additional components of the course. Completion of the course will offer a Certificate of Completion.
• For successful completion of the course participants will write a 5000-word paper exploring an area of supervision.On completion of the course there will be a £500 prize for the therapist / analyst who writes an original paper on ‘New Vision and Supervision’. This award will be judged by a panel of supervisors and contributors to the original book ‘Vision and supervision: Jungian and post-Jungian Perspectives’ published in 2009, edited by Dr Dale Mathers.

Conclusion:

By the end of the course, participants will have better developed their vision of supervision and have a deeper understanding of a post-Jungian approach. You will be better equipped to navigate the complexities of the supervisory relationship. You will leave with enhanced critical thinking skills, an increased capacity for ethical decision-making, and the ability to effectively handle complex clinical situations in a supervisory capacity. The course also aims to build a strong, supportive community of practitioners who can continue to share ideas and support one another in their ongoing development

Support:

During the course weekends, participants will have access to the Course Convenors, both experienced supervisors, for guidance and support about the training.

There is no refund of course fees to participants who do not complete the course once beginning the taught course. All participants are required to have up to date registration and indemnity insurance for their supervision practice. Complaints will be heard by the participants’ registration body.

Fees: £2300 plus £850 for the supervision of supervision groups.

 

Programme Schedule:

Weekend One: 13^th -15^th March 2026

Friday 19:00–21:00
Community of Practice Group helped by an experienced supervisor
Developing a post-Jungian approach to supervision: Sharing conundrums, explorations, problem-solving, and synthesis of ideas. Chris Williams & Julienne McLean

Saturday 09:30-17:00

• Seminars 1 & 2: Dreams, Active Imagination, and Transformation in the Parallel Process. Dale Mathers
• Seminar 3: Supervision in the Light of Liber Novus. George Bright
• Seminar 4: What is a Post-Jungian Approach to Supervision? Chris Williams

Sunday 09:30-13:00

• Seminar 5: Complex cases in Supervision: Untangling Unusual Presentations and Building Epistemic Trust. Arthur Niesser
• Seminar 6: Trauma-Informed Supervision: Integrating Trauma Awareness and healing in the Supervisory Relationship. Arthur Niesser

Weekend Two: 12^th-14^th June 2026

Friday 19:00–21:00

Community of Practice Group helped by an experienced supervisor
Developing a post-Jungian approach to supervision: Sharing conundrums, explorations, problem-solving, and synthesis of ideas. Chris Williams & Julienne McLean

Saturday 09:30 –17:00

• Seminar 1: Complex Cases in Supervision (a): Navigating Transference & Countertransference Fantasies and Unconscious Enactments in the Parallel Process. Stephen Garratt
• Seminar 2: Strange Effects at Boundaries in Supervision: Exploring Unconscious Dynamics. Gottfried Heuer
• Seminar 3: Language, Representation, Exploring Power in Supervision. Begum Maitra
• Seminar 4: Culture & Identity in Supervision: Navigating the Intersections. Begum Maitra

Sunday 09:30–13:00

• Seminars 5 & 6: Contemporary Ethical Practice in Supervision: Making Ethical Decisions in Complex Situations; Misconduct; Recognising & working with moral injury. Dr Jon Martin with Fiona Palmer Barnes

Weekend Three 11^th-13^th September 2026

Friday 19:00–21:00

Community of Practice Group helped by an experienced supervisor
Developing a post-Jungian approach to supervision: Sharing conundrums, explorations, problem-solving, and synthesis of ideas. Chris Williams and Julienne McLean

Saturday 09:30-17:00

• Seminars 1 & 2: The Living Symbol in Supervision: How Symbols Emerge and Shift in the Supervisory Process. Philippa Campbell
• Seminars 3 & 4: When International Conflict or Politics Enters Supervision: Navigating External Influences. Polly Young-Eisendrath

Sunday 09:30-13:00

• Seminar 5 & 6: Embodied approaches to supervision – how do we work with the body? Catherine Bygott

Weekend Four 6^th-8^th November 2026

Friday 19:00–21:00

Community of Practice Group helped by an experienced supervisor
Developing a post-Jungian approach to supervision: Sharing conundrums, explorations, problem-solving, and synthesis of ideas. Julienne McLean & Chris Williams

Saturday 9.30-17:00

• Seminar 1: Overseeing and Reviewing Trainee Clinical Work: How to intervene when performance is poor: How to engage the talented. Spyros Karvounis
• Seminar 2: Neurodiversity informed supervision. Spyros Karvounis
• Seminars 3 & 4: Exploring sacred spaces and attending to spiritual concerns in supervision. Julienne McLean

Sunday 9.30-13:00

• Seminar 5: When Supervision Ends: Closing the Supervisory Relationship with Care Stephen Garratt
• Seminar 6: Final Supervision Conundrums: Addressing Challenges and Insights from the Training in a Plenary session Chris Williams & Julienne McLean

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