Supervision: Forming the Practice is a year-long formative course for experienced spiritual directors who feel called to accompany and support the practice of others.
Grounded in the contemplative tradition that lies at the heart of spiritual direction, this course will help you develop both the inner disposition and practical confidence needed to become an effective supervisor. You will explore what it means to hold a contemplative supervisory space; to attend to the multiple relationships present in supervision; to hold the responsibilities of the relationship with humility and clarity; and to recognise the movements of power, vulnerability and discernment within the supervisory encounter.
This is a course for experienced spiritual directors who are ready to take the next step: helping to nurture the safety, wisdom and sustainability of spiritual direction through the supervision of others.
Alongside practical experience, you will engage deeply with two significant frameworks for supervision — the Five Elements of Supervision and the Seven-Eyed Supervisor — while exploring areas including group dynamics, power and authority, challenge and feedback, ethics and safeguarding, discernment and the contemplative foundations of supervision.
Module 1: The Core Elements of Supervision
Live session - Saturday 9th January 2027
Module 2: Deepening Discernment
Live session - Saturday 13th March 2027
Module 3: Dynamic of a Session and the Role of the Supervisor
Live session - Saturday 8th May 2027
Module 4: Ethics and Safeguarding in Supervision
Live session - Saturday 10th July 2027
Module 5: The Spiritual Director’s Journey
Live session - Saturday 11th September 2027
Module 6: Integrating the Journey
Live session - Saturday 13th November 2027
Time: 10:00-15:00
Cost: £950
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