Supervision Preparation

• Do I need to bring this case

to supervision?
• What would I want to get
from supervision by bringing
What formulation am I Is the formulation Yes Is therapy progressing Yes this case?
using with this patient? guiding my treatment as expected / as originally • How would I verbalise it as
What mechanims are plan? hypothesised? a question?
operating to keep the problem • Am I using supervision
going for this patient? No effectively by bringing
this case?
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• What are my hypotheses about the obstacles to treatment?

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• Am I allowing enough preparation time for supervision?

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