From the author: The article was published on our website Napkin six There are two main stages in training our students. The first is while training is underway in the main program, and you need to practice all the skills, knowledge, techniques and methods with each other . A place is organized in a cozy corner where a conditional therapist and a conditional client go to engage in the mysteries of psychotherapy. Sometimes a group mate joins them, or they call the leader to help sort out a bottleneck. Everything is quiet, almost intimate, very calm. And the second stage, when everything that has been learned and mastered over several months must be shown during supervision. Group supervision is a powerful tool for training future consultant psychologists and psychotherapists. In one day, a breakthrough occurs in understanding the essence of the therapist’s work. Everything that has been accumulated over months of training is integrated. This is a unique opportunity to receive live feedback on your work with the client. That is, the therapist and the client work in an “aquarium” - this is a group of observers sitting around three test takers. Their work is closely monitored by an authorized supervisor (also a student, also undergoing supervision). Naturally, the leading teachers also listen and watch. After the end of the session, the therapist, client and supervisor each give reports on their position. Despite the friendly atmosphere, those undergoing supervision are worried, often lost, and ask for advice or help. And yet they are asked to repeat supervision over and over again. This is indeed a very powerful way of learning. But there is always a lot of humor in our training programs. Students often laugh when they work. And supervision is also one of the moments when you can laugh heartily. Here are some funny statements you can hear during supervision. Supervisor question: “In what state did the client keep the consultant?” Supervisor's comment: “You should not abandon the client, because when the consultant abandons him, the client begins to do dirty tricks.” Comment from an external supervisor: “The client was arguing with the therapist...” The client’s exclamation: “Comrades, he called me a dog!” Supervisor's comment: “The client is always right, he does what he wants!” A blow to the head (from an external supervisor who walked out the door) brought the client out of the current state... Supervisor's confusion: “The collapse of anchors is a collapse in itself. It’s better to say collapse to yourself.” External supervisor’s comment: “One technique cannot be used twice (per supervision)...” Client’s exclamation: “Why am I going to walk around with a trigger now!” Client comment when testing for environmental friendliness: “In some contexts, a couple of submodalities will need to be removed.” The therapist’s question to the client: “Client, you named the obstacles, otherwise I don’t remember, I was in a trance!” Supervisor question: “Did the client fall for the therapist’s resourceful state?” Supervisor comment: “I saw a reframing.” An exclamation from the audience: “Maybe I didn’t see it, but heard it?” Supervisor's comment: “Judging by the therapist's gestures, the client has a visual representational system.” From the definitions of the meta-model by supervisors: “Something is something, and something is a non-specific noun, almost a pronoun.” Supervisor’s advice: “Now bring the client into the equipment.” Supervisor’s comment: “For the rapport, special thanks to everyone!” Supervisor's comment: “The client was creative.” Supervisor's comment: “In technology, it is important that the client’s apples move (about the eyes).” Question to the supervisor: “How does the therapist know about the client’s submodalities? Answer: “The client spoke himself.” Supervisor's comment: “The client and therapist were both breathing, so rapport was established.” Supervisor's advice: “Anchor the client.” Supervisor’s comment: “Client, you can show “naked curiosity.” Question from the therapist to the client after the end of the session: “As a client, you are saved?»