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Certificate in Clinical Supervision

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Key Information

Field of Study

  • Certificate in Clinical Supervision

Duration

  • 1 year

Teaching Institution

  • Metanoia Institute

Awarding Institution

  • Metanoia Institute

Accrediting Professional Body

  • The course meets both UKCP requirements for supervision training and the BACP Counselling Supervision Training Curriculum. On successful completion of the Certificate in Clinical Supervision, you can be nominated to the UKCP Directory of Supervisors through your membership organisation. NB. In order to be placed upon the UKCP Directory of Supervisors on completion, you need to be a UKCP registrant. If you are a BACP-accredited therapist, this programme can be used to support your application directly with BACP to become a BACP-accredited supervisor.

Location

  • Online live learning

Designed for qualified professionals, The Certificate in Clinical Supervision is suitable for counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, consultants, social workers, probation officers, mental health workers, and others in the helping professions. It is aimed at practitioners who have been post-qualified for at least three years, regardless of their field of work or theoretical orientation. By bringing together professionals from different backgrounds, the course fosters dialogue on both shared principles and distinctive perspectives in the theory and practice of supervision.

Course Philosophy

The Certificate in Clinical Supervision is rooted in a relational approach to supervision, exploring the diverse landscape that supervision now engages with. It offers participants the opportunity to develop their own unique style as supervisors while considering the many challenges that arise in contemporary supervision practice.

Course Modules

Module 1
Introductions and collating ideas that participants want to consider throughout the course which will be integrated with concepts included in the programme. There will be a historical overview of the development of supervision in the helping professions. Also, we will overview some of the different styles of supervision and the supervisory processes. These will include discussions related to supervision, values, principles and ethics, that will enable individuals to consider their own position.

Module 2
A review of different conceptual modes of supervision from an integrative relational perspective and current literature.  We will also reflect on different stages of developmental processes that will highlight ranges of engagement and differences between individual supervisees’ learning styles.  We also consider the process of establishing initial contracts with supervisees to support the supervisory working alliance.

Module 3
Methods, goals, interventions and creativity in individual and group supervision. Working with transference, countertransference and parallel process in supervision.

Module 4
What might be the impact regarding the supervision process when working with diversity and contextual factors, for example, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, including mental health problems.

Module 5
Supervising the practice of short-term counselling and psychotherapy; considerations for best practice. Reviewing ethical dilemmas and professional issues in both short- and long-term practice. Different vehicles of supervision including, onsite and online will be considered.

Module 6
Student Presentations – a short 20-minute presentation of the candidate’s own interest area in supervision together with a brief written account. Methods of evaluating our own supervisory practice will be discussed.

Supporting Information

Aims of the Training Programme

  • To provide participants with the theoretical basis and practical skills in supervision so that they can practice independently or in professional associations as supervisors for a range of practitioners within the helping professions. This standard is equivalent to that required by other professional associations for the accreditation of supervisors.
  • To create a semi-structured learning experience that provides models or frameworks of working knowledge and skills and reflective/reflexive practice, which can support a collaborative, coherent and cohesive approach to your best supervision practice.
  • To provide an open, creative, relational approach which supports the participants of the course to particularly to develop a stance of sharing and exchanging many areas of knowledge and expertise. This also includes the diversity of professional backgrounds, contexts and theoretical orientations providing a richness of experience, critical challenge and throughout the training.

 

Teaching Methods:

The course runs across six two-day modules, spaced monthly to allow integration and application of learning. With strong emphasis on live practice, supervision skills are developed experientially through exercises, discussion, and reflection. Full attendance and written work lead to certification.

Training Programme Design
The course is structured across six 2-day modules, spaced approximately monthly to allow space for integration and application of ideas in practice. There is a considerable course emphasis on the practice of supervision. To facilitate this there is an opportunity across all the modules for live practice throughout the course. Full course attendance and completion of the written work leads to the achievement of a Metanoia Certificate in Clinical Supervision.

Assessment Methods:
Students must attend at least 80% of course hours, making up missed modules by arrangement with the tutor. Assessment includes two 2,000-word assignments – My Philosophy of Supervision and Relating Practice and Theory. Successful attendance, peer presentation, and written work lead to the award of the Certificate.

Clinical/Placement Information:
Clinical placement component includes delivery of supervised supervision, with 80% attendance and a log of hours required.

Training Options:
The Certificate in Clinical Supervision is delivered part-time over six two-day modules, usually scheduled monthly to allow space for integration and practice between sessions. Teaching is interactive and practice-oriented, with a strong emphasis on live supervision throughout the course. Participants are expected to attend at least 80% of taught hours and complete written assignments. Intakes run annually, with the course spanning one academic year. Successful completion leads to the award of the Metanoia Certificate in Clinical Supervision, meeting BACP and UKCP requirements.

Additional Notes:
Includes collaborative learning with peers from multiple professions, delivered in a supportive environment. Emphasis on reflective and ethical practice. Minimum 80% attendance required.

As learning will take place online, students will need access to a laptop (or equivalent device), internet, and a quiet, private space in order to participate in the live, online learning components of the programme.

 

Looking for PCE-CfD Supervisor Training?

If you are a PCE-CfD licensed practitioner looking specifically to develop your skills in PCE-CfD supervision, please note that this is a separate programme from the Certificate in Clinical Supervision.

Our PCE-CfD Supervisor Conversion Programme is specifically designed for PCE-CfD practitioners who wish to develop their supervisory practice within the PCE-CfD modality.

Alumni Path

Progression into advanced supervisory roles across clinical, educational, or organisational settings. Recognised pathway for professional development in supervision.

Key Contacts

Peter Pearce

Director of Clinical Training

Dr Peter Pearce, UKCP Reg. Psychotherapist, EAP Reg. Psychotherapist, BACP Senior Accredited Counsellor Peter is Director of Clinical Training at Metanoia. He has been active in the development of counselling, psychotherapy and the broader psychological professions for many years , having begun working in mental health and disability during the closure of long stay hospitals in the early 1980s. At Metanoia, Peter has led the development and running of a wide range of post qualification career development programmes for therapists. For example, he led the Metanoia Institute team which collaborated with BACP on the development of the National Curriculum for Counselling for Depression (now PCE-CfD - one of the NICE recommended modalities for depression available free at the point of delivery within NHS Talking Therapies across the country) and the successful Metanoia bid to be appointed by Health Education England to develop a ground-breaking, full-time, salaried training route into the NHS psychotherapeutic counselling workforce. As a working-class boy from a big family, himself only able to train as a therapist because of funding support from the innovative NHS community team he worked for, he is particularly pleased to have an involvement in this development.

Course Dates

Please note: the next available starting point for new students will be September 2027

For full teaching dates for this programme, please see our Post Qualification Course Dates page

Please note that teaching dates may be subject to change

Entry Requirements

Applicants must be qualified practitioners in a helping profession, for example, psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists, psychiatrists, or social workers, who are firmly grounded in their own orientation to clinical practice.

Language Requirements:
IELTS 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in each component) or equivalent – required for non-native English speakers.

Fees and Funding

£2,850

How to Apply

The certificate in clinical supervision is no longer accepting applications for October 2026. We will update this page when admissions open for the next cohort.

Applications Closed