The goal of existential-humanistic (or existential-integrative) supervision is to assist the supervisee to work flexibly and integratively with his or her client within the context of a deepening availability to an experiential encounter. The chief means by which this work is facilitated is via whole-bodied presence - or the holding and illuminating of that which is palpably significant between therapist and client and within the client. In existential-humanistic therapeutic supervision, the supervisor must pay close attention to how the supervisee is present both within the supervisory session as well as with his or her clients, and to the supervisee's attunement to the client's desire and capacity for change, and how that desire and capacity is addressed. Experiential role plays and rehearsal are also drawn on to bring this aforementioned supervision format ""alive"". In this video, Kirk J. Schneider and his supervisee engage in a supervisory session, and host Hanna Levenson interviews them about their work together, exploring the constructs of this model as they discuss highlights from the demonstration session. APA Psychotherapy Training Videos are intended solely for educational purposes for mental health professionals. Viewers are expected to treat confidential material found herein according to strict professional guidelines. Unauthorized viewing is prohibited.
