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SUPERVISION

Additional & Training Services

SUPERVISION

Supporting children and adults in schools, care homes and elsewhere can be an emotionally complex and demanding process for staff teams. Professional clinical supervision can provide opportunities for reflective learning and present an effective solution for emotionally challenging work.

As HCPC registered arts psychotherapists, MTW’s team of therapists are required to undertake monthly ongoing clinical supervision for their own personal support, CPD commitments and professional guidance. Senior members of our team have over 20 years experience in the field of psychotherapeutic intervention and clinical supervision. We are pleased to be able to extend our supervision services to schools and care homes which may require external input and would like their staff to receive a bespoke support service.

What is clinical supervision?

Taking place regularly in a 1:1 setting, supervision can quickly become a reliable, effective and highly valued part of staff culture. It has been associated with reduced staff turnover and is a significant way in which management can fulfil its duty of care responsibilities.

As well as empowering individuals to better manage the personal and professional aspects of their role, supervision can ensure that staff:

re working to their maximum potential
have better job satisfaction, attitude and commitment to their work
have a safe, confidential environment to explore the more emotionally demanding aspects of their work
are constantly improving their practice

What happens in a supervision session?

Meetings can take place onsite or as an outreach service for organisations and will usually include all or some of the following elements:

a formal process of personal support and professional guidance
case study / clinical discussion, review and reflection
developing awareness of reaction to situations, self-reflection of values and approaches
continuing professional development of knowledge, learning and competences
identifying training needs and creating opportunity for improvements
ensuring best practice and professional conduct
receiving external feedback on skills

Who can attend supervision?

MTW can provide supervision for those staff supporting individuals who may:

be experiencing communication difficulties
be using mental health services
be exhibiting emotional or behavioural disabilities
be experiencing anger management issues
have a diagnosis of ASC
have learning disabilities
have offended or are likely to offend
be experiencing addiction
be working through gender identity issues
have difficulties associated with old age or degenerative diseases

Drumming for Development training can take place on school INSET days, corporate training days or during twilight training sessions.

If you are interested in discussing a supervision service further, please feel free to contact us.

“Her relationship with the music therapist is the only remaining relationship in my mother’s life. She glows after her sessions.”

Daughter of an elderly MTW client with dementia

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"As an MTW approved supervisor, I have witnessed MTW MTs encouraging, reflecting and reaching deeply held feelings that may not have otherwise ever have been expressed or heard. They then use these observations and information to determine the best way forward for a successful therapeutic process."

Dr Teresa Madurai, Clinical Psychologist, University of Birmingham

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“(Music Therapy) gives all of the children a space to express themselves. We notice a change in them whilst in the sessions. We also notice that they come back to class calmer.”

Rigby Hall School, Bromsgrove

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“Due to music therapy... we have noticed that the school is a calmer place to be. We have also noticed that there has been an increase in turn-taking skills, participation and attention / concentration skills.”

Dame Ellen Pinsent School Birmingham

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“Music allows us to meet clients at these moments where there are no words. It provides a language which the music therapist uses to allow each individual to process and move through even the most unbearable experiences.”

Eleanor Tingle, MTW Chief Exec

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"I am glad that I am alive...joyful in the moment...there was something about music that enclosed me."

Martha, a cancer patient describing her experience of Music Therapy

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"This specialist support [music therapy] has contributed to a reduction in the number of student behavioural incidents and to improvements in the levels of students’ confidence and skills development.”

OFSTED inspection report, Trinity Specialist College

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“Her relationship with the music therapist is the only remaining relationship in my mother’s life. She glows after her sessions.”

"As an MTW approved supervisor, I have witnessed MTW MTs encouraging, reflecting and reaching deeply held feelings that may not have otherwise ever have been expressed or heard. They then use these observations and information to determine the best way forward for a successful therapeutic process."

“(Music Therapy) gives all of the children a space to express themselves. We notice a change in them whilst in the sessions. We also notice that they come back to class calmer.”

“Due to music therapy... we have noticed that the school is a calmer place to be. We have also noticed that there has been an increase in turn-taking skills, participation and attention / concentration skills.”

“Music allows us to meet clients at these moments where there are no words. It provides a language which the music therapist uses to allow each individual to process and move through even the most unbearable experiences.”

"I am glad that I am alive...joyful in the moment...there was something about music that enclosed me."

"This specialist support [music therapy] has contributed to a reduction in the number of student behavioural incidents and to improvements in the levels of students’ confidence and skills development.”

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