The training program for supervisors / interprofessional counselors had a total duration of 300 hours and was conducted during the period 2019–2022. The trainees subsequently completed 180 hours of individual and group supervision, as supervisors under supervision, during the period 2023–2024.
Head trainer was Dionysis Sakkas, with Giannis Sigalas as co-trainer, while other experienced staff members of AKMA also participated in the educational process. Eight experienced systemic therapists participated as trainees: Antonis Antoniou, Maria Giourgi, Giannis Zervanos, Athanasia Kati, Haris Pischos, Barbara Salavou, Vangelis Fousteris. The presence of colleague and friend Vasilis Dourou enriched the group with his emotion, knowledge, and experience before his painful loss.
The training concerns the practice of supervision or interprofessional counseling according to the Dialectical – Systemic Epistemological Approach, which underpins all therapeutic and educational activities of AKMA. It was aligned with the standards of the European Family Therapy Association (EFTA).
Core Principles of the Training Program for Supervisors – Interprofessional Counselors
The core principles of the program are:
- Trainees must have completed their personal therapy and possess extensive experience as therapists.
- The training includes both group and individual supervision.
- It is experiential in nature, with active participation of trainees in appropriately designed exercises, as well as the expression of emotions and personal experiences, enhancing group dynamics.
- Multimedia training material is used, including supervision sessions conducted by the trainees themselves.
- Trainees participate in regular group supervision meetings.
- International literature on theoretical, ethical, and legal issues is analyzed, and appropriate materials are provided.
- Trainees develop a theoretical study related to the supervision process, which is presented at scientific forums.