Clinical Practices and Summary
In this paper we have provided an illustration of Deliberate Practice (DP) and the Sentio Supervision Model (SSM) in action. DP offers the promise of preserving supervision at the foundation of therapist development while providing the supervision process with a new set of principles to improve results in therapist effectiveness (Ericsson, 2008; Wampold et al., 2019; McLeod & McLeod, 2022; Miller et al., 2020). We introduced the SSM as the first model to provide clear guidelines for the integration of DP principles, routine outcome monitoring, and use of videotaped recordings to augment traditional supervision methods (Levenson, 2024; Vaz & Rousmaniere, 2022, 2024). The overlapping development of client, therapist and supervisor, documented throughout our case illustration, provides one example of the promise of DP and the SSM to create more successful therapy and supervision outcomes. We believe that combining the use of outcome measures, video recordings, and DP skills training provides a uniquely valuable contribution for the future of clinical supervision, while also remaining flexible enough to allow for the supervisor’s unique expression. Our hope is that others will find the methods described here inspiring, promoting further implementation, experimentation and research.