Guided Imagery and Music in Supervision: Applications of GIM for Supervision
Mårtenson-Blom, Katarina - Volume: 9
This study explored the application of group Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) within group supervision. Group GIM was used in a series of eight sessions with an ongoing supervisory group of experienced, professional social workers to examine how and if the application of GIM could deepen the learning process, expand capacity for containing difficult feelings, develop relational knowing and the professional self, and nourish the group cohesion and working climate for the group. GIM was found to expand the group’s capacity for containing difficult feelings as well as nourish its working climate. GIM also highlighted the connections between private and professional issues for several group members.