Diploma in Integrative Supervision

Blended Learning Programme

Enhance your professional practice through clinical supervision training.

This diploma prepares experienced practitioners to develop skills in providing effective clinical supervision. Participants explore models of supervision, ethical considerations and reflective practice within therapeutic settings. It supports practitioners in facilitating learning, professional development and safe practice within supervisory relationships. 

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Programme Type: Professional diploma
Next Intake(s): 17 April 2026

NFQ: N/A
ECTS: 30

Academic Validation: N/A

Professional Accreditation: IACP

Overview

Introduction

Supervision is viewed as a key component of many professions, providing support to practitioners, enhancing ongoing learning and, to a greater or lesser extent, protecting the public. This year-long course is intended for people from a variety of disciplines who are intending, beginning or already practising supervisors. Professionally accredited by the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP), it is designed to enable individuals to extend their understanding and knowledge of supervision, incorporating theoretical inputs with opportunities for group discussion and experiential exercises.

Who Should Apply

This course will be of interest to professionals who work in an integrative manner. It will be of particular interest to counsellors, psychotherapists, guidance counsellors, psychologists, healthcare professionals, probation officers, social services personnel, managers and all who supervise the work of others in the helping professions.

Entry Requirements

A Level 8 degree or higher

Minimum Technological Requirements

You will need to have:

  • Adequate broadband for uploading and downloading
  • A desktop computer or laptop capable of using Zoom
  • A webcam and microphone
  • A web browser
  • Word processing package
  • Outstanding facilitators, each with a wealth of supervision training and experience
  • Provides a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of supervision
  • Course described as a ‘dynamic delivery of integrative supervision’
  • Designed for intending, beginning or already practising supervisors
  • An in-depth, comprehensive, engaging and challenging supervision diploma
Overview

This is a part-time course and will cover topics and activities such as:

  • Definitions and purpose of supervision
  • Models of the supervisory process, including those of Page and Wosket and Hawkins and Shohet
  • Learning styles
  • Feedback-informed supervision
  • Consideration of supervisors’ training development and supervisory needs
  • Opportunities to role-play in triads as supervisor, supervisee and observer, using participants’ own case work
  • Exploration of transference, countertransference and the parallel process
  • Reflection on the similarities and differences of supervision in a one-to-one, group or organisational context
  • Consideration of multicultural, ethical and professional issues
Blended Learning Delivery

This programme is delivered via blended learning, whereby students rotate between onsite and online. Onsite classes take place in our Tallaght campus. Our blended learning classes are run as tutorials, which involve students and their lecturer logging in to our online learning platform and using Zoom simultaneously.

Zoom provides an integrative online environment for students and lecturers to interact and engage in learning. It facilitates discussion polls, slide sharing, videos, resource sharing and much more. To foster more intimate learning environments, breakout rooms are also used, enabling safe, experiential triadic learning.

All our sessions are accessible on computers and mobile devices, and our dedicated IT department supports faculty and students throughout their online learning journey. To promote flexibility and best practice, all sessions are recorded and made accessible exclusively to students enrolled in the class for review at their convenience.

Student Benefits and Support

With IACP recognition, graduates of this programme (who meet IACP criteria) are eligible for accreditation as supervisors. Learners are supported in developing the necessary skills, knowledge and competencies to practise as supervisors.

Assessment

Learners are assessed through a continuous assessment strategy that includes a variety of methods, such as video recording, theoretical essays and reflective writing. Clinical course requirements involve engagement in a peer supervision (internal) relationship (25 hours), external supervision practice (25 hours) and clinical supervision of external supervision practice hours.

Validation and Accreditation

This diploma is professionally accredited by IACP. To meet IACP supervision accreditation requirements, learners must be fully accredited counselling and psychotherapy members and hold full accreditation for at least five years.

Credits

30

Duration

This course is one year in duration, including 13 teaching days, with additional time for completing clinical hours.

Key Dates

Date
Session Content LocationFacilitator(s)
Friday, 17 April 2026,
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Welcome and introductions
What is supervision?
Definitions of supervision
Roles, tasks and functions of supervision		OnsiteClair Bel-Maguire & Mike Hackett
Saturday, 18 April 2026,
9 a.m.–5 p.m.		Peer supervision,
Cyclical model of supervision 1
Contracting in supervision		OnsiteClair Bel-Maguire
Friday, 22 May 2026,
9 a.m.–5 p.m.		Cyclical model of supervision 2
Transference/countertransference/ parallel process
Learning styles		OnsiteClair Bel-Maguire
Saturday, 23 May 2026,
9 a.m.–5 p.m.		Process model of supervision 1OnsiteMike Hackett
Friday, 19 June 2026,
9 a.m.–5 p.m.		Process model of supervision 2OnsiteMike Hackett
Saturday, 20 June 2026,
9 a.m.–5 p.m.		Developing the supervisory relationship
Appraising supervision
What to bring to supervision
Giving feedback
Self-care and burnout in supervisees		OnlineClair Bel-Maguire
Friday, 24 July 2026,
9 a.m.–5 p.m.		IACP ethical and legal requirements Ethical dilemmas
IDM developmental model		OnlineMike Hackett
Friday, 18 September 2026,
9 a.m.–5 p.m.		The use of feedback
Trauma-informed supervision		OnlineClair Bel-Maguire
Friday, 16 October 2026,
9 a.m.–5 p.m.		Group supervisionOnsiteMike Hackett
Friday, 20 November 2026,
9 a.m.–5 p.m.		Online supervision
Organisational supervision
Set up for video recordings		OnsiteMike Hackett
Friday, 15 January 2027
9 a.m.–5 p.m.		Video sessions evaluation and feedbackOnsiteClair Bel-Maguire & Mike Hackett
Saturday, 16 January 2027
9 a.m.–5 p.m.		Video sessions evaluation and feedbackOnsiteClair Bel-Maguire & Mike Hackett
Sunday, 17 January 2027
9 a.m.–4 p.m.		ClosureOnsiteClair Bel-Maguire & Mike Hackett
Programme Lecturers

Clair Bel-Maguire and Mike Hackett

Location

Onsites: IICP College, Killinarden Enterprise Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Map and directions

IICP College understands that while partaking in further education is an incredibly rewarding experience, it can also be a financial challenge for some learners. To minimise the financial impact, we strive to keep course fees as competitive as possible. We also offer payment plan options to help learners pay the balance of their fees over the duration of their course.

Cost

€1,950

  • An application processing fee of €100 also applies.
  • Places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis following interviews.
  • Upon receiving a course offer, a 30% deposit of the programme fee is required to secure your place.
Additional Requirements and Costs

Learners are required to contract with an external supervisor, who will supervise their 25 external supervision practice hours at a ratio of 1:5. Therefore, learners will be required to attend at least 5 sessions of external supervision. Clinical supervision can cost from €40 per session upwards. Fees are negotiable between learners and individual supervisors.

Protection for Enrolled Learners

This programme is covered by arrangements under Section 65(4) of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012 whereby, in the event of IICP College ceasing to provide the programme for any reason, enrolled learners may transfer to a similar programme at another provider, or in the event that this is not possible, the fees most recently paid will be refunded. Current PEL arrangements consist of a 2% levy on course fees. IICP College does not pass the cost of this on to learners.

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