Peer group supervision is a commonly integrated component of predoctoral psychology training. However, much of the supervision literature has focused on individual supervision. The predominant focus on individual supervision has left a gap in the literature in regard to peer group supervision at the predoctoral internship level. In particular, little is known about the aspects of peer group supervision that are necessary to engage supervisees in group supervision or the processes that facilitate positive growth in supervisees during peer group supervision. This article uses a case example of peer group supervision that was conducted at a predoctoral internship site to examine the parallels between group psychotherapy and group supervision. Notably, Yalom's group psychotherapy curative factors resemble the same beneficial processes that occur within peer group supervision. Therefore, a series of vignettes was presented to illuminate how these processes unfold and the impact that these processes have on supervisee professional development. In the case example, peer group supervision impacted training positively and promoted supervisee growth in self-reflective practice, attention to interpersonal process within therapy, integration of different theoretical orientations, case conceptualization, and self-care. A primary implication of this work is that peer group supervision can be a unique professional development experience that, when implemented with attention to therapeutic alliance and group process, can result in profound supervisee growth.
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