Transform Your Supervision Practice - One Brushstroke at a Time
We are excited to welcome back Monica Carpendale, esteemed art therapy leader, educator, and founder of the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute (KATI), to facilitate Level 1: The Art of Art Therapy Supervision. This dynamic and experiential workshop invites art therapists, educators, and clinical supervisors to deepen their skills, strengthen their theoretical foundation, and infuse creativity into their supervision practice.
🎨 Level 1: The Art of Art Therapy Supervision
Tuesdays, Oct. 14 – Nov. 11, 2025 | 3:00 – 6:00 PM PST
📍 Online via Zoom | 💵 $495 CAD
Transform Your Supervision Practice — One Brushstroke at a Time
This workshop series is offered in two parts:
Level 1 is an introductory training focused on building a strong foundation in relational, arts-based supervision.
Level 2 is designed for those who have completed Level 1 or have prior supervision experience and permission from the instructor.
💡 Workshop Fee: $495 CAD per level
💚 Equity Seat: One 50% off BIPOC registration is reserved for each workshop. Click “Register” to claim this seat if still available.
What to Expect in Level 1
Level 1 will help you develop a relational approach to supervision, framed in an ecological context and informed by the seven-eyed model. You will expand your skills in cultural humility and learn how to create cultural safety in supervisory relationships. Through a range of creative approaches, including response art, post-session art, and supervision art invitations — participants will explore metaphor, phenomenology, and expressive writing to deepen their professional identity and supervisory practice.
Throughout this five-week series, you will:
Develop a theoretical practice as an art therapy supervisor.
Strengthen your skills in cultural humility and cultural safety.
Explore arts-based supervision strategies such as response art and post-session reflections.
Apply the transformative aspects of a strength-based approach and positive art therapy.
Explore compassion fatigue, burnout, and resiliency.
Work with metaphoric and arts-based approaches to transference, countertransference, and projective identification.
Increase self-awareness of your professional strengths and growth areas.
Learn best practices for online supervision.
Preparation and Materials
This is an online workshop. Participants will need:
A computer with reliable internet access and a quiet, private workspace.
Art materials such as:
Paper (white and coloured construction, 8x11 or larger)
Scissors and glue stick
Drawing materials (pencils, pastels, felt pens)
Paints and brushes (poster, gouache, or watercolour)
Collage materials (magazines, words, images)
A supervision journal
📚 Required Texts:
Carpendale, M. (2011). A Traveller’s Guide to Art Therapy Supervision (Trafford Publishing)
Carpendale, M. (2023). A Magpie’s Nest: Arts-Based Supervision (Essenze Publishing)
Meet the Facilitator: Monica Carpendale
Monica Carpendale, BFA, DVATI, BCATR, RCAT, is the founder and professor emeritus of the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute in Nelson, BC. With over 35 years of experience in education, art therapy, and supervision, Monica is a pioneer in the field and a leading voice in relational, arts-based supervision.
Her approach is grounded in hermeneutic phenomenology, with a focus on intersectionality, cultural considerations, and environmental awareness. Monica integrates art and poetry invitations into her supervision model, always centering a strength-based and ecological perspective.
She is the author of five books, numerous journal articles, and has presented at national and international conferences on art therapy, poetry therapy, supervision, and eco-art therapy. Monica has also produced three documentary films and created the innovative Blue Heron Therapy Games.
Ready to Deepen Your Supervision Practice?
Join us for this transformative learning experience and discover how art, metaphor, and creative exploration can expand your capacity to support others.