DATES: The Heart of Deliberate Practice Supervision: Mastering Rehearsal
You’ve learned the Sentio Supervision Model. You understand the structure of Deliberate Practice supervision. But when you’re actually in the supervision room, a new challenge often appears:
How do I consistently move supervision into rehearsal—and keep it there?
Many supervisors find that even when they understand the model, supervision can drift back into case discussion, theory talk, or extended explanation. The result is that rehearsal—the core learning engine of Deliberate Practice—happens less often than it should.
If you’ve ever felt this tension, you’re not alone.
This 4-week advanced training focuses on the central skill of Deliberate Practice supervision: running effective rehearsal. Participants will learn how to pivot from discussion into roleplay, maintain momentum through repeated practice, and guide supervisees through multiple learning targets within a single supervision hour.
Through live demonstrations and structured exercises, participants will practice the micro-skills that make rehearsal possible in real supervision settings.
This course is ideal for supervisors who already have basic familiarity with Deliberate Practice or the Sentio Supervision Model and want to develop greater fluency and confidence running rehearsal-based supervision.
Led by Jason Brand, LCSW, Senior Deliberate Practice Trainer at Sentio University and co-author of Deliberate Practice Supervision in Action: The Sentio Supervision Model, this training emphasizes hands-on practice and practical supervisory skills that can be used immediately in supervision.
Course & Certification Details
Live Zoom Sessions: 4 weeks, 1 hour/week
Dates: DAY — Starts DATE (Date, 1, 2, 3, 4)
Time: 9:00 AM PST / 12:00 PM EST / 18:00 CET
Cost: $300
7-Day Money-Back Guarantee: If you decide the course isn’t right for you, request a refund within 7 days of purchase and we’ll return 100% of your payment.
INCLUDES:
Certification as a DP-Informed Supervisor
Exclusive Sentio Supervisor Toolkit (fill-in forms, supervision prep guides, skill sheets)
A free copy of the best-selling ebook “Reaching for Expertise: A Primer on Deliberate Practice for Psychotherapists”
Printable certification and downloadable packet
Video examples + live supervision demos with Jason
Spots are limited to ensure live participation and feedback.
What You’ll Learn (Week by Week)
Week 1: THE KEY PIVOT — MOVING FROM DISCUSSION TO REHEARSAL
Supervision often begins with detailed case descriptions. While useful, these discussions can easily consume the entire hour without leading to practice.
In this session, participants learn how to listen for learning opportunities within case material and confidently pivot the conversation toward rehearsal.
Recognizing when case discussion has gone far enough
Identifying potential learning targets within clinical material
Initiating rehearsal without disrupting the supervisory alliance
Practicing the supervisory pivot from discussion to roleplay
Core supervisory move:
“Let’s try that out.”
Participants will practice interrupting case narratives and initiating rehearsal using live exercises.
Week 2: BUILDING REPETITION — RUNNING MULTIPLE REHEARSALS
Deliberate Practice depends on repetition. Yet many supervisors successfully initiate rehearsal but stop after a single roleplay attempt.
This session focuses on building the supervisory skill of running rapid successive rehearsals that allow trainees to refine a clinical behavior through repeated attempts.
Why repetition is essential for skill development
Maintaining momentum in rehearsal-based supervision
Helping trainees refine interventions through multiple attempts
Avoiding over-explanation that interrupts practice
Core supervisory move:
“Let’s see it again.”
Participants will practice facilitating repeated rehearsal cycles using structured supervision scenarios.
Week 3: KEEPING REHEARSAL ALIVE — OVERCOMING BARRIERS AND ENCAPSULATING THE SKILL
Even when rehearsal begins successfully, supervision often drifts back into discussion. Supervisors may start explaining, trainees may analyze the case again, or the group may become overwhelmed by too many possible learning targets.
In this session participants learn how to maintain the momentum of rehearsal by briefly summarizing the work that just occurred and keeping the focus on skill development.
Common barriers to rehearsal include:
drifting back into case discussion
supervisors explaining rather than facilitating practice
trainee discomfort or fear of making mistakes
attempting to work on too many skills at once
the pull to analyze rather than rehearse
Core supervisory move:
“Here’s what we just practiced: the client challenge was ___ and the therapist skill was ___.”
Participants will practice quickly encapsulating the learning moment and redirecting supervision toward continued skill rehearsal.
Week 4: MOVING TO THE NEXT SKILL — MAINTAINING SUPERVISION MOMENTUM
Effective Deliberate Practice supervision often involves working on several learning targets within a single supervision session. Supervisors must be able to recognize when a skill has been sufficiently practiced and pivot to the next meaningful learning opportunity.
This session focuses on managing transitions between skills while maintaining the structure of rehearsal-based supervision.
Recognizing when enough repetition has occurred
Identifying the next learning target in supervision
Transitioning efficiently between rehearsal sequences
Maintaining clarity and structure in group supervision
Core supervisory move:
“Let’s pick another skill to focus on.”
Participants will practice moving between multiple rehearsal targets while maintaining supervisory structure and momentum
Who This Is For
Clinical supervisors using or learning Deliberate Practice
Training directors and educators
Therapists interested in improving their supervision skills
About the Trainer
Jason Brand, LCSW is a Senior Deliberate Practice Trainer and faculty member at Sentio University. He co-leads the Sentio Supervision Residency and helps train clinicians and supervisors to integrate deliberate practice into everyday supervision.
Jason is co-author of Deliberate Practice Supervision in Action: The Sentio Supervision Model and brings over 20 years of clinical experience to his training work. He maintains a private practice in Berkeley, California, specializing in couples therapy and the training of coaches and therapists.