Have you considered becoming a mentor supervisor for acupuncturists and other health professionals? Our training programme was started by BAcC Fellow Isobel Cosgrove over 20 years ago.  This popular training is delivered by experienced educators and mentor-supervisors.

Through the training you will:

  • Learn skills for setting up group and /or one to one supervision work

  • Learn to lead a supervision group for local practitioners

  • Acquire mentoring & leadership skills in the context of acupuncture/your professions’ practice.

  • Learn facilitation and group work skills for Professional Development Leads and Regional Group Coordinators

  • Gain skills to support fellow practitioners, assist with their personal development, benefit their patients, their clinical practice and ultimately themselves.

    Becoming a mentor supervisor can provide an additional source of income and help you grow professionally and personally. You will also build local connections and contribute to the development of the profession.

    Join your professional body’s list of accredited supervisor's - eg BAcC and AAC ( check with your respective professional bodies. )

  • Throughout the course, participants attend lectures that focus on group dynamics and facilitation skills. However, the core of the learning experience is experiential, and supervision groups are held every afternoon. Participants are encouraged to maintain reflective journals and to bring practice issues and case studies for further exploration in these groups. Attendees are also encouraged to lead a small group themselves and receive feedback from trainers helping to develop their skills and increase their confidence.

    • Proficiency in facilitating interpersonal work.

    • Ability to give feedback that empowers the practitioner.

    • A deeper understanding of issues such as confidentiality, boundaries, projection, transference, maintaining professional relationships, and building and managing a practice.

    • Expertise in running group work or 1:1 supervision with compassion, insight, and a sense of humour.

    • An ongoing network of support for your own practice.

STOP PRESS! NEXT TRAINING!

STOP PRESS! NEXT TRAINING!

TRAINING COURSE IN MENTORING & SUPERVISION 2026/7

 

In London over 4 weekends September 2026 – March 2027

·     Learn to lead a Supervision group and offer 1:1 mentoring both in person and online

·     Acquire mentoring and leadership skills in the context of your
Acupuncture or Integrative Health practice

 

The training will enable you to develop:

·     Expertise in facilitating interpersonal work.

·     Skills in giving feedback that empowers the practitioner.

·     Deeper awareness of issues such as confidentiality, boundaries, projection, transference, maintaining professional relationships, codes of practice, building and maintaining a practice and managing a clinic.

·     The ability to work with a group of colleagues with compassion, insight and a sense of humour.

·     An on-going network of support for your own practice.

 

We are pleased to let you know that due to the overwhelming interest in Supervision and Mentoring, the next training has been brought forward and will start this September 2026.  

 

We are inviting applications from now and will be scheduling informal interviews shortly.  Interviews can be either in person, or on Zoom if needs be.  Places are filled on a first come first serve basis, so please get your applications in as soon as possible, as course places are limited to 12.

 

The training will take place in London at Violet Hill Studios  (Maida Vale/St John’s Wood), between September 2026 and March 2027. It is run over 4 long weekend modules.  

 

The 2026/2027 Training dates are:

Friday-Sunday 18-20 September 2026

Friday-Sunday 20-22 November 2026

Friday-Sunday 22-24 January 2027

Friday-Sunday 19-21 March 2027

 

The Friday sessions are from 2pm-5pm, the Saturday sessions from 9.30am - 5pm and the Sunday sessions from 9.30am - 4pm.  

This is an in-person training and we ask that you commit to attend all the sessions. In terms of self-learning between modules, we allocate course buddies and ask that you meet (usually via Zoom due to geography), to practice using the material taught during each weekend module. Additionally, we will ask you to write up a 1:1 mentoring session and also to submit a short written project.

 

To apply for the Supervision and Mentoring Training we ask for a minimum of 5 years in practice; if not in acupuncture, other experience can be relevant also.

The total cost of the course is £1375.  

Upon completion of the Training you will be  eligible to join the Mentoring and Supervision Network as well as apply to be on the Mentoring and Supervision registers of your professional bodies and/or schools.

The course is led by Isobel Cosgrove, Sally Blades, Mina Haeri, Sarah Matheson and Naomi Swain.

For further information contact Mina Haeri :
minahaeri@gmail.com 
07957 726072