Termination in Supervision

One of my supervisees decided to move on, so during her last supervision with the group, I asked everyone to create an image that we could incorporate into one big "quilt" that we could hang on the wall. I expressed that I hoped the departing therapist would take what she learned from us with her in her future experiences, and that the image "quilt" that we made would symbolize that a part of her would always be with us at the hospital. This afforded the Art Therapists the opportunity to say good-bye and share memories and thank each other. Termination is an important process for the therapist to prepare her patients for her departure, and it is also important to engage in that process with colleagues.