Supervision during music therapy training: An interview with two Swedish supervisors

Abstract

Supervision has been a significant part of the music therapy programme at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm since it commenced in 1981. Supervisors in Sweden are most often academically trained and in this paper I discuss perspectives on supervision as part of a learning process through an interview with two supervisors. Ingrid Hammarlund and Sören Oscarsson have been supervising students from the music therapy programme in Stockholm since the 1990s and I present their reflections and experiences regarding topics such as the role of the supervisor, the role of music, the group format and the development of a professional identity.