Supervision
Offering supervision to those who want to look at their work practices and interventions in a safe and confidential way.
A way to examin your thought and feelings or maybe just to unload.
A safe place for you.
Professional Supervision – What’s involved?
There still seems to be a lot of confusion about what Professional Supervision is and what it encompasses. The following sets out a general framework of what constitutes Professional Supervision and also discusses some issues.
First I’ll discuss what Professional Supervision is not.
It is not:
- Someone watching over your shoulder whilst you practise.
- A discussion between two practitioners;
- Being supervised whilst on a field placement or completing a course;
- Discussing personal matters with a counsellor.
Supervision is:
A formal arrangement for counsellors to discuss their work regularly with someone is experienced in counselling and supervision. The task is to work together to ensure and develop the efficiency of the counsellor/client relationship.
Professional supervision is a process to maintain adequate standards of counselling and a method of consultancy to widen the horizons of an experienced practitioner.Counselling exposes counsellors to situations that impose a great demand on practitioners. This demand can lead to becoming enmeshed, over-involved and being ineffective.
Counsellors cannot in all cases be objective about their own abilities, agendas and practices. A supervisor can be objective and help the counsellor to grow and learn. The supervisor can ensure that the counsellor is meeting the needs of their clients and keeping to ethical and professional standards. Supervisors also help counsellors relate practice to theory and visa versa.
Professional Supervision is a contractual agreement made between a Supervisor and a Supervisee. The supervision is usually a paid-for service or in an agency it can be part of your employment requirement.
What makes someone a Supervisor?
A supervisor must fill all of the following criteria:
- Have a qualification in Supervision
- Have at least five years of clinical/counselling practical experience;
- Be a qualified clinical counsellor (or eligible for registration as a clinical counsellor with
Who needs to have a Professional Supervisor?
- All practising counsellors;
- Any person whose job has a large component that involves them dealing with people in crisis;
- Most professionals who work in the Human Services industry;
- Any other person who believes it would be advantageous;
- Professional Supervisors
For More Information Contact Christine