Supervision
Supervision
Supervision is a formal arrangement whereby a counsellor/psychotherapist discusses their work regularly with someone who is an experienced practitioner and supervisor. The task is to work together to ensure and develop the efficiency of the practitioner/client relationship.
The core functions of supervision are to provide a facilitative and affirmative professional relationship within which the welfare of the client is monitored, and the therapist is supported within their work and encouraged to develop.
The best way to ensure the safety of clients is to assist and nurture the supervisee through their work, to facilitate growth, confidence and autonomy through exploration, curiosity, challenge and frank dialogue. It enables the supervisee to identify their own individual style of working as a therapist.
I provide face to face supervision to trainees, pre-accredited and accredited practitioners. I follow the professional requirements and guidelines of the IACP IAHIP and ICP organisations. I use the cyclical model of supervision devised by Page and Woskett in this process.
I also incorporate Hawkins and Shohet Seven Eyed Model of Supervision.