What is Professional Supervision
Supervision provides professional support to clinicians, teachers and students in the development of and reflection on their practice.
It is an important process in developing the communication, knowledge, technical skills, problem-solving ability, and values of a practitioner.
Supervision is a necessary and integral part of forming a professional identity.
What is the purpose of Professional Supervision?
* to provide a safe and confidential environment for reflection
* to reflect on and discuss the work
* to notice and improve personal/professional responses to the work.
* to problem solve and develop new approaches
* to provide a means of self care
My Approach
My approach to supervision focuses on a trusting working relationship between myself and supervisees.
I have conducted group and individual supervision sessions for students and clinicians. These sessions were within the workplace setting as well as in a higher education setting. I really enjoy taking on the role of supervisor and assisting people to care for themselves and to grow and develop in their work.
As a supervisor I adopt a range of roles depending on what is required. These include Educator, Coach, Mentor, Counsellor, and Director.
I will provide support, encouragement, and education.
Together we will design a Working Agreement that outlines the format and approach that suits you
This can be based on any combination of approaches such as;
*The Person-Centered Approach
as developed by Carl Rogers
A person-centered approach to supervision centers on two main themes:
the process and the relationship.
The supervisor is not seen as an expert in this model, but becomes a “collaborator” with the supervisee. The supervisor’s role is to provide an environment in which the supervisee can be open to his/her experience and fully engaged with the client.
The most important aspect of supervision in this approach is modelling the necessary conditions of empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard.
*'The Seven-Eyed Supervision model
as developed by Peter Hawkins and Robin Shohet
The “Seven-Eyed Model” of supervision is called such because it recommends seven areas of focus for exploration in supervision:
(1) content of therapy session;
(2) supervisee’sstrategies and interventions with clients;
(3) the therapy relationship;
(4) the therapist’sprocesses (e.g., countertransference or subjective experience);
(5) the supervisory relationship (e.g., parallel process);
(6) the supervisor’s own processes (e.g., countertransference response to the supervisee and to the supervisor-client relationship);
(7) the wider context (e.g., organisational and professional influences).
* Systems Approach to Supervision (SAS)
as developed by Holloway
Holloway recommends that five systemic influences and relationships be considered:
(1) the supervisory relationship (phase, contract and structure);
(2) the characteristics of the supervisor;
(3) the characteristics of the institution in which supervision occurs;
(4) the characteristics of the client, and
(5) the characteristics of the supervisee.
* Parts work in Supervision
Through the lens of multiplicity of the mind and parts work the supervisee can explore and come to understand the parts involved in therapy, including their own 'therapist parts'. This work is based on the Internal family Systems model, although I have not undertaken any accredited training
Goal Setting and Evaluation
We will work together to identify your goals and the purpose of the supervision sessions.
We will review set goals regularly and tailor the sessions to meet your needs.
Professional Supervision sessions are available for;
* arts therapists
* students
* school teachers
* mental health professionals.
These sessions;
* may use arts processes or talking only
* are available Online or Face to face
* are available for individual or small groups