supervision
What is Supervision?
The Open University (1998) also set out the following 'working' definition:
'Clinical supervision provides time out and an opportunity, in the context of an ongoing professional relationship with an experienced practitioner, to engage in guided reflection on current practice in ways designed to develop and enhance that practice in the future.'
Supervision is a working alliance between two professionals where the supervisees offer an account of their work, reflect on it, receive feedback and receive guidance if appropriate. The object of this alliance is to enable the worker to gain in ethical competency , confidence and creativity so as to give the best possible service to clients”. (Inskipp and Proctor , 2001)
Supervision is a place of trust where a healthy relationship gives me a safe place to acknowledge and work with my clinical concerns, stresses, fears and joys (Johnson, 2003)
Supervision is a regular, protected time for facilitated, in depth reflection on clinical practice (Bond and Holland 1998).
My qualifications and experience:
- BA in Psychology from the University of Sioux Falls SD USA
- 2 Year certificate in Brief Family Therapy – Eastwood Family Therapy Centre
- Intensive training in Narrative Therapy with Michael White and David Epston
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
- Running my Private Practice since 2001
- Clinical Supervisor with Unifam Mediation and Counselling
- 3 years working with Central Coast Networks of Practice
- 11 years experience working with and Non Government Service as a Adolescent and Family Therapist
- 2 Year work in a intensive therapeutic home for boys who were identified as Emotionally Disturbed
- 2 Years Chairperson of a Youth refuge
- 3 year implementing a package for young people called “Kinks and Bends in which I worked closely with the Department of Education and the Department of Health
- 5 Years running a variety of Parenting packages for parents of children age 2-18
- 4 Years experience in a community development role
- Through out my career I have sat on a variety of committees and boards for a Non Government agencies
Below are some issues that we may explore during the session:
- Exploring how our belief systems and how they shape our views
- Challenging our belief systems if they create blind spots
- Identifying the therapist’s role with a particular client
- Issues with Transference when working with clients
- Looking at surrounding issues belonging to the client: economic, gender, social privileges or marginalisation, educational background, class, sexual orientation, education, race, religion, social status, etc.
Both group and individual supervision sessions are available