HS 207 Week 6 Importance of Supervision

1. Importance of supervision

2. What is
clinical
supervision?
• It is the passing on of skills, knowledge &
attitudes of the profession to the next
generation of practitioners

3. Defining
clinical
supervision
Suprvision is an intervention provided by a senior
member of the profession to a more junior
member in the same profession.
3 E's
Evaluative
Enhancing professional function
Extended over time

4. Why have supervision??
( adapted from Bernard & Goodyear, 2004
We practice with a
great deal of
autonomy
We make clinical
judgements in
uncertain conditions
It creates opportunity
for genuine feed
back early enough to
make changes
Increases
knowledge base
Helps protect clients
Helps us to self-
monitor

5. Clinical Supervision is NOT
Counseling Advice giving Administration
Just paperwork
Case
management
Therapy by
proxy
Suffuciently
taught

6. How is Supervision Beneficial?
adapted from Fall & Sutton
• Stress relief
• Don't feel so alone
• Assess and review client's progress
• Take risks
• Learn from someone with experience
• Acceptmy own shortcomings as a professional

7. How is Supervision Beneficial
(continued)
• Define personal theory of counseling
• Work with challenges
• Ability to unload without fear to someone who understands

8. Choosing a Supervisor
Comfort level Style
Understanding
of model
supeervisor is
using