Clinical supervision’s ultimate goals are to ensure that the supervisee is using skills appropriately and properly handling a client caseload, all while being mentored by a seasoned professional. Supervision allows those working within the fields of Psychotherapy, Counselling, Education and Social work to achieve a greater knowledge around their clients, service-users or students experiences and processes. It supports the supervisee to grow and develop as a practitioner, while becoming more empowered in your work with others. It also importantly reduces the risk of compassion fatigue or burnout. This process occurs in a safe, collaborative, supportive, caring, professional and confidential environment.
We use Page and Wosket’s cyclical model, integrated with Hawkins and Shohet’s model of supervision to support supervisees in their work. We believe these are both enduring and trustworthy, yet flexible models of supervision. They facilitate and support the cross-disciplinary nature of our supervisory practice. These models ensure the needs of the client and supervisee are centrally focused throughout the session. In addition you, the supervisee, can return to your practice feeling confident and competent in your own knowing and expertise.