| I have been working
in private practice as a supervisor and counsellor for over fifteen
years. I became a BACP accredited supervisor three years ago.
I have a Certificate in Counselling Supervision and M.A. in Counselling.
I welcome working with students and experienced
counsellors. Whilst my foundations are very much person-centred,
I believe the integrative approach enhances and develops the process.
Supervision is multi-layered and complex as attention is paid
to diverse aspects of the three-way relationship: the client,
counsellor and supervisor.
Whilst it is important to track the content and
interventions between client and counsellor, other reflections
may emerge such as the feelings and non-verbal reactions of the
counsellor and what that in turn, elicits in me as supervisor.
Content, strategies for certain interventions, the tri-partite
relationships, and transference and counter-transference issues
and the parallel processes all add insight , understanding and
dynamics to the relationships.
I abide by the BACP ethical framework for good practice in counselling
and psychotherapy, and am committed to equality of opportunity.
If you would like to know more details
about supervision, please contact me on 01270 767499 or mob. 07958747008
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Supervision Models
My knowledge base is a combination of the Proctor (1986) model
and the Hawkins and Shohet (1989) model.
I believe the supportive, educative and monitoring functions
of supervision are very important and these form an integral part
of supervision contracts so that they become explicit. For example
if a supervisee’s personal well-being is not apparent then
they may offer a less than a professional level of service.
Similarly the formative or educative function enhances the work
with the client through the supervisee’s professional development.
The normative function pays attention to the ethical and professional
aspects of the work in order to safeguard both the client and
the counsellor.
References
Proctor B. (1986) Supervision:
A Co-operative Exercise in Accountability, in Marken M, Payne
M. eds Enabling and Ensuring, Leicester Youth Bureau and Training
in Community Work Leicester, UK
Hawkins, P. & Shohet, R. (1989)
Supervision in the Helping Professions. An individual,
group and organizational approach, Milton Keynes: Open University
Press. |
