Supervision

Supervision is a formal arrangement for Counsellors / Psychotherapists to discuss their work regularly with someone who is experienced in Counselling / Psychotherapy and Supervision.

The task is to work together to ensure and develop the efficacy of the Counsellor/Psychotherapist/Client relationship. The agenda will be the Counsellor/Psychotherapist’s work, with the Supervisor’s reactions and comments.

Supervision is a process to maintain adequate standards of Counselling/Psychotherapy and a method of consultancy to widen the horizons of the practitioner.

The task is to work together to ensure and develop the efficacy of the Counsellor/Psychotherapist/Client relationship. The agenda will be the Counsellor/Psychotherapist’s work, with the Supervisor’s reactions and comments. Supervision is a process to maintain adequate standards of Counselling/Psychotherapy and a method of consultancy to widen the horizons of the practitioner.

What is Online Supervision?

Online supervision is a conversation or dialogue between two people and the success of the work depends largely on the relationship that we are able to form. You will not be physically in the room together so while a twitch of the shoulders may be picked up on the screen, some forms of body language will of course not be present. Nevertheless, experienced supervisees have found that Online Supervision can be very supportive and profound. Many who cannot get to the Counselling Centre for a variety of reasons have found it a very helpful alternative.

What we offer

Supervisor and supervisee engage through an online platform, which offers immediate verbal and visual connection (with a web-cam).

Nowadays Zoom is very reliable but in the unlikely event of a technical failure the supervisor will agree alternative arrangements. This may include telephone support as part or all of your session, or contact via email where you may both agree to re-arrange another suitable time.

How can the supervision process work?

What is needed for both supervisor & supervisee is of course the use of a working space that can reflect good practice in engaging within the therapeutic relationship, i.e. a lack of interruptions and distractions during the online session.  You will be assured of confidentiality on the side of your supervisor and your supervisor will expect you to work ethically and ensure that you have your own personal space that cannot be overheard by others, so that any conversations about your clients remain completely confidential.

Why Supervision?

Supervision is seen by the IACP as vital to the process and ongoing maintenance of a Counsellor/Psychotherapist’s competency and continued accreditation.  All IACP Members working as Counsellor/Psychotherapists are bound by the IACP Code of Ethics and Practice to monitor their work through regular Supervision, to ensure that their standard of Counselling/Psychotherapy is competent and continues to develop.

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