CLINICAL SUPERVISION

Clinical Supervision



Table of Contents

Introduction1

Function of Clinical Supervision2

Role of clinical supervision3

Ensuring protection3

Ensure the relevance and quality of interventions performed4

Supporting and guiding stakeholders in the evaluation of psychosocial needs4

Social, cultural and ethical issues5

Various models of clinical supervision7

One to one supervision7

Group Supervision8

Peer Supervision8

Risk management and confidentiality9

Learning alliance between supervisor and supervisee11

Agreement to work together12

Agreement on a learning goal and its definition12

Understand the value of the goal12

Breaking of goals into manageable parts13

Choosing appropriate styles and methods of learning13

Observe and evaluate14

Feedback14

Demonstrate and competency and celebrate14

Supervisory relationship complexities15

Conclusion16

References17

Clinical Supervision

Introduction

Clinical supervision is a key component of different domains that involve people. It is used in psychotherapy, nursing, counselling and other mental health related disciplines also. It not only helps in the designing of better processes but also helps in supporting and enhancing the practice of nurses. Clinical supervision serves the purpose of professional development for the supervisee. It makes them understand their responsibility as an individual not only in the society but also in the role that they are performing. When people know that they are being supervised, they are bound to perform better. They know that they will be made accountable for all their actions. When the service provider is being supervised, he knows that he has to adhere to the practice standards and come up with the best solutions for the clinical care receiver. Hence, to sum up clinical supervision may be defined as “A designated interaction between 2 or more practitioners within a safe/supportive environment which enables a continuum of reflective, critical analysis of care, to ensure quality patient services”. (Rhoades & Eisenberger, 2002, p. 698)

The objective of supervision is to assist the clinical practitioner to develop and maintain competence, and to overcome problems, to provide customers with the highest quality service in accordance with the ethical rules.

For clinical practitioners each participant is asked to achieve:

by the end of the first year: 15 hours of supervision;

by the end of the second year: 20 hours of supervision;

by and the end of the third year: 20 hours of supervision.

This supervision can be done individually or in groups. It is possible to do both at the same time for the same person but with different therapists. Supervisors must be competent therapists in their field, presenting a professional development process. That is why supervisors are preferably selected from the list of supervisors recognized by the Association for clinical supervision. They can also be supervisors recognized by The European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT) (Jamrog, 2004, p. 26).

Supervision, on the one hand, contributes to the protection of stakeholders by providing regular support and, on the other hand, ensures stakeholders that quality actions are being taken. However, previous claims suggest that when it comes to health and social services clinical supervision has been neglected more often than not (Griffeth & Hom, 2000, p. 463).

Clinical supervision is another process. It does not happen on its own. It has to happen. This is a formal meeting whereby discussions take ...