Supervision

What is Supervision?

Supervision is a process used by a number of practitioners to guide and support their work. It usually involves working with somebody who has similar or more experience as well as the ability to take a dispassionate view of another person’s work. It has typically been used in ‘the caring professions’ in areas such as social care and counselling. However, it is increasingly being seen by a wider range of practitioners as a supportive process that can provide them with a place to test out the effectiveness of their work.

The Benefits of Supervision

Effective supervision brings benefits to both the practitioner and to their clients.

For the Practitioner it can . . .

• Guide the setting and achieving of goals
• Ensure professional and personal development
• Quality assure the provision of services and the meeting of the relevant professional standards
• Bring reflection to their practice
• Support their psychological, emotional and physical health

For the Client it brings assurance that their practitioner is . . .

• Providing a high quality service
• Meeting their professional and ethical standards
• Keeping up to date professionally

xué’s approach to Supervision

There are a wide range of different models of supervision. xué’s belief is that every individual and supervisory conversation is unique and that there is no one ‘right model’. As a result our supervisors are trained and accredited to use an integrative and collaborative model of supervision that uses the ‘appropriate’ approach for the ‘appropriate’ circumstance. We are happy to supervise on a 1:1 basis or with a group. We are also able to offer training in supervision.

       "Testing out my practice in a safe environment with a critical                                             friend ensures that I can offer the
                            best service to my clients . . . thank you  xué"