Clinical Supervision

Definition and Purpose

“Intensive, interpersonally focused, one-to-one relationship in which one person is designated to facilitate the development of the professional competence in the other person.”

(Longanbill, Hardy & Delworth 1982 P4)

Clinical Supervision involves providing a structured relationship where a person can reflect critically on his/her work with the assistance of a trained clinical supervisor.

The supervisor is a person who has sufficient self-awareness and inter-personal competence to be able to understand the ‘working’ world of the other, and to be able to help that person grow both as a person and as a practitioner.

The purpose of clinical supervision is to encourage safe, effective practice for clients while attending to the personal and professional well-being of the Supervisee. It offers an opportunity for accountability, reflection, a wider perspective and an extra resource for the supervisee’s work.

The cost for Clinical Supervision is $110+GST /session. Invoiced to employer or paid at time of session.

How it helps

To provide regular opportunities to reflect on your work.
To develop skills and strategies that allow you to be more effective in your role.
To gain insight and understanding about why things turned out the way they did.
To receive feedback on your actions/approach/behaviours.
To gain access to other perspectives or viewpoints.
To ensure you are not left alone to carry difficulties, problems etc as a result of the work that you do.
To be validated and supported as a person and as a professional.
To offload and express personal responses/feelings that arise as a result of your work.
To plan and utilise personal and professional resources better.
To be proactive rather than reactive.
To check decisions and choices you have made.

What to bring

A situation which you could have managed more effectively.
An incident that went unusually well or had a successful outcome.
An incident or issue that you keep thinking about or has caused you to feel upset.
People management issues (staff, clients, colleagues, managers etc).
An incident or issue that is in process and could go one way or the other.
A situation which is coming up and may be challenging.
Planning and development issues or tasks.
Decisions, ethical dilemmas or career choices.
A theme or issue that is apparent in your work.
Personal/professional interface issues – stress management, balancing work and home life, assertiveness issues etc.

Meet our Trained Supervisors

Our Supervisors are qualified Counsellors and hold certificates in Supervision.

Joyce Beehre

SUPERVISOR

Dip. Counselling; Cert. Supervision; MNZCCA

Whangarei

I am the Counselling Co-ordinator at Anglican Care. My client’s ages range from the elderly to young people. I enjoy working with couples, as well as individual clients. Mild to moderate depression, in both male and female clients, would be the primary issue for the majority of clients I see. I also have an interest in grief work, and I hold a certificate in supervision. I am foundationally a person-centered counsellor, but have an eclectic way of working with other modalities.

Sally Shepherd

SUPERVISOR

B. Counselling (WelTec); Cert.Supervision; MNZAC

Whangarei

I enjoy working with couples and individuals from a range of ages – adolescents to senior citizens. I work integratively, mainly using mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral person-centered, narrative modalities and using Imago Therapy when working with couples. My therapy interests and specialisations are the treatment of phobia, depression, anxiety, PTSD, self concept, grief, abuse, anger, communication, employee assistance, stress and relationship issues. I am a certificated Clinical Supervisor and an ACC sensitive claims counsellor. I am trained in EMDR.

Lyn Hutchinson

SUPERVISOR

Dip. Counselling; Cert. Supervision; MNZCCA; MNZAC

Whangarei

Person-centred counselling underpins my practice however I work eclectically using therapeutic models according to clients’ needs, and that which best builds the counselling relationship for individual clients. My key areas of work are depression, anxiety, grief and self esteem. I have a special interest in working with young women’s issues.

Clinical Supervision

Definition and Purpose

How it helps

What to bring

Meet our Trained Supervisors

Joyce Beehre

Sally Shepherd

Lyn Hutchinson

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