Clinical supervision: Time to reconstruct or to retrench?

Journal/Book: Clin Psychol Psychother. 1998; 5: Baffins Lane, Chichester, W Sussex PO19 1UD, England. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 199-203.

Abstract: Clinical supervision has always been important, but latterly the heightened demands for more trainees, effective continuing professional development, quality services and accreditation make it a topic for serious scrutiny. The present paper summarizes the structures, processes and outcomes that 10 NHS professions use to respond to this demand in relation to initial professional training. It does this by placing them in the context of the professional debate on balancing the traditional emphasis on supervision quality with the increasing quantity of those requiring supervision. The findings, based on scrutiny of each profession's placement and supervision documentation, indicate significant variability in the quality standards between the professions. Implications are drawn for reconstructing clinical supervision, based on the literature and a composite of the best quality standards in the professions.

Note: Article Milne D, Univ Newcastle upon Tyne, Clin Psychol Course, Ridley Bldg, Newcastle Tyne NE1 7RU, Tyne & Wear, ENGLAND

Keyword(s): PSYCHOTHERAPY

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