Supervision in the Helping Professions remains a core text in our trainings & we welcome the updates including the increased focus on ethics & diversity the discussion of e-enabled modes of supervision & the review of research What is so encouraging to students trainers & practitioners is the 'beginner's mind' with which the authors continue to approach the subject their tireless enthusiasm for enquiry & their commitment to the learning edge The launch of this edition coincides with the launch of the first UKCP Professional Register for Supervisors The authors have done much to promote the development of supervision & all future professional trainings in supervision will rely on their wisdom & experience Key words for this edition are sustainability resourcing & deeper levels of self reflection
- mirroring the movement of our profession which increasingly turns outwards asking how we can effect societal as well as individual change Tree Staunton Director of Studies Bath Centre for Psychotherapy & Counselling & Chair of the Humanistic & Integrative College of UKCPThis book remains a seminal text in supervision In the fourth edition the authors bring a contemporary perspective to bear on supervision with an emphasis on the wider contextual & cultural contexts of our work as supervisors I appreciate above all the 'fearless compassion' with which the authors have addressed the challenges that face us as supervisors in a global culture & at the same time their ongoing stress on integrating the 'emotional & the rational the personal & the organizational' in a very accessible model of supervision Professor Maria Gilbert Metanoia Institute West London This bestselling book provides a comprehensive guide to supervision for professionals across the social care & helping professions as well as those working in education coaching & human resources Thoroughly updated the book has a new introduction showing how the world context in which helping professions operate has fundamentally changed in the last 25 years & the implications of this for supervision The seven-eyed supervision model at the core of the book has been expanded & developed to reflect its use in many professions & different parts of the world The authors also incorporate viewpoints from other academics & practitioners who have commented on the model New to this edition A new chapter on ethics & handling difficult situations in supervision A new chapter & new models of reflective practice New material on training supervisors including the important area of supervision of supervision Revised chapters on group & team supervision with new material on supervising team development & team coaching More case studies of supervision in a wide range of different professions Further practical advice for supervisees on how to recognize contribute to & ask for good supervision With contributions from Judy Ryde & Joan Wilmot