Clinical
Supervision
Help assistance and direction for clinical and non clinical staff..
Fundamentals to Safe Supervision
Fundamental to the provision of safe, ethical and competent counselling, supervision is vital to the practice and development of counsellors and is a requirement for those who are seeing clients.
Working with a counselling supervisor ensures you stay grounded, maintain professional and ethical boundaries and are regularly practising self-care. A supervisor offers support, allowing you to develop your knowledge theoretically and practically.
Though definitions of clinical supervision vary, the principal aims are fairly consistent and can be summarised as follows:
- to enhance supervisees’ skills, competence and confidence
- to provide a reflective space and emotional support
- to provide assistance with professional development
- to ensure that services to clients is safe, ethical and competent
- to ensure compliance with professional and organisational treatment standards & practice
For the purposes of these Guidelines, clinical supervision shall be defined as follows:
- Clinical supervision is a formal and disciplined working alliance that is generally, but not necessarily, between a more experienced and a less experienced worker, in which the supervisee’s clinical work is reviewed and reflected upon, with the aims of: improving the supervisee’s work with clients; ensuring client welfare; supporting the supervisee in relation to their work, and supporting the supervisee’s professional development.
We view effective supervision as a collaborative process, wherein supervisees take an active role in:
- choosing what aspect of their practice to focus on and explore
- determining how the supervisor-supervisee dyad works together
- offering feedback about the experience of the supervisory process and the relationship
- developing and being accountable to their own professional standards
In this context, supervision is a process of guided reflection rather than simply a top-down exchange
Provided face to face / online individually or to groups.
Cost for individual supervision: £50 per 60 minutes or £70 per 90 minute session to BACP / Other minimum requirements.
If you are interested in group supervision, this can take place in my premises, at your organisation or via online formats.
If you give less than 24hr notice you may be charged a £30 cancellation fee.
Group supervision: Contact for group rates
Training: AQA Level 6 Diploma In Therapeutic Counselling Supervision. QCF Recognised.
I have been a clinical supervisor since 2012 working with seasoned practitioners and student therapists in a range of settings. I also provide clinical and non clinical supervision to a variety of organisations for staff support and well-being.
Please get in touch to find out more.
Supervisee Recipient Feedback
“As a supervisee of Niall I would absolutely recommend this guy if you’re entering the counselling world or changing supervisor. Supervision has been a steep learning curve with Niall being very supportive and informative with resources needed to send me in the right direction for the well-being of my clients. As a supervisor Niall is very structured and has a high level of professionalism, and is also a very humble guy who seems to understand me on my journey. I can open up to him about any weaknesses I feel and in return receive encouragement which helps me with improvement as a therapist”. (Roisin – Counsellor).