Supervision is a mandatory requirement for membership
of the major hypnotherapy organisations and
is generally regarded as essential to the provision
of effective therapy.
For those new to the concept however, there
is often confusion as to exactly what supervision
is and why it is so important to good practice.
What is
supervision?
Supervision
is a structured support system that encourages
supervisee competence by providing an opportunity
for feedback, appraisal and growth in a safe
and confidential environment. It has a
different dynamic to that of friend, colleague,
business associate, coach, therapist, trainer,
mentor or advisor although at times there will
be elements of all of these relationships.
Why is supervision so
important to good practice?
Therapy is a very rewarding but also very demanding
occupation. In setting out to work with problems,
it can be no surprise that there are
problems! We can all get too involved or be
confused about what is happening with a particular
client, overlook an important aspect of the
work or have doubts about our ability to be
effective in certain situations. There may be moral, ethical or legal
implications to consider.
It can sometimes be difficult, if not impossible
to be objective about your own practice and
the opportunity to discuss it in confidence
with a suitable person is invaluable.
What is the aim of supervision?
The
aim of supervision is to provide an attentive
and supportive climate within which you can
develop new options for managing yourself and
your work with greater satisfaction and effectiveness.
Supervision
aims to achieve this by
- Considering
responsibility for standards and ethics
- Sharing
the responsibility for the professional development
of your skills, knowledge and understanding
- Providing
opportunities for you to both offload and
regenerate (thus avoiding ‘burnout’)!
What part does the supervisor
play in this?
My role as supervisor is to support you and enable
you to learn from your work so that you can
give a better quality service to your clients.
Clearly this involves a number of tasks but
for example might include ensuring that the
needs of the client are being met, monitoring
the dynamic between you and your client to maximise
the therapeutic effectiveness of the relationship
and checking that the work is based on sound
theoretical and ethical practice.
My experience and qualifications
I have been in continuous full time private practice
since 1989. During that time I have worked
in a variety of settings – private commercial
office, medical centre and office at home.
I have experience of providing staff support
services to British Aerospace, the Avon Occupational
Welfare Service (working with the Police, Fire
Brigade and Education departments) and I am
currently involved in the provision of an occupational
welfare service to First Bus and a local FE
college.
I
bring an integrative skills base incorporating
hypnotherapy, NLP, advice and guidance, counselling,
coaching and stress management techniques to
my supervisory role. I am committed to continued
professional development and have sought to
broaden my experience by training with a variety
of organisations, amongst which are The National
Council for Hypnotherapy, The Association for
Professional Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy,
The International Association of Hypnoanalysts,
The International Stress Management Association,
The British Association for Counselling and
Psychotherapy, The British Psychological Society,
Bristol University, Wellmind Training Ltd and
the Somerset Eating Disorders Association.
I hold the Certificate in Hypnotherapeutic
Supervision accredited by the National Council
for Hypnotherapy and am also an accredited supervisor
with the Association for Professional Hypnotherapy
and Psychotherapy. I have supervised therapists
since 2004.
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