Challenges in Professional Supervision draws on the latest research and theory to explore issues, trends and developments in supervision work.

The provision of excellent supervision is strongly linked to improved performance and staff retention. In this book, supervision is examined across a broad range of settings, addressing concerns common to a range of professions, including health, social work and counselling. The book is divided into two sections: the first describes the contemporary themes in professional supervision and the second discusses the models and skills being employed to deliver it. Issues such as supervising ethically, practitioner wellbeing and managing the process are all explored. There are also chapters on group supervision, supervision of managers and how to have difficult conversations.

This book is ideal for managers and senior practitioners in health and social care with an active interest in developing, energising and inspiring their supervision practice, as well as academics interested in keeping up-to-date with developments in the field.

An overview of new and challenging areas of supervision practice

About the Author

Liz Beddoe is a professor of social work at the University of Auckland, teaching, supervising graduate students and undertaking research on professional education topics. She provides professional supervision to several social work academics and early career researchers. She has been involved in the development of supervision through research, education and practice for over 25 years with a particular interest in the impact of organisational culture on supervision and professional development of social workers.

Allyson Davys is a registered social worker who has a background of practice, supervision, teaching and management in health, social care and the tertiary education sectors. She has been involved in the development of supervision through research, education and practice for over 25 years and has a particular interest in interprofessional supervision. She currently teaches a postgraduate course on professional supervision at the University of Auckland and runs a private supervision practice.

Reviews
This book is written by the two people who know most about professional supervision: Liz Beddoe and Allyson Davys. What is most exciting is the critical analysis that they bring; they really understand the complexities in practice today, and in exploring the challenges in supervision, they challenge us to raise our game, so that there are better outcomes for those who use our services. -- Professor Viviene Cree, School of Social & Political Science, The University of Edinburgh
The scope of this text is truly impressive. The authors are unflinching in their critical analysis of the urgent developmental challenges facing supervision in all the health professions today. Their scholarly and up-to-date knowledge of the professional literature and current research in the field, combined with their keen awareness of the hard realities of practice in diverse contexts, makes for invigorating reading. -- Jim Holloway, BACP Senior Accredited Supervisor, partner in Cambridge Supervision Training, co-author of Practical Supervision: How to Become a Supervisor for the Helping Professions



Book Information
ISBN 9781849054652
Author Liz Beddoe
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publisher Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Weight(grams) 360g
Dimensions(mm) 226mm * 150mm * 12mm