Britain has a fine tradition of writing about supervision practice. This book connects to this by organizing reflection around the practice taken from the author's sixteen years experience as a practitioner.

Taking three broad sets of tasks of supervision as an organizing frame, the book weaves examples of professional experience with current research and other reflective writing. From a broadly humanistic perspective, she examines the developmental journey of a supervisor interested in the overlap of the personal and the professional. Penny's background in adult and higher...

This book is a lively and readable resource that will be informative and inspirational for those planning for the future of training for supervisors of counselors, or who create, teach on or apply for supervisor training in the UK. It is designed to be consciously forward looking in a period of rapid development and to highlight differences between providers as well as the approaches and ideas they share.

The book should also be of interest to those involved in training supervisors in other contexts and allied professions: social work, medical and nursing professions, coaching,...

As a supervisor, how do you best support growth, learning and improved practice? This book is designed to equip all those in the helping professions who are starting out in supervision with the theoretical, practical and psychological base needed for effective practice. Covering everything you need to know, from how to build a trusting and respectful relationship with your supervisee, to offering effective feedback and shaping a supervision session, this book will help you support and encourage those engaged in emotionally demanding tasks. Particular attention is devoted to the ethics of...