Perspectives on Supervision

This reader-friendly and stimulating volume, indispensable to anyone interested in supervision from a systemic perspective, emerged from a conference organised jointly by the Institute of Family Therapy and the Tavistock Clinic in London. It is focused on developments within supervisions and reflects the increasing need for clinical supervisors in advanced level family training courses. The central theme of the book is the application of systemic thinking to the field of supervision. The complexities of topics involved in this area are fully engaged by the many contributors. The book is organised into four main sections, each ending with a useful and unifying commentary from the editors.

Series Editors’ Foreword , Foreword , Introduction , Setting the Context for Supervision , Different levels of analysis in the supervisory process , Cultural issues in supervision , Perspectives on Training , A reflective recording format for supervisors and trainees , Training systemic supervisors: multi-layered learning , The interlocking of therapy and supervision: the Athenian experience from the viewpoint of supervisors and supervisees , Some reflections on process, relationship, and personal development in supervision , Comments , Perspectives on Practice , Family therapy supervision in the context of an inpatient child and adolescent eating-disorders unit , Working in the grey zone: the challenge for supervision in the area between therapy and social control , “But how can I help if I don’t know?” Supervising work with refugee families , Comments , A Perspective on Evaluation , Supervision and clinical governance , Comments

David Campbell