1st Edition
Applying the Therapeutic Function of Professional Supervision Attending to the Emotional Impacts of Human Service Work
By Nicki Weld
Copyright 2023
158 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
158 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
158 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book brings a fresh approach and conversation to the practice of professional supervision for human services by specifically articulating its often performed, but unnamed and under-explored therapeutic function. The discussion of the therapeutic function is timely given the rising complexities in our world, and the increasing awareness of emotional impacts of human service work. These... Read more
0.Introduction. 1.Defining the therapeutic function of supervision. 2.Relational skills to enable the therapeutic function. 3.Developing a coherent narrative. 4.Working with emotions. 5.Working with relational dynamics. 6.Connecting to compassion. 7.Supporting courage, grit, and resilience. 8.Strengthening holistic wellbeing. X.Conclusion
Biography
Nicki Weld (PhD) is a senior lecturer in the University of Auckland Post Graduate Professional Supervision Programme, and a supervisor and educator in human services in Aotearoa, New Zealand. She is a registered social worker with research interests in supervision, courage, trauma, and child and family work.
