1st Edition

Counselling Supervision in Organisations Professional and Ethical Dilemmas Explored

By Sue Copeland Copyright 2005
240 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Counselling supervision is an expanding area, as increasing numbers of counsellors enter the profession and require supervision on a regular basis. Counselling Supervision in Organisations seeks to provide a model of counselling supervision within organisations, enabling supervisors, counsellors and their line managers to work effectively within organisational cultures for the benefit of all... Read more

Carrol, Foreword. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part I: Supervision in Organisations: Roles and Responsibilities. Mentor, Coach, Consultant or Supervisor?: Defining the Role. Supervision in Organisations: A Multi-faceted Role. Part II: Supervision in Organisations: Managing the Cultural Fit. Counselling, Supervision and Organisational Cultures: What are the Dilemmas? Managing the Dilemmas. Part III: Supervision in Organisations: Working with the Supervisory Rhombus. Securing a Supervisory Position. Contracting for the Supervisory Work. Relationships within the Supervisory Rhombus. Doing the Supervisory Work. Reporting Back to the Organisation. Evaluation, Assessment and Accreditation. Endings and New Beginnings in Supervision. Conclusion.

Biography

Sue Copeland is a Senior Lecturer in Counselling at York St John College.  She has been a practising counsellor for twenty years and has worked within organisations as an individual and group supervisor for fifteen years.

'It is a gratifying improvement to find a book that takes supervision in organisations seriously.' Ruth Barnett, Therapy Today

'...an invaluable resource to be returned to again and again.' Clare Symons, Counselling and Psychotherapy Research