Clinical Supervision
What is clinical supervision?
Clinical Supervision is a process that ensures clients receive the best possible care from a mental health professional. It is good practise to receive clinical supervision on a regular basis and it is required by the HCPC to meet its professional standards. All of our Psychologists and therapists receive expert regular supervision.
Clinical Supervision is a structured process of supporting, educating and evaluating a mental health professional’s work by an appropriately trained and qualified supervisor. Typically, the clinical supervisor is more experienced than someone receiving supervision but this is not always the case.
Clinical Supervision takes place regularly, typically weekly, fortnightly, or monthly.
A clinical supervisor has a multifaceted role. They focus on supporting the supervisee’s professional goals, managing their workload and looking at personal development as well as offering support and guidance when needed. The Clinical Supervisor supports supervisees to apply evidence-based concepts rooted in psychological theory in their work with clients and encourages them to evaluate their outcomes through observation and self-reflection.
The development of professional curiosity plays a critical part in the evaluative process. In turn, the supervisor shares their observations and makes suggestions on the transformational process encountered with clients, discusses the experience of any barriers and recommends ways of developing the supervisee’s competencies further with reference to specific client difficulties.
How much does clinical supervision cost?
The current fees for clinical supervision with a Consultant Clinical Psychologist are £145-£185 per hour.
What types of clinical supervision are there?
There are several types of Supervision. These include:
- Individual – one-to-one space with supervisor
- Group - facilitated by a supervisor; it allows participants to learn from each others' experiences
- External – Supervision is facilitated by a supervisor from outside the organisation to offer an objective view of therapeutic processes
- Distant – remote Supervision conducted via telephone or video calls
Please get in touch and we can discuss your clinical supervision needs
