Product Description
The Supervision of Counsellors in South Africa – Travels in New Territory
Authors: H Dunbar-Krige, E Fritz
Format: Physical Hardcopy
The supervision of inexperienced counsellors and other helping professionals should be regarded as an integral, rather than a peripheral part of their initial and ongoing training. Furthermore, supervision can play an important role in the development and maintenance of professional competence, and in providing support for the experienced practitioner who wishes to provide the highest quality of care for clients.
Training of registered counsellors in South Africa presents unique challenges to supervisors. Supervisors and supervisees need supportive information to stay informed about policy changes, trends and research – from the community within South Africa and internationally – that influence the nature and productivity of the counsellor process.
This valuable book answers this need by focusing on the fundamentals of supervision and its effective utilisation. The chapters cover a variety of topics, from accessible theory on the role and functions of the supervisor and the development stages of the supervisee to eminently practical chapters on report writing and preventing counsellor burnout. Suggestions on the use of metaphor and story in counselling add depth, while the many sample case studies bring focus and immediacy to the text.
The various authors contribute diverse styles and perspectives.The authors are South African practitioners involved in the fields of education, counselling and clinical psychology in different contexts of work (universities, private practice and training). Many of them have been involved in training workshops for supervisors of psychologists and counsellors for Continuous Professional Development since 2000.
Although primarily intended for training institutions for use by registered counsellors, this book will also be of great interest to social workers, institutions which train lay counsellors and those who support lifelong learning in the field.
Contents:
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SECTION 1 THE SUPERVISOR
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Chapter 1 The role and functions of an effective supervisor
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Chapter 2 Models of individual supervision
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Chapter 3 Interventions by the supervisor
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Chapter 4 Group supervision
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Chapter 5 Development stages of the supervisor and supervisee
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Chapter 6 Self-of-the-counsellor exploration in supervision: the journey inward is the journey outward
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SECTION 2 THE SUPERVISEE
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Chapter 7 Using portfolios and reflection
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Chapter 8 Ethics
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Chapter 9 Practise within the area of your expertise
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Chapter 10 Report writing
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Chapter 11 Metaphors in supervision
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Chapter 12 Dealing with stress and burnout
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SECTION 3 A VOICE FROM THE FIELD OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND PRACTICE Chapter 13 Community supervision in the training of counsellors
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Addendum A: Supervisee information and contract form Addendum B: Case presentation format Addendum C: Confidential case progress notes Addendum D: Supervisee questionnaire Addendum E: Bill of Rights of the supervisor Addendum F: Bill of Rights of the supervisee
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Addendum G: Supervisee self-assessment
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Addendum H: Supervisor evaluation by supervisee
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