Supervision in the Helping Professions: Individual, Group and Organizational Approach - Softcover

Hawkins,Peter; Shohet,Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0335201172 ISBN 13: 9780335201174

Publisher: Open University Press, 2000

Synopsis

Praise for the first edition of Supervision in the Helping Professions:

"The authors of this book really do know their subject well and have organised the presentation in a clear, systematic, readable style, refreshingly devoid of trans-atlantic jargon. It deals with all aspects of supervision and most importantly provides a meaningful blueprint about how useful and effective supervision can be. Let me recommend this book to you without reservation." - Journal of the British Psychodrama Association

"The one really powerful book in this area, a book that fundamentally changed the way in which people think about supervision and training." - Professor John McLeod, University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland

"A very readable book which is of immense help to anyone in a mentoring or supervisory relationship. It will appeal equally to educators, managers and students. All nurses will benefit from reading it. It is reasonably priced and well presented. Buy it." - Philip Burnard, Nursing Times

"This timely book offers the reader a comprehensive and practical guide to the complex issues inherent in the supervision of health and social services personnel, from the student on field-work placement to the most experienced therapist." - British Journal of Occupational Therapy

This is an essential book for supervisors across all the helping professions which explores the purposes, models and different forms of supervision. It also addresses the needs of staff and examines how they can become more able in getting the support and supervision that they need.

The first edition was a ground breaking book in the development of supervision and supervisor training. This second edition retains the models for supervising in individual, group, team and organizational settings but in addition adds new material, including: an up to date review of the new literature, practice and training in the field; a chapter on supervising across different cultures; new models on supervising in groups; and ways of introducing better supervision into organizations.

About this title

About the Author

Peter Hawkins is Chairman of Bath Consultancy Group through which he works with a wide variety of organizations throughout the world on Managing Complex Change. He writes and lectures in the field of Organizational Learning and Culture and Strategic Change. He lives in Bath with his wife and three children.

Robin Shohet has been an individual and couple psychotherapist for over twenty years. He runs Supervisor training courses through the Centre for Staff Team Development both in the UK and abroad. Currently he combines this work with research and writing in the field of Forgiveness and Reconciliation. He lives in a spiritual community in the North of Scotland with his partner and two sons.

Review

"I have for sometime thought that the first edition was one of the best books ever published on supervision and this second edition actually does manage to improve on its initial success.

I recommend it highly." - Nigel Leech (Social Work Education 2003-03-28)

Edition details

• Publisher: Open University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0335201172
• ISBN 13: 9780335201174
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 192