Collaborative Clinical Supervision

Collaborative Clinical Supervision: Principles and Practices to Foster Development provides new and practicing supervisors with best-practice guidance on how to supervise effectively by orienting supervision to three priorities:

• Attending to the supervisory relationship,
• Using experiential learning methods, and
• Implementing a clear, organized approach to supervision.

A primary theme is on developing a positive, trusting, and collaborative supervisory relationship as a “safe base” for promoting supervisee growth and navigating the inevitable tensions in supervision.

The author succinctly shares how to:

• Define supervision and review its effectiveness.
• Describe professional competencies and their development in supervision.
• Navigate the key phases of supervision collaboratively.

Collaborative Clinical Supervision: Principles and Practices to Foster Development incorporates current supervision research findings and includes sections on broaching cultural differences, working with supervisees who require accommodations, and approaching difficult conversations with supervisees. Each chapter concludes with questions for reflection to help supervisors integrate their own experiences of supervision with the guidance presented.

Written in an inviting conversational tone, the book draws on the author’s experience to illustrate helpful ways to accomplish the goals of supervision and avoid pitfalls.

Dr. Edward Johnson, C. Psych., is an award-winning professor of clinical psychology at the University of Manitoba. He has taught courses on clinical supervision, psychotherapy, clinical research, and professional ethics. Dr. Johnson is a recognized expert in clinical supervision, who has published articles and a textbook on supervision. He regularly gives invited workshops on supervision to professional training bodies. He has served as President of the Canadian Council of Professional Psychology Programs and as a member of the Canadian Psychological Association's Accreditation Panel.