A Good Fit. What experienced secondary school-based counsellors require from their clinical supervision: a situational analysis of practitioners’ descriptions of best practice

Aims: The purpose of this study is to investigate the requirements of experienced secondary school-based counsellors of their clinical supervision and gain an understanding of practitioners’ experiences of best practice. <br/><br/>Method: 17 experienced secondary school-based counsellors and /or supervisors participated in semi-structured interviews. A constructivist Situational Analysis grounded theory methodology was used to analyse and understand data.<br/><br/>Findings: One core category (‘A good fit’) encapsulates four theoretical categories (‘the supervisory relationship’, ‘understanding the working context’, ‘safeguarding’, and ‘the shared supervisory journey’). Threads that weave these categories together are: the containment and holding nature of supervision, safe ethical working regarding the client/therapist and supervisee/supervisor work , self-awareness on the part of both supervisee and supervisor, and the co-creation of reflective practice in supervision.<br/><br/>Conclusion: Experienced therapists require a depth of exploration within their supervision which requires a level of self-awareness on the part of both supervisor and supervisee. The collegial, co-created supervisory relationship allows for challenge to occur safely, and there needs to be a shared understanding of the secondary school as a working context for therapeutic practice. The study also indicates implications for supervisor training and professional development.<br/>

Name dc:type.qualificationname

Doctoral Thesis

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

Student thesis

Year dc:date.issued

2024

Author dc:creator

• Harries, Imogen

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Conn, Carmel
• Northway, Ruth

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

oai:pure.atira.dk:studenttheses/03f87fb7-b7f0-4b2e-8cd4-b12a2820049e

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:pure.atira.dk:studenttheses/03f87fb7-b7f0-4b2e-8cd4-b12a2820049e