(BACP) British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

Supervision (click on the link for Information and resources for practitioners and supervisors)

Supervisors monitor the work in progress between the psychotherapist and the patient to ensure that patients have professional support accredited to ethical standards in this area.

Through the support of supervision, the psychotherapist guarantees continuous learning for their personal and professional development.

• Psychotherapists will become more aware of themselves, their work, their patients and the dynamics of the relationships involved.

The supervisor helps the psychotherapist:

• to reflect on his/her work,

• explore other possible ways of working,

• discover new ideas and strategies,

• analyse some of the interventions with the patient and their consequences,

• receive feedback and some more guidance if necessary. It is a requirement by the BACP to ensure all counsellors in practice are keeping their skills up to date and working in a safe and ethical way.