Self-supervision: A Primer for Counselors and Human Service Professionals (Paperback)

Passionate Supervision by Robin Shohet £14.24

Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships by Eric Berne 4.0 out of 5 stars (30)  £6.29

› Explore similar items

Review
"The author addresses the topic of self-supervision through a sythesis of past and current literature on its theory and practice.."
..."experienced and novice practitioners alike, who must deal with restrictions of time, cost, and convenience, would benefit immensely from an alternative method of professional supervision. As illustrated in Morrissette's book, self-supervision can provide an effective, flexible, and cost-free tool for professional growth and quality assurance in treatment. In "Self-Supervision, Morrisette attempts to fill the void in supervision literature by specifically addressing the topic of self-supervision through a synthesis of past and current literature on its theory and practice...His in-depth discussion of the reflective process and the numerous strategies for self-supervision is enhanced by his exploration of the issues that must be examined when evaluating one's own clinical work.."
-"Family Therapy, Volume 29, Number 2, 2002


Product Description
Traditional systems of supervision provide counselors and other helping professionals with the support and feedback necessary for effective treatment and continued professional growth. Yet with cuts in our health care system and increasing needs in remote areas, the contact and personnel requirements of traditional supervision are not always feasible. In these cases, the self supervision process can provide the practitioner with a valuable, yet cost-free, tool for professional growth and quality assurance in treatment. Indeed, this deliberate process of reflection on intrapersonal, interpersonal, and clinical issues that influence one's work is of tremendous value to practitioners with and without the benefit of traditional supervision. Self-Supervision: A Primer for Counselors and Human Service Professionals Systhesizes past and current literature on the theory and practice of self-supervision, drawing on contributions froma wide variety of disciplines. Beginning with a historical overview and discussion of the counselor-client relationship, boundary transgressions, the counselor's family-of-origin and unresolved issues, and disclosure styles, Patrick J. Morrissette provides the reader with a foundation for understanding the issues that must be examined when evaluating one's own work. He then outlines the reflective process and describes actual practice, guiding principles, and strategies for self-supervision. Finally presented are proactive measures for counselor self-care. "Know thyself," Socrates said when he advised his students pursue a path of self-education and self-discovery: the path, he said, to virtue. Indeed, no matter waht one's profession, self knowledge is an invaluable resource, but the means to its development not always intuitive. Self-Supervision provides counselors and human service professionals with a plan for the pursuit of self-knowledge, a working model for the independent direction of their own professional growth.

See all Product Description

First Sentence
ment. They emphasized the need for counselors to develop observation and problem-solving skills and elaborated that a self-supervising counselor must consider all of the factors operating in the clinical interactions and, by carefully examining all the factors, determine if a relationship exist between them and the clinical problem she is facing. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover

Search inside this book:

There are no customer reviews yet.   Create your own review
Video reviews New feature! Amazon now allows customers to upload product video reviews. Use a webcam or video camera to record and upload reviews to Amazon.

Books for Life: A list by "buygood2004"   'Narcissism ' - Books to expose this complex disorder': A list by Ms. J. A. Blakeway "'cookie maker'"   inspiration self improvement hapiness: A list by barrington bedington Create a Listmania! list

Search Listmania!

• Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Medical & Healthcare Practitioners > Other Branches of Medicine > Psychiatry
• Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Psychology & Psychiatry > Applied Psychology > Counselling
• Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Psychology & Psychiatry > Applied Psychology > Psychotherapy
• Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Psychology & Psychiatry > Methodology > Testing & Measurement
• Books > Science & Nature
• Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Social Sciences > Social Issues > Social Welfare & Services > Counselling

• Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
• I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
• I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.