David Smith
Counselling - Psychotherapy - Clinical Supervision
Clinical supervision is the process of working with practising counsellors and psychotherapists in the management of
their working practice. Typically this would cover: Reflection on client work, supporting therapists in their clinical
practice, working with ethical and professional dilemmas, management of a private practice:
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Discuss client work, reflect and understand the process
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Develop strategies to move clients forward
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Become mutually aware of blind spots in the client work
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Attention to the self care of the therapist
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Reflection on the impact of clients issues
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Acknowledge and encourage the awareness of ethical dilemmas
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Support therapists in resolutions of these dilemmas
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Identification of professional development needs
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Support with the accreditation process
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Setting up, marketing and managing a private practice
Clinical Supervision
“Helping People
Help Themselves”
David Smith
Registered Counsellor and Psychotherapist
London and Kent
Consultative Supervision
I also work as a consultative supervisor. Here the work is about working with professionals in a range of disciplines and
work sectors. These would typically be front line health and social care workers, emergency services management and
administration, medical professionals, mental health professionals, senior educators.
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Provide emotional and practical support from an external source
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This suport is independent of internal operational influences.
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It will about providing a safe place to explore difficulties
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Interactions with senior management, clients and service users.
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Managing unreasonable expectations, grey areas in procedures and job specifications.
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Specifically, talking together to explore and determine realistic outcomes in the workplace
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Setting goals and plans to achieve these goals