Clinical supervision unit 1

Clinical supervision unit 1

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  clinical supervision Shaheen ZahirAli
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  What is clinicalsupervision? • Skills for Care (2007) define ‘supervision’ as “an accountable process which supports, assures and develops the knowledge skills and values of an individual group or team”.
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  • Three typesof clinical supervision delivery often cited in the literature are: • one-to-one supervision, • peer group supervision • or a combination of both (Edwards et al. 2006; Horton et al.2008; Cox & Araoz 2009).
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  Purpose • The purposeof clinical supervision is to provide a safe and confidential environment for staff to reflect on and discuss their work and their personal and professional responses to their work. The focus is on supporting staff in their personal and professional development and in reflecting on their practice.
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  Exercise • How Clinicalsupervision show benefit following:  Practitioner,  Patient and  Organisation.
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  Importance in practice. •Clinical supervision has been shown to benefit the practitioner, the patient and the organisation. For practitioners:  The benefits of clinical supervision include supporting those working in isolation (Clough 2003),  Assisting practitioners to cope better with their work and workplace (Edwards et al.2005)  Developing the competence and knowledge of the practitioner (Kleiser & Cox 2008) and  Reducing burn-out
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  For patients, ithas been suggested that • supervision has a positive effect on patient outcomes and that a lack of supervision of health professionals can be harmful to patients .(Kilminster & Jolly 2000; Farnan et al. 2012). • It improve the patient care experience (Kilminster & Jolly 2000; Spence et al. 2001). • When established and conducted effectively, supervision is proposed to provide an environment in which clinicians can safely appraise their practice, develop professional skills, question established practices and seek new approaches, thus improving the standard of patient care (Hunter & Blair 1999; Farnan et al.2012).
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  organization, supervision isdescribed as • improving multi-disciplinary teamwork, enabling the development of clinical standards and enhancing the quality of service delivery (Hunter & Blair 1999).
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  clinical supervision thatis perceived by workers to be at least satisfactory, or of high quality, benefits them, their organisations and their clients in the following ways. It: aids workers’ acquisition of complex clinical skills, expands their clinical practice and increases their competence and confidence fosters professional development of workers at all experience levels is associated with higher levels of job satisfaction or morale safeguards against worker burnout and encourages worker retention potentially improves communication and team cohesion among workers promotes development of specified skills and competencies, to bring about measurable outcomes Benefits of Clinical Supervision
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  raises level ofaccountability in counseling services and programs provides a mechanism by which consistency in treatment modalities and other service delivery standards can be established across the organization ensures client welfare, in relation to clinical safety and competence, professional and ethical standards and organizational service delivery protocol, thereby functioning as a risk- management tool. END