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Perceptions of guidance officers and senior guidance officers about clinical supervision: a preliminary study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2016

Mary McMahon  and
John Solas
Mary McMahon*
Affiliation:
School of Social Science, Queensland University of Technology
John Solas
Affiliation:
School of Social Science, Queensland University of Technology
*
School of Social Science, Queensland University of Technology, Carseldine Campus
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Clinical supervision of counsellors is linked to accountable practice and the quality of service to clients. Despite this, there is a gap between the rhetoric of the literature and the practice of clinical supervision. This study, set in the context of the Queensland Department of Education, examined the perceptions of guidance officers and senior guidance officers about the clinical supervision provided for guidance officers by senior guidance officers in relation to their counselling practices. The findings echo concerns expressed in the literature that supervisors have received little training in supervision, and the provision of supervision outside of training settings is less than adequate.

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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , November 1996 , pp. 9 - 20
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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