Practising Clinical Supervision: A Reflective Approach

Clinical supervision is something which affects all practising nurses. This book focuses on demonstrating ways in which clinical supervision can enhance practice through a process of reflection and regular clinical feedback, learning and support. Clinical supervision is something which affects all practising nurses. It is often regarded as something new, yet, as this book will show, it is often about recognising activities that already happen in practice. Clinical Supervision provides a user-friendly, but thought provoking, practical guide to clinical supervision. It assumes no previous knowledge and can be used by any practitioner who needs to engage in the process, or to implement it in any clinical setting. It does not insist that you adopt any particular approach, but rather concentrates on demonstrating ways in which clinical supervision can enhance practice through a process of reflection and regular clinical feedback, learning and support. Clinical Supervision is divided into three sections, concentrating on what you really need to know about clinical supervision and how to make it work in practice: Section 1 - the context of clinical supervision and what is CS and where did it come from; Section 2 - clinical supervision in practice and what do you have to do to make it happen; and, Section 3 - the challenge of clinical supervision and what challenges face practitioners in implementing CS in practice. Clinical supervision must develop in practice and for practice. Everyone involved in nursing practice in any clinical setting, at any level, will find this book a source of practical help and inspiration in making clinical supervision a real benefit to nursing practice and patient care. 208