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Play Therapy Canada Clinical Supervision |
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Clinical supervision is an
essential part of working therapeutically with clients be they adults or
children. The purpose of clinical supervision, as compared to line
management supervision, is for the supervisor to help the supervisee
become more effective in helping other persons ie the children in the
case of play therapy. The role of a Clinical Supervisor is to provide
support and advice upon issues that arise during the therapist's clinical
work. These may be matters of therapeutic techniques, therapeutic
relationships, difficult problems, ethical decisions or issues that impact
personally upon the therapist caused by the therapeutic process. PTC's standards of supervision requirements are:
One of the main constraints upon the growth of therapeutic play and play therapy in Canada is the shortage of experienced play therapy supervisors. PTI accredits Play Therapy Supervision training programmes and encourages experienced practitioners (at least 450 hours clinical practice) to develop their career in this direction. Sometimes practitioners will have to use supervisors who have experience of the therapeutic use of the creative/expressive arts or who have supervised counsellors of children. WHAT IS SUPERVISION? |
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Supervision has two main functions; it should be educative and supportive. EDUCATION
SUPPORT
lt is important to form a clear contract for every supervisory relationship, stating length of contract, responsibilities and fees. |
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