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Supervised Practice

Formal and contracted Supervision of counselling practice as defined below. EAC recognises that in some countries, practitioners will find it difficult at the moment to have Supervision from an accredited or professional counsellor. Supervision from a qualified professional in an allied field with an understanding of counselling as defined by EAC.

Definition of Counselling Supervision

• Counselling supervision is a contracted, professional relationship between two or more individuals engaged with counselling activities, which leads to reflection on the counselling situation and its structure;

• Supervision provides emotional support, containment and clear boundaries for the counsellor and the counselling work;

• Supervision encompasses an element of learning that includes elucidation of codes of ethics and Practice;

• Supervision responsibly monitors the working process between counsellor and client;

• The supervisory relationship and process of Supervision are congruent with the developmental needs of the supervisee;

• Supervisors are responsible for monitoring their ethical boundaries and abilities.

Description of Counselling Supervision

Counselling supervision enhances the counsellor’s effectiveness in responding to the needs of the client. Towards this purpose, counselling supervision assists those involved in the counselling profession in:

• Becoming increasingly aware of their responses to their counselling work;

• Deepening their professional knowledge;

• Continuously developing their counselling and professional skills;

• Managing their caseload;

• Evaluating their professional Practice.

• Managing their self-care and the prevention of burnout and continuing support through personal development/therapy.

The supervisor offers a climate where the supervisee can feel understood, supported, and challenged and instructed and assisted in their counselling work. The supervisor’s responsibility is to provide conditions that will help the supervisee consider their experiences as reflection, elucidation, and generating sources of knowledge.

Counselling supervision takes place both during the training programme and after completion of the programme. An independent supervisor of his own choice then supervises the counsellor. However, Supervision is evaluated along with the programme.

Models of Supervision

Adopted during the interim five-year period:

• One-to-one (supervisor-counsellor);

• Group supervision with counselling supervisor;

• Combination of the above modes of Supervision;

• Peer supervision could be acceptable for accredited practitioners with five year’s post-accreditation experience. Subject to the requirements of the EAC or the guidelines of individual modalities.

Group Supervision equivalent to one-to-one Supervision.

The same person shouldn’t undertake supervisory and managerial responsibilities. If this cannot be avoided, then the tasks and roles need to be clearly defined and contracted.

Peer group support with clear aims and boundaries can enhance good counselling practice. However, this does not replace Supervision.