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6.7 - Staff Supervision in Forensic Contexts

from Part VI - Professional Practices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2021

By
Jason Davies
Edited by
Jennifer M. Brown  and
Miranda A. H. Horvath
Jennifer M. Brown
Affiliation:
London School of Economics and Political Science
Miranda A. H. Horvath
Affiliation:
University of Suffolk
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Summary

Within criminal justice settings, staff supervision, as a distinct area of practice and expertise, has been largely overlooked with little research published in this area.This chapter considers the role of supervision in facilitating staff learning and development, staff wellbeing and resilience and the role of supervision in the maintenance of practice standards.To examine the ways in which effective supervision can be delivered, the supervisory working alliance and supervisor skills and competence are described and reviewed. A developmental model is outlined to with reference to the ways in which supervisee needs and goals change over time, and a framework for structuring each supervision session is provided.Specific attention is given to group supervision, barriers to supervision and to boundary issues that can arise in practice and the role of supervision in addressing these. The chapter concludes with some thoughts on the evidence based and directions for future research.

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SupervisionLearningDevelopmentWellbeingResilience
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The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology , pp. 859 - 878
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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