In this post, I want to talk about how supervision can be a safe space to challenge how you work. Trusting our supervisor can provide a safe space to challenge our practice. One of the purposes of supervision is to
Read moreHow to avoid breaking the bank this Christmas!
Hi, and welcome to this blog post, where I’ll be talking about Christmas and how to keep safe and within budget. I won’t be giving you number-crunching ideas, or maybe I will a bit – I do love an Excel
Read moreWork through tough times
In this post, I want to talk about how supervision can help us work through tough times. As therapists, we deal with very strong emotions when in session with our clients.It’s important we have a safe space to talk about
Read moreDevelop Self-Awareness – What to expect from Supervision
In this post, I want to talk about how you can develop self-awareness in supervision. When I originally published this blog post, I was struggling with some health issues, which meant I had to delay the writing and publishing to
Read moreTheoretical Grounding – What to Expect from Supervision
In this post, I want to talk about the importance of having a supervisor with a sound theoretical grounding. Supervisors should have a sound theoretical grounding when providing supervision services. What this means might vary from professional to professional, but
Read moreDeveloping an Autonomous Practice
In this post, I want to talk about developing an autonomous practice as therapists gain more experience, and how this evolves in the supervision setting. Do you remember – or are you there now – the first few client sessions,
Read moreSupervision as a space for Containment and Holding
In this post, I want to talk about supervision as a space for containment and holding. Containment and Holding are usually linked more to the therapy process. In this context, it means that the therapist is there to support the
Read moreSupervision as a space for reflective practice
In this post, I want to talk about supervision as a space for reflective practice. Gibbs reflective cycle theory is a great theory to break down your thinking and reflecting process down into manageable steps. Your supervisor should be able
Read moreAutism Spectrum Series – Theory of Mind
Welcome! In this post, I want to discuss theory of mind, as it is an important aspect of social communication, and a big part of the difficulties that someone on the Spectrum might experience. I find it amazing how people
Read moreNavigating the sea of social communication
Welcome to installment of my Autism Series. In this post, I want to tackle a big topic: social communication and how this is worked out by people on the spectrum. This is a very big topic, and therefore I don’t
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