Counselling Supervision in Organisations: Professional and Ethical Dilemmas Explored

Counseling supervision is an expanding area, as increasing numbers of counselors enter the profession and require supervision on a regular basis.Counselling Supervision in Organizationsseeks to provide a model of counseling supervision within organizations, enabling supervisors, counselors and their line managers to work effectively within organizational cultures for the benefit of all parties in the working alliance. Drawing on her own research, Sue Copeland explores both counseling and supervision cultures and their fit with various organizational cultures. The dilemmas that often arise from a clash between differing cultural norms are discussed in relation to the supervisory process. From securing a supervisory position, contracting for the work, reporting back to the organization and assessing the work and ending the relationship, through to an in-depth consideration of the supervisory work embedded in a good working relationship, her model provides a blueprint for the supervisoryprocess. The model described inCounselling Supervision in Organizationsbrings together the cultures of counseling and supervision and their relation to organizational cultures. It will provide a unique resource for trainee and professional counseling supervisors and their line managers.

Sue Copeland is a senior lecturer in Counselling at York St John College