The Practice of Clinical & Counselling Supervision: Australian & International Applications

Quality supervision assists in quality service provision. The Practice of Clinical and Counselling Supervision: Australian and International Applications is the third edition of the leading Australian state-of-the-art text for supervision training applicable to a vast range of applied therapists. Counsellors, psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, and clinical nurse supervisors will all find the presentation of supervision approaches, methods, and applications helpful.

From introductory conceptualisations of counselling to ethical applications, and from interacting with suicidality to addressing supervisee fears, this book has what supervisors need to know about supervision. Specialty areas including domestic violence, Christian counselling, and the status of supervision research are also covered. This third edition uniquely details information on supervision and counselling in various countries, and thus honours the diversity of applied supervision globally.

With an impressive list of contributors from Australia and the broader region, this book provides a wealth of practical information, advice, theory, research evidence, and essential training for supervisors.

Nadine Pelling is a Clinical Psychologist, Member of the Australian Psychological Society and the APS College of Clinical Psychologists, and an Approved Supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia. She is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology and Counselling at the University of South Australia and maintains a private practice in the southern suburbs of Adelaide.

Philip Armstrong is the past CEO of the Australian Counselling Association (Apr 2000 to Oct 2023), current Executive Director of Optimise Potential, and is the founder of the RISE UP Supervision program. Philip also held an Adjunct Senior Industry Fellow position at the University of South Australia from 2000 to Oct 2023.