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Ten steps to cognitive behavioural supervision

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2012

P. Kenneth Gordon
P. Kenneth Gordon*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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*Address for correspondence: Dr P. K. Gordon, Department of Psychology, University of Southampton, Shackleton Building, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK (email: P.K.Gordon@soton.ac.uk or info@ken-gordon.co.uk)
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Abstract

Clinical supervision is recognized as essential for CBT therapists, both during training and in subsequent practice, and there has been a rapidly growing demand for accredited therapists to become supervisors. However, this can be a daunting prospect. Supervision is a highly complex activity with several overlapping purposes, in which the supervisor must enact multiple roles and use varied modes of activity. Research on the process has been limited, but a consensus on good practice and evidence-based procedures is beginning to emerge. Against this backdrop, a sequence of steps to be taken within any CBT supervision session is presented here. The structure is applicable across all levels of expertise. The purpose is to give clear and accessible guidance to supervisors to ensure they adhere to best practice and manage sessions in an efficient, helpful and well-focused style.

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Clinical supervisioncognitive behavioural therapytraining

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Education and supervision
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the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , December 2012 , pp. 71 - 82
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2012 

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