I'll talk about my experiences as a nurse, a psychotherapist, a clinical supervisor and trainer, and about some of the interesting things I have encountered.
Clinical supervision is much in vogue at the moment.
By clinical supervision, I mean a supportive relationship between two practitioners, having the aim of improving standards of care through the supportive, critical analysis of clinical practice. Most people subscribe to Proctor's view, that supervision has elements of education, managerial control and personal support. I'll be talking from a Kleinian perspective on the transmission of primitive affect, discussing how clinical supervision might find a role in the changing structures of the Health Service. First, to give you some context, I'll say a little about me. My background is in psychotherapy and quality assurance.