Service provision within the forensic context is complex, forensic work and some clients can be demanding and harmful. Effective supervision has the capacity to enhance knowledge and skills and to positively impact practitioners professional and personal integrity. Jason Davies book is comprehensive and accessible. Written with a practical focus, this excellent text provides practical guidance and thoughtful consideration of important process issues. It is an invaluable and complete resource to guide supervisors, supervisees and those with the capacity to ensure effective supervision within forensic settings.
Professor Michael Daffern, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science,Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
This book is extremely well composed and written, and a masterclass in all aspects of the supervision of forensic practitioners of all kinds. It contains exceptional wisdom and guidance on this essential supportive activity and is a vital resource for those providing, receiving, planning, and researching supervision. Indeed, it is incomprehensible that such a comprehensive and invaluable text as this has not been written before now. Without doubt, this book will become a necessary guide to the support and nurturance of forensic practitioners and the services in which they work for years to come.
Dr. Caroline Logan, Lead Consultant Forensic Clinical Psychologist,Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust andAssociate MSc Programme Director, University of Manchester, UK
Supervision for Forensic Practitioners
Forensic practitioners work in a diverse range of settings, with a wide variety of groups and with a large number of agencies. Their work, whilst rewarding, is challenging, demanding and often undertaken in highly stressful situations. Ensuring that the workforce is trained and supported is essential in order to maintain skilful, knowledgeable, responsive and effective practitioners. Whilst training, self-directed learning and peer support all play a role, the need for supervision for practitioners is increasingly being recognised.
This text is aimed at all those working in forensic settings who have direct contact with the perpetrators and victims of crime and is written for both those new to supervision and those with many years experience. Specific chapters focus on knowledge and skills for the supervisor and the supervisee and on those responsible for developing supervision systems for staff groups. This includes a focus on risk, boundaries, approaches to learning and the evidence base for supervision practice. Attention is also given to developing supervision competence and combatting harmful or lousy supervision. The core text is supplemented by ten special topics addressing single themes common in supervision practice, such as ethical issues and reflective practice.
The combination of comprehensive chapters and a focus on specific themes through ten special topics provides those involved in supervision with an essential resource. This book is essential reading for supervisors, students, managers and researchers who are involved or interested in the supervision process.
Jason Davies is a Consultant Forensic and Clinical Psychologist with Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board and Honorary Professor of Forensic Clinical Psychology with Cardiff Metropolitan University. He has worked as a practitioner in a range of forensic mental health settings and is co-editor of the book Research in Practice for Forensic Professionals (2011).
Issues in Forensic Psychology
Edited by Richard Shuker, HMP Grendon
Issues in Forensic Psychology is a book series which aims to promote forensic psychology to a broad range of forensic practitioners. It aims to provide analysis and debate on current issues and to publish and promote the work of forensic psychologists and other associated professionals.
The views expressed by the authors/editors may not necessarily be those held by the Series Editor or NOMS.
1. Research in Practice for Forensic Professionals
Edited by Kerry Sheldon, Jason Davies and Kevin Howells
2. Secure Recovery
Approaches to recovery in forensic mental health settings
Edited by Gerard Drennan and Deborah Alred
3. Managing Clinical Risk
A guide to effective practice
Edited by Caroline Logan and Lorraine Johnstone
4. Handbook on the Study of Multiple Perpetrator Rape
A multidisciplinary response to an international problem
Edited by Miranda A. H. Horvath and Jessica Woodhams
5. Forensic Practice in the Community
Edited by Zo Ashmore and Richard Shuker
6. Supervision for Forensic Practitioners
Jason Davies
Supervision for Forensic Practitioners
Jason Davies
First published 2015
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Davies, Jason.
Supervision for forensic practitioners / Jason Davies.
pages cm. (Issues in forensic psychology)
1. Forensic scientistsSupervision of. 2. Forensic sciences. 3. Criminal justice, Administration ofResearchMethodology. 4. Forensic psychology. I. Title.
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ISBN: 978-1-315-73652-5 (ebk)
For Susie, Bryn and Freya thank you for your patienceits finished at last!
Contents
There are many people who have had an impact on my thinking and development in relation to supervision. Every supervision encounter adds something to understanding the ideas, processes and practice of supervision if you allow it to. This can both inform and be informed by research, theory, models and philosophies.
I have been very fortunate to have the opportunity to learn (and to continue to learn) about the process and practice of supervision from the many people who have given generously of their time and enthusiasm as supervisor and supervisee. Supervision is an opportunity to draw on both experience and academic ideas and knowledge it is both a science and an art. There is a great deal more to develop in relation to the science, however it will never replace the intuition, artistry and experimentation required to make supervision work. For me the opportunity to supervise those starting out in their career as assistants, trainees, students and newly qualified staff is a particular privilege and an opportunity to learn and remain alert and curious thank you to those who make up this group. Although not individually named, hopefully you know who you are I certainly do!
