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Supervision

Supervision “is an appreciative or a compassionate enquiry; a way of observing without attachment. In this sense a supervisory way belongs to any relationship – therapeutic, professional helping, mentoring, teaching, parenting or marriage as well as to self supervising. Any relationship can benefit from a supervisory way of looking”. (‘Vital Practice’ Sheila Ryan, 2004)

Supervision is increasingly recognised as necessary in a wide variety of professions. This applies particularly to professionals in positions of responsibility that involve working with people and includes: social work, teaching, nursing, therapy and business management.

The Society has actively promoted supervision within the profession since the mid 1990s, and supervisors are an integral part of the Registration programme for Newly Registered Members.

Tasks of the Supervisor

To support the practitioner in their professional development, as defined and when required by them. This involves:

• Providing a formal space for reflection on any aspects of practice on a regular basis.
• Supporting the practitioner in aspects of their professional development
• Supporting the practitioner in the process of reviewing their practice with reference to the Core Criteria

Supervisors list
From here you can download The Society of Homeopaths list of registered practitioners who are willing to be supervisors. All of the supervisors on the list practise in accordance with The Society of Homeopaths Code of Ethics & Practice for Supervisors which you can download here.

The majority of practitioners on the Society’s list has had some supervision education and training and are themselves in supervision. A number of the practitioners have satisfied further criteria and are recommended by the Society as approved to supervise new practitioners within the Registration Programme. These are indicated by the letter ’R’. Practitioners who offer Group Supervision are indicated by the letter ‘G’.

You may obtain details of these practitioners’ training and experience by contacting them directly.

Questions you might ask when choosing a Supervisor
Here are some questions you might want to ask them before you decide to enter into a working relationship with a new supervisor.

• How much formal training in supervision have you had?
• How much experience and what kind of experience have you had as a supervisor?
• Are you in regular supervision regarding your own professional practice?
• Are you in regular supervision regarding your role as supervisor? (This is rare but to be encouraged)
• Are you familiar with the concept of reflective practice?
• Are you willing to work with the Society’s Core Criteria for Homeopathic Practice and the National Occupational Standards in the context of this supervision?
• Do you understand and support the model of CPD that the Society is using in the Registration Programme?
• Are you personally committed to this model of CPD yourself?