Supervising the Counsellor: A Cyclical Model

"Supervising the Counsellor is a clearly-written and informative description of the Cyclical Model of counselling supervision; I am new to counselling, but nevertheless found this book to be a fine, solid introduction to supervision. The authors attempt to define what supervision is and isn’t; mentoring appears to come closest to their definition. The role varies; inexperienced counsellors may need more guidance, seasoned ones might need a fresh point of view to ward off burn-out (could the opposite also be true?) The authors also cover issues such as potential pitfalls to supervision, the "ethical inquisitor" and "passive optimist" being unhelpful extremes."
~ Written on 2006-03-14