What is clinical supervision?
Clinical supervision plays a vital role in the professional development and well-being of music therapists. It provide a structured space for reflection, skills enhancement, and emotional support, ensuring therapists maintain ethical and effective practice.
Clinical supervision is a collaborative process where a music therapist regularly engages with a qualified supervisor to discuss cases, refine technique, and address personal challenges that arise in the therapy sessions.
Supervision helps therapists:
Enhancing professional growth
Maintain professional boundaries
Explore new strategies
Gain insight and encourage self reflection
Manage the emotional impact of their work
Ensure ethical standards
Maintaining Accountability
Finding the right supervisor
Selecting the right supervisor is crucial to maximising the benefit of clinical supervision.
Things to consider when finding a supervisor:
Relevant clinical experience
Strong ethical grounding and knowledge of stands of conduct and performance.
An ability to challenge and inspire growth
Final thoughts.....
Clinical supervision is not just a requirement- it is a cornerstone to effective and ethical music therapy practice. By engaging in regular supervision, music therapists ensure they remain committed to delivering the best possible care to their clients.
What I offer
Offer one-to-one clinical supervision on-line or in person.
Closed group supervision on-line or in person with a maximum of 4 groups members.
Clinical supervision is available to music therapists both in the UK and internationally, who have the appropriate registration. Clinical supervision is also available to trainee music therapists on a registered course.