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<h3><!--mstheme--><font color="#003366"><a name="S.H.A.S.T.D.">S.H.A.S.T.D.</a> recommendations for
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<p align="justify">Receiving regular counselling supervision is intrinsic to the work of
the Health Adviser. It is distinct from yet complements both managerial supervision and
clinical supervision given by colleagues. Health Advisers have a counselling role and use
counselling skills when dealing with clients who have issues with HIV/AIDS, STD's, sexual
assault, sexual abuse, relationship problems and sexuality. Counselling supervision can
enhance and maintain good practice, develop professional skills and provide essential
support in an emotionally demanding and complex role.</p>
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<p align="justify">" is for people
involved in work ,which contains significant elements of counselling ,it is a term given
to consultation ( often ongoing) ......... to help one think about issues connected with
client work, including the impact this has on the practitioner ....... many people see
supervision as supporting the kind of reflective learning that underpins the continual
improvement of practice" Leach (1935)</p>
<p align="justify">Counselling supervision offers benefits to the Health Adviser, to the
client and to the agency as a whole. By improving skills and communication and reducing
stress in the Health Adviser, the intention is to maximize the therapeutic quality of
interactions and also to decrease staff turnover decreasing levels of staff sickness,
turnover and burnout.</p>
<p align="justify">British Association for Counselling (BAC) code of ethics and practice
for counsellors state that it is a:</p>
<p align="justify">'' breach of the ethical requirement for counsellors to practice
without regular counselling supervision / consultative support "</p>
<p align="justify">In line with BAC guidance on best practice SHASTD recommend counselling
supervision should not be undertaken by the line manager, although managerial agreement
and support are essential when establishing a system of counselling supervision ( if
existing lines of clinical and managerial responsibility are not to be undermined). SHASTD
recommend that a counselling supervisor should not be an immediate clinical colleague
(i.e. should not be clinically involved with the same client as the supervisee). If the
counselling supervisor works within the same agency as the supervisee, boundaries, ground
rules and expectations must be made clear and adhered to by both parties in the same way
as if the counselling supervisor is external to the agency. Although the supervisory
relationship is confidential, counselling supervisors are ethically obliged to report
practice that endangers clients or supervisees welfare to the line manager if a supervisee
fails to take appropriate action themselves.</p>
<p align="justify">Counselling supervision can be done in groups or individually.
Preferably, supervisors should be eligible for BAC supervisor accreditation. They must at
least have extensive supervisory experience and be qualified counsellors, psychotherapists
or clinical psychologists.</p>
<p align="justify">SHASTD recommend that such supervision should consist of fortnightly
(or at least monthly sessions of 50 to 60 minutes, and be done within work time. Where
this is not possible it should not be less than monthly. It should be budgeted for within
Health Adviser funding.</p>
<h3 align="justify"><!--mstheme--><font color="#003366">References<!--mstheme--></font></h3>
<p align="justify">G. Leach (1995) Making use of supervision : practical and ethical
issues"</p>
<p align="justify">British Association for Counseliing (1996) Code of ethics and practice
for Counsellors </p>
<p align="justify">British Association for Counselling (1996) Code of ethics and practice
for Supervisors </p>
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