Clinical Supervision 
Agreement

Confidentiality

The information that you share with me is confidential although there are some exceptions where maintaining confidentiality may not be possible:

 

1. If you share information to indicate that a child, young person or another vulnerable person may be at risk.  In these instances, the safety and wellbeing of that person must be a prime consideration

2. If I believe that you intend to cause serious harm or injury to another person or to yourself

3. If you have caused serious harm or injury to another person in the past

4. If there is an issue of national security or if a serious crime has been or is to be committed

 

Data protection: Notes are confidential and not shared.  If you are likely to require a copy of notes, please discuss this with me.

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Further information about how I deal with your information and comply with GDPR can be found on the website: www.number11counselling.co.uk.  Please feel free to ask me any questions you might have.

 

Ethical Frameworks

I am registered with both the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) and the NCS (National Counselling Society). My commitment is demonstrated through my actions. I will:

• Work with you, valuing you as a unique person and treating you fairly regardless of our similarities and differences

• Work lawfully and ethically to promote wellbeing

• Respecting your right to autonomy, be willing to discuss how we work together and respect your right to end our work when you consider it to be right for you

• Behave in a trustworthy way, generally working to professional standards

I hope that you will be able to discuss any concerns you may have about our work with me. However, if you feel that you are unable to complain to me directly, the BACP and the NCPS have complaints procedures, available at www.bacp.co.uk and https://nationalcounsellingsociety.org.uk.

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Practicalities

 

• Our meetings are always to be organised in advance.  Where possible, please give 48 hours’ notice, preferably by email or text, if you need to cancel/rearrange the appointment.  Please be mindful of your own responsibilities in meeting your supervision requirements.

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Hopes and Expectations

At its best, clinical supervision is a collaborative venture. Discussing expectations, hopes and concerns are a standard part of the process of establishing a supervisory alliance. That said, I recognise that there are certain things that are fairly consistent and helpful as a foundation to our work:

- That we are both prepared and willing to engage in the reflective process in such a way that we enjoy th e supervisory process, learning and inquiry.

- That there is a client focus in our work, with clear distinctions between the work you do in clinical supervision and the work you might do with a counsellor. (I recognise that the term 'clients' varies according to context and might include service users, team members, pupils, patients, and so on.)

- That we rereview our working together from time to time.

That we will be brave enough to build an environment in which we can bring our whole self to our work so that we can use all of our resources to serve clients in the best way we can.

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