Employee Assistance Program (EAP) sessions (one-off or short term counselling to workers within their organisation) appear to be much more effective where there is already a solid, trusting relationship between the staff member and the EAP counsellor. An essential component of any counselling is a positive relationship between the client and the counsellor. Openness and honesty about often painful or distressing issues, requires first of all, that the client feels safe and respected and trusts …
What is clinical supervision? Basically, it is about well-being – the well-being of the worker receiving supervision and the well-being of their clients. The other essential element for effective clinical supervision is the development of a strong, trusting and honest relationship, between supervisor and supervisee. Building and maintaining this relationship can still be possible when supervisors are geographically distant through thoughtful use of technology.
At times telephone contact …
BA, BSW, AMHSW, Graduate Diploma in Family Therapy, MACA Level 4