CLINICAL SUPERVISION

I am a highly experienced mental health nurse, who has worked in Scotland and Australia. I have worked for approximately 35 years in various areas of the mental health and alcohol/other drug field. Currently I work as a Clinical Nurse Consultant in mental health within the public health system, where a major part of my role involves providing individual and group clinical supervision and running a well-regarded clinical supervision training course. 

In my private practice, I offer clinical supervision  (individual and group), training,  consultancy and supervising the supervisor for health care professionals. I work with both Government and Non-Government Organisations.

Additionally I offer my services to those working within the veterinary field, animal shelters and welfare organisations.

Clinical supervision has been something I've engaged in for most of my career in mental health and also as a requirement for the various counselling modalities I have studied. My personal experience of receiving clinical supervision has included face to face clinical supervision (using different models of clinical supervision), group clinical supervision, and peer group supervision. I'm an advanced trainee  in psychodrama which enables me to use creative methods and role theory in the supervisory relationship.

I've been very fortunate to have had training in group work with Max Clayton and Stephen Rollnick and various experts in the area of clinical supervision, including Michael Carroll, Sue O'Sullivan, Aly McNicol , Annette Fisher and Paul Spurr. 

These people (probably unknowingly) have influenced my practice.

I am very passionate about clinical supervision. I believe it has made me the clinician and person I am. It has taught me the power of reflecting, and assisted me through some of the challenges and tricky situations that we all experience in our roles. It has helped me through periods that I have been fatigued, preventing me from burnout. It has also made me recognise some of the "wins" in my role and the importance of self-care.

In addition to working in mental health, I provide volunteer work for various animal shelters. Through my volunteer work I have found it evident that working with animals isn't much different than working with humans. Both fields involve emotional connections that are simultaneously  rewarding and challenging. Those working with animals also benefit from clinical supervision which is why I offer this as part of my service.

As a clinical supervisor my aim is to build a professional and supportive working relationship where you feel safe to bring your client work for reflection, clarification, challenge and insight . I adapt my supervisory / relational skills to fit the needs of the supervisee(s) to accompany them through the ups and downs of their working life.

Qualifications:

Certificate in Canine Myofunctional Therapy at Natural College of Traditional Medicine, Melbourne, completed 2016 

Masters in Public Health, UNSW, completed 2010

Diploma in family therapy, Realtionships Australia, Westmead, completed 2000

Diploma in Person Centred Counselling, Strathclyde University in Glasgow, completed 1996

Scotvec courses: Grief and Loss, HIV and AIDS, Cumbernauld College, completed 1994.

Registered Mental Health Nurse, Glasgow Eastern of Nursing and Midwifery, completed 1988

Professional Development:

Becoming an effective clinical supervisor - Michael Carroll

Brigid Proctor model of clinical supervision (Theory and Practice) -Sue O'Sullivan

Clinical Supervision - Anthony Williams

Role development model of clinical supervision - Paul Spurr

Peer group clinical supervision - Aly McNicoll

Feedback and Reflective Practice in supervision - Reflective Supervisor Team

Stepping Up Model of clinical supervision - Lyndall Briggs

Group work training - Max Clayton

Motivational interviewing for groups - Stephen Rollnick

Professional Affiliations

Health Practitioner registered with Ahpra

Small Animal and Equine Naturopathic Association

Australian College of Mental Health Nurse (ACMHN)

Australian Clinical Supervision Association (ACSA) 

Australian and NZ Psychodrama association (ANZPA)

International Association of Group processes (IAGP)