Supervision Can Be Playful: Techniques for Child and Play Therapist Supervisors

This book provides a unique perspective on clinical supervision, emphasizing experiential techniques and offering a refreshing, playful approach to professional development. It covers contextual factors, theory, practice, special topics, international voices, practical support, supervisor and supervisee self-care, and play within supervision. The editors are internationally renowned practitioners and have brought together practitioners and educators to contribute from their expertise. The chapters are inclusive, contemporary, comprehensive, and practitioner-friendly, addressing key issues in complementary sequence.

Format: Hardback
Length: 444 pages
Publication date: 10 October 2023
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

This comprehensive book provides a fresh and engaging perspective on clinical supervision, emphasizing experiential techniques and offering a playful approach to professional development. Supervision Can Be Playful: Techniques for Child and Play Therapist Supervisors, Second Edition takes a holistic approach, covering contextual factors, theory, practice, special topics, international voices, practical support, supervisor and supervisee self-care, and play within supervision itself. This book strikes a balance between theory-driven chapters and intervention-driven chapters, offering hands-on, creative methods for specialty supervision in play therapy. It speaks from the "experience of clinical supervision" and is designed to be useful for training, teaching, and clinical supervision, catering to clinicians and supervisors of varying levels of experience.

The editors of this second edition are internationally renowned practitioners, and they have assembled a team of practitioners and educators who are recognized experts in the field to contribute their expertise. The book's structure addresses key issues in a sequential manner that builds the reader's knowledge and understanding of the multi-faceted layers that can support truly interpersonal, creative, and culturally sensitive supervision. Each chapter has been carefully crafted and is inclusive, contemporary, comprehensive, and practitioner-friendly.

In conclusion, this book offers a valuable resource for clinicians and supervisors seeking to enhance their skills and knowledge in clinical supervision. Its unique perspective, emphasis on experiential techniques, and playful approach make it an enjoyable and practical guide for those working with children and play therapists. By incorporating play within supervision, this book promotes a more holistic and effective approach to professional development, fostering interpersonal relationships, creativity, and cultural sensitivity.

Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538167465
Edition number: Second Edition