Reflective Supervision for Child Protection Practice - Reaching Beneath the Surface

Harvey, Anna; Henderson, Fiona

Abstract

This paper describes a model of reflective supervision for child protection practice that is informed by psychoanalytic theory. Eileen Munro promotes the idea of depth in practice, referring to the skills and knowledge required to undertake the work. Her reports highlight the importance of supervision to provide a thinking space for practitioners where reflection can take place. This paper will explore the importance of supervision in more depth and describe how psychoanalytic ideas can help us understand the complexities of our work with families, anchoring us to a solid theoretical base and helping to make sense of the maelstrom of feelings that are stirred in us as well as in our colleagues and clients. © 2014 © 2014 GAPS.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 14, 2014
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2014
• Deposit Date: Apr 25, 2016
• Journal: Journal of Social Work Practice
• Print ISSN: 0265-0533
• Electronic ISSN: 1465-3885
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 343-356
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2014.925862
• Keywords: reflective practice, supervision, psychoanalytic, containment, projective identification
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/824588
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2014.925862
• Contract Date: Apr 25, 2016