Supervision of therapeutic services

Testimonial by
​ Renetta Neal Registered Member of BACP, Pg Dip Counselling Children, Pg Dip Supervision
 
 
I have been supervising Bernadett Andalits since 2014, in a group with Carefree Kids Charity where Bernadett trained and provided therapeutic play sessions to children in schools, as an individual who provides therapeutic play sessions in Private Practice also since December 2016.
 
I supervise Bernadett currently for the therapeutic work she does with children either in schools or in private practice.
Bernadett brings her work mainly through case presentations and case discussions illustrated with notes. Bernadett is open in her use of supervision to reflect on therapeutic relationships with the children she works with, including the exploration of how her work affects her personally i.e. in the transference/counter-transference.
Since I started Supervising Bernadett I have seen how she has improved in her ability to identify her 'stuck' points, increasing confidence and effectiveness working with increasingly complex presentations.
Bernadett is a reflective practitioner who has consolidated her learning and strengthened her practice, particularly by highlighting and taking seriously any concerns as they arise.
Bernadett consults more widely than just in supervision for advice and support, and for development opportunities. Bernadett is always open to new learning and is responsive to the educational aspect of our work together.
The challenge of working in schools and relating to the system within which the work takes place is often explored.  Boundaries and confidentiality between the differing relationships with child, teachers and employing body can lead to some pressures that Bernadett is becoming more confident in dealing with in an ethical and containing way.
 
Bernadett is well experienced in working therapeutically with children and provides a safe space where children can be heard and explore their inner worlds through play.