Liz Beddoe is a professor of social work at the University of Auckland, teaching, supervising graduate students and undertaking research on professional education topics. She provides professional supervision to several social work academics and early career researchers. She has been involved in the development of supervision through research, education and practice for over 25 years with a particular interest in the impact of organisational culture on supervision and professional development of social workers.Allyson Davys is a registered social worker who has a background of practice, supervision, teaching and management in health, social care and the tertiary education sectors. She has been involved in the development of supervision through research, education and practice for over 25 years and has a particular interest in interprofessional supervision. She currently teaches a postgraduate course on professional supervision at the University of Auckland and runs a private supervision practice.

• Acknowledgement. Chapter 1: Contemporary Themes in Professional Supervision. Chapter 2: Supervision in context: Surveillance or support? Chapter 3: Starting with who we are: Culture, gender and belief in the supervision encounter. Chapter 4: The education of the reflective supervisor. Chapter 5: Practitioner wellbeing and the role of supervision. Chapter 6: Ethics and supervision. Chapter 7: Managing a supervision practice. Chapter 8: Group supervision. Chapter 9: Interprofessional supervision. Chapter 10: Supervising for strengths. Chapter 11: Supervision of managers. Chapter 12: From difficult situations to courageous conversations. Chapter 13: Creativity in supervision: keeping supervision exciting and supervisors engaged. Afterword. References.

This book is written by the two people who know most about professional supervision: Liz Beddoe and Allyson Davys. What is most exciting is the critical analysis that they bring; they really understand the complexities in practice today, and in exploring the challenges in supervision, they challenge us to raise our game, so that there are better outcomes for those who use our services.

Liz Beddoe is a professor of social work at the University of Auckland, teaching, supervising graduate students and undertaking research on professional education topics. She provides professional supervision to several social work academics and early career researchers. She has been involved in the development of supervision through research, education and practice for over 25 years with a particular interest in the impact of organisational culture on supervision and professional development of social workers.Allyson Davys is a registered social worker who has a background of practice, supervision, teaching and management in health, social care and the tertiary education sectors. She has been involved in the development of supervision through research, education and practice for over 25 years and has a particular interest in interprofessional supervision. She currently teaches a postgraduate course on professional supervision at the University of Auckland and runs a private supervision practice.

• Acknowledgement. Chapter 1: Contemporary Themes in Professional Supervision. Chapter 2: Supervision in context: Surveillance or support? Chapter 3: Starting with who we are: Culture, gender and belief in the supervision encounter. Chapter 4: The education of the reflective supervisor. Chapter 5: Practitioner wellbeing and the role of supervision. Chapter 6: Ethics and supervision. Chapter 7: Managing a supervision practice. Chapter 8: Group supervision. Chapter 9: Interprofessional supervision. Chapter 10: Supervising for strengths. Chapter 11: Supervision of managers. Chapter 12: From difficult situations to courageous conversations. Chapter 13: Creativity in supervision: keeping supervision exciting and supervisors engaged. Afterword. References.

This book is written by the two people who know most about professional supervision: Liz Beddoe and Allyson Davys. What is most exciting is the critical analysis that they bring; they really understand the complexities in practice today, and in exploring the challenges in supervision, they challenge us to raise our game, so that there are better outcomes for those who use our services.

Liz Beddoe is a professor of social work at the University of Auckland, teaching, supervising graduate students and undertaking research on professional education topics. She provides professional supervision to several social work academics and early career researchers. She has been involved in the development of supervision through research, education and practice for over 25 years with a particular interest in the impact of organisational culture on supervision and professional development of social workers.Allyson Davys is a registered social worker who has a background of practice, supervision, teaching and management in health, social care and the tertiary education sectors. She has been involved in the development of supervision through research, education and practice for over 25 years and has a particular interest in interprofessional supervision. She currently teaches a postgraduate course on professional supervision at the University of Auckland and runs a private supervision practice.

• Acknowledgement. Chapter 1: Contemporary Themes in Professional Supervision. Chapter 2: Supervision in context: Surveillance or support? Chapter 3: Starting with who we are: Culture, gender and belief in the supervision encounter. Chapter 4: The education of the reflective supervisor. Chapter 5: Practitioner wellbeing and the role of supervision. Chapter 6: Ethics and supervision. Chapter 7: Managing a supervision practice. Chapter 8: Group supervision. Chapter 9: Interprofessional supervision. Chapter 10: Supervising for strengths. Chapter 11: Supervision of managers. Chapter 12: From difficult situations to courageous conversations. Chapter 13: Creativity in supervision: keeping supervision exciting and supervisors engaged. Afterword. References.

This book is written by the two people who know most about professional supervision: Liz Beddoe and Allyson Davys. What is most exciting is the critical analysis that they bring; they really understand the complexities in practice today, and in exploring the challenges in supervision, they challenge us to raise our game, so that there are better outcomes for those who use our services.