Meg Bond and Stevie Holland are educators of adults, developing the personal and interpersonal skills which underlie professional development. Meg specialises in clinical supervision and group facilitator training. Stevie runs courses on individual and organizational needs in change and practises as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist. Their partnership, Go education - the Group and Open Education Consultancy has had contracts with many NHS Trusts throughout the country as well as within other public services, business and voluntary sectors. They both have backgrounds in nursing, health visiting and as nurse educators in higher education.

• Series editor's preface Part 1: The context of clinical supervision in nursing The surface picture the development and value of clinical supervision The hidden picture resistance to clinical supervision and implications for the clinical supervision relationship Part 2: Clinical supervision skills The clinical supervision relationship a working alliance Reflective skills of the supervisee Support and catalytic skills of the clinical supervisor Informative and challenging skills of the clinical supervisor Part 3: Setting up clinical supervision Skills of group clinical supervision Setting up clinical supervision References Index.

"...a user-friendly guide to the skills needed for effective clinical supervision...The strengths of the book are the way it sets out the rights and responsibilities of both parties involved in the supervision relationship; the step-by-step guidance to setting up systems of clinical supervision, and its focus on the reflective, supportive and catalytic skills needed for effective supervision." - Mental Health Care. "What is particularly good about the book is that it becomes clear on reading the book that the authorshave vast experience in this area. the book therefore arises from a very practical base and many worthwhile experiences and personal judgements are offered by the authors." - Nursing Review.