[...]... this is learning Learning occurs as a result of physiological change in the brain in which stable neuronal pathways are constructed Ideas such as those of Edelman, Flanagan and others paint a picture of unique brain structures and unique learning having arisen in each individual Each person’s neuronal ‘street map’ will have evolved during her or his life to 20 Supervision in the mental health professions... time-scales of seconds, and perhaps minutes and hours, rather than on multiple lifetimes Edelman proposes that a genetically inherited human ‘value system’ is at the root of learning – for Edelman, value means the capacity to discriminate in ways that have conferred relative survival advantage For example, organisms that can make value distinctions between environmental factors such as hot and cold are... thinking too hard about particular aspects of a golf swing Since professional helping involves the skills of interacting with others, procedural knowledge is a necessary feature Binder and Strupp (1997) argue that what is specifically needed is a particular sort of procedural knowledge that allows for on -the- spot appraisals and reappraisals of the problem situation whilst simultaneously acting within... her Ph.D at the Social and Applied Psychology Unit, University of Sheffield and her clinical training at the University of Exeter Her primary interests lie in the interface between clinical and organisational psychology Preface Supervision, particularly as a component of initial training, and increasingly as a contributory element in continuing professional development, is deeply embedded in the cultures... has power to in uence the progression and promotion of the other, there is bound to be some in uence over what takes place in supervision This dual role-relationship is likely to pertain in pre-registration training as well as in other managerial relationships The in uence of the disparity in status may be contained by discussion during and following the contracting process, but its in uence may readily... whose task was to give feedback and critique the product Initially some of the comments made about other groups’ efforts were negative to the point of being scathing Emotions ran high After a few minutes of loud debate and laughter, one person asked another group’s members why they had wrapped the egg in that particular way, and there was a gradual realisation that the different groups had been assigned... workers in which the worker can reflect on herself in her working situation by giving an account of her work and receiving feedback and where appropriate guidance and appraisal The object of this alliance is to maximise the competence of the worker in providing a helping service (Inskipp and Proctor, 1988: 4) Introduction 3 Supervision is that part of the overall training of mental health professionals that... viewpoint as it does not appear to derive directly from the experiences of the senses Metaphysical knowing might be regarded as the knowledge of the heart as opposed to the knowledge of the head The distinction is elegantly illustrated in the following quote: When you understand all about the sun and all about the atmosphere and all about the radiation of the earth you may still miss the radiance of the. .. experience and through development Relevance of theories of learning focused at the level of behaviour Within the empiricist tradition there have been various views about the status of mental content Behaviourism is at the end of the continuum in focusing on what can be observed rather than on mental content Behavioural theories seek to account for learning through the interaction of the individual with the. .. require the use of language normally reserved for intimate relationships Examples include asking clients diagnosed as anorexic how much they weigh, asking suicidal clients about the plans that they have made to kill themselves, in sexual therapy asking questions about erectile functioning, or in a childhood soiler asking about the consistency of the stool Supervisees may avoid such issues in their attempts . 4) 2 Supervision in the mental health professions Supervision is that part of the overall training of mental health pro- fessionals that deals with modifying. Library Library of Congress Cataloging -in- Publication Data Scaife, Joyce, 1950. Supervision in the mental health professions: a practitioner’s guide / Joyce Scaife;