ABSTRACT
The setting is relatively comfortable. It is an office set in a ground floor extension of a large detached square building in the grounds of a district general hospital. There is a circle of chairs and the door is open. Shortly after 3 p.m., six people walk in, some carrying mugs of tea. They sit down and shut the door. There is a brief hubbub of conversation before attention is focused on the task in hand. The familiar routine of group supervision has begun.
