ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on current research concerns in relation to clinical super-
vision as the basis for suggesting the use of case studies as a means of evalua-
tion. It highlights the argument for having both qualitative and quantitative
data in order to illustrate the alleged link between receiving clinical super-
vision and improved client care. Three case studies from mental health
nursing are presented and then submitted to a phenomenological, hermeneutic
analysis, which enabled the author to induce a theory. This theory represents
the key themes of how the clinical practice of psychiatric/mental health nurses
appears to be influenced by their experience of receiving clinical supervision.
These three themes are described as: personal development, professional
development and practice development.
