ABSTRACT
Some of the multitude of models and frameworks within which to understand the complex processes of supervision are discussed. Examples included are based on its normative, formative and restorative purposes (Inskipp and Proctor), process and content (the general supervision framework of Scaife and Scaife), supervisory focus and process including the impact of transference and counter-transference (seven-eyed model of Hawkins and Shohet), session structure (cyclical model of Page and Wosket), a systems approach (Holloway), a relational model within a psychodynamic framework (Frawley O’Dea and Sarnat) and a theory-based approach (developmental model of Stoltenberg and colleagues; and of Rønnestad and Skovholt).
