"All health and social care professionals, as well as many others, use supervision as part of professional training and quality control. Supervision is also integral to current initiatives within mental health care such as the UK’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services. In these contexts, supervision is used to support the delivery of evidence-based care to those experiencing psychological distress. However, supervision itself has an evidence base and this is not widely utilized. The overwhelming finding from the supervision literature is that the Supervisory Relationship (SR) is what matters most. The aim of this book is to provide cutting-edge, internationally relevant information on the Supervisory Relationship in order to inform study, training, continuing professional development and practice. The authors describe what is known about the Supervisory Relationship, drawing on international research as well as studies conducted by the Oxford Supervision Research Group. They then provide clear, practical guidance on how to establish, develop, maintain, manage and work within effective Supervisory Relationships - the core of all supervision"--Provided by publisher. "Supervisees who have worked with us will be familiar with the phrase "Some supervisees' worst experiences with a supervisor may be another person's best experience" and vice versa. This reflects our belief that the quality of the supervisory relationship (SR) is pivotal to any experience of supervision and is unique to the individuals involved. It is the idiosyncratic matching of needs, learning styles, attitudes, and values that influences the experience. For example, an independent supervisee who is used to working autonomously is likely to find a supervisory relationship with a supervisor with exacting standards and a tendency to be directive in their supervision oppressive, and may feel resentful and devalued. However, a more anxious or perfectionistic supervisee may find their SR with a supervisor who expresses clear goals and requirements and has a directive approach containing and supportive. A good supervisor, therefore, needs to be flexible enough to adjust their style for each supervisee and, of course, not all people can do this. It may, therefore, be that lack of attention to the particular needs of the supervisee and lack of flexibility are more of a problem for SRs than any particular or preferred style"--Provided by publisher.