Being Supervised

Erik de Haan is a Senior Consultant at Ashridge Consulting at Ashridge Management School. He was previously a consultant in the Netherlands and researcher at the University of Utrecht. He has written more than 150 articles and eleven books in different languages, among which are 'Fearless Consulting', ' Relational Coaching', 'Supervision in Action', and 'Pocketbook Team Coaching'. The Dutch edition of his book 'Learning with Colleagues' has been a bestseller in the Netherlands and he has also written a book on the importance of Shakespeare's 'King Lear' for managers. Willemine Regouin was a supervisor and educator of supervisors in Holland for many decades. Willemine also taught philosophy and published the first edition of 'Being Supervised: A Guide for Supervisees' in 1991.

'Why aren't there more books for supervisees? This book by Erik de Haan and Willemine Regouin tackles that question and provides an answer to it. A practical, down-to-earth, sensible guide to help both new and experienced supervisees get the most from supervision, this updated text speaks to the modern supervisee. It's the kind of book that I would have loved to have thirty years ago when I first started supervision - something I could confidently give to supervisees to help them be more knowledgeable and skilled as supervisees and more able to partner supervisors on that learning from practice journey.'--Michael Carroll, PhD, Visiting Industrial Professor, University of Bristol'This book is applicable for individuals in multiple professions, including coaching professionals, organisational consultants, teachers and psychotherapists. Working in an organisational setting as an internal executive coach, I have found this book very practical with helpful instructions for guided self-reflection. Erik de Haan has added a modern twist to this classic work by Willemine Regouin with a strong focus on practical application and easy referencing which lends itself to dipping in and out and makes it suitable for our busy modern lives. I would recommend this book to anyone who starts on the journey of supervision.'--Stephanie Conway, Google Internal Coach and Supervisor'As a trainee supervisor, this book both terrifies me and energises me in equal measure - terrifies because of all the well-armed supervisees who are likely to present in supervision as a result, and energises because of the potential for such rich working alliances to emerge. If you think that your practice, whatever stage it is at, will benefit from a highly informed, and truly helping hand, don't hesitate to buy this book.'--Camilla Beglan, Executive Coach and Supervisor

• Introduction , Starting the supervisory journey , Why supervision? , Contracting: the way to monitor your progress , Learning in supervision , Reflective assignment , Being on the supervisory journey , The initial stage , The middle stage , The final stage , The importance of writing in supervision , Understanding the supervisory journey , The person , The profession , Links between person and profession , The importance of understanding in supervision , Structure of a Supervision Contract , Ashridge's Code of Conduct for Supervisors