This unique and practical book provides a clear introduction to clinical supervision and support in primary care. Supervision and Support in Primary Care provides practical information and guidance on the nature and purpose of clinical supervision.

Part One: Claiming the territory. Primary care and the need for supervision and support. The nature and purpose of supervision. Raising the profile of supervision and support. Part Two: Perspectives from mental health. Supervision in psychotherapy and counselling: a critical space for learning. Supervision in primary care: support or persecution? Part Three: Practical approaches. Nursing supervision in primary care. Balint groups and the balint method. A narrative-based approach to primary care supervision. Mentoring and co-tutoring. Self-directed learning groups. Part Four: Supervision in GP training: fitting the realities. Higher professional education for GPs: will this change the culture? Educational supervision in GP vocational training.