Quality and Effectiveness of Clinical Supervision: Evaluation of An Occupational Therapy Service

Abstract

Occupational therapy was a comparatively early adopter of clinical supervision, the value of which has been publicly endorsed by the College of Occupational Therapists. This practice analysis explores the quality and effectiveness of the clinical supervision received by occupational therapists working for the West London Mental Health Trust through the use of a descriptive qualitative survey using the Manchester Clinical Supervision Scale. Results indicate that the range for all the sub-sets were consistently high. The total Manchester Clinical Supervision Scale score was 142.9, which indicates demonstrable efficacy of clinical supervision had been achieved.