Introduction to ‘A solution-focused approach to mental health supervision’

Alasdair-J-Macdonald

Abstract

This is a classic paper because it has influenced a genera- tion of workers as one of the early works on the evidence for success when using SF methods. It begins with the financial difficulties facing health care in Canada in the 1990s. The paper addresses directly a problem common to many health care systems. Mental health administrators are called ‘supervisors’ but their tasks are mostly administrative, aimed at reinforcing policies and managing caseloads. These are valuable tasks but are not the same as the oversight of the clinical practice of mental health workers.

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