title: Implementing clinical supervision: Part 1: laying the ground work.
abstract: Australia, like other countries, is experiencing a crisis in the recruitment and retention of nurses. Clinical supervision has been suggested as a potential strategy to enhance retention. However, there is a paucity of literature regarding the successful implementation of clinical supervision. The aim of this study is to explore and evaluate ways of implementing clinical supervision as undertaken in a rural health-care organization in Victoria. Qualitative methodology was used including a documentation audit and individual interviews with the staff responsible for implementation. The findings demonstrate that the successful implementation had occurred in five interrelated stages. This paper, one in a series of three, focuses on the preimplementation phase leading up to initial implementation. The main themes identified during these stages were: organizational culture, exploring the possibilities, leadership and education and training which will be examined. These issues were essential in laying the foundation for the systematic introduction of clinical supervision.
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), Southern Health, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Happell
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D015279:Organizational Culture; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*; D014739:Victoria