title: Clinical supervision in the palliative care team setting: a concrete approach to team wellness.
abstract: Clinical supervision is a structured, case-based approach to learning that is used most often in the mental health field. An established palliative care consultation service at a large, academic medical center implemented a modified clinical supervision model in an effort to improve team members' awareness of their own emotions and the way those emotions impact behavior during, primarily, clinical encounters. This report discusses clinical supervision in detail and, by way of a case, illustrates the power of this intervention as a source of self-care and a concrete approach to managing palliative care team well-being.
authors.affiliation: Doris A. Howell Palliative Care Consult Service, Department of Medicine, US San Diego Health Sciences , San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Kyle P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Edmonds
authors.forename: Heidi N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Onderdonk
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thornberry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D000068376:Compassion Fatigue / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000451:nursing*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D016896:Treatment Outcome