Clinical Supervision in Early Intervention Teams

A Mixed Methods study of Early Intervention Practitioners’ Attitudes towards the Implementation of Evidence Based Practices in England and Wales

“…This however can be challenging in that EIP teams are faced with providing audit data in terms of providing evidence of outcomes. Recording clinical data and inputting data along with writing up notes and updating care plans and having to do clinical work presents day to day challenges for EIP teams (Gillam, 2010). The outcomes category describes how participants saw quality data and key performance indicators that EIP teams should provide almost as justification for the service.…”

“…Early Intervention in psychosis teams work intensively with young people experiencing a first episode psychosis. Gillam (2010) explains that this work presents challenges for team members. Amongst the excess of the demands practitioners may feel that there is little time for discussing their work in a considered way and little time to reflect on practice.…”