#39 Jo Birch: Suicidality, Supervision and Safe Practice

Jo Birch a highly respected supervisor, author, and long-standing contributor to the development of supervision in coaching and helping professions. 

Jo has worked for many years at the intersection of practice, ethics, and professional standards, supporting supervisors and practitioners to think more deeply about their work and their responsibility within it. 

She is widely known for her writing and teaching on supervision, reflective practice, and professional maturity, and for her steady, principled voice in a rapidly evolving field.

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