Monica Dowling is Practice Placement Coordinator on the Applied Social Studies programme. She lectures in Clinical Supervision and Principles and Practice of Social Care. Her interests stem from practice as a youth worker, team leader and provider of training and education to adult learners. Viewing supervision as a place of learning, she has been involved in the development of supervision practice for the past twenty years. She has a long standing commitment to the education and professional development of workers. She is an accredited psychotherapist and supervisor.