Getting The Most Out Of Supervision
Facilitator: Alex Clapson
Workshop Outline
Effective Supervision is a key requirement in any successful organisation. Supervision done well helps employees develop & provides quality assurance. Best practice can be consistently rolled out across the organisation through Effective Supervision.
Supervision is a safe & supportive space that provides an opportunity to reflect & celebrate good practice. It is also a place to discuss how to improve practice. It is an opportunity to focus on professional development, as well as our own health & wellbeing.
Target Audience
This course is suitable for all Supervisees & is designed to help all employees get the most out of their Supervision.
- What is Effective Supervision & why is it important?
- Supervision models & the benefits of good Supervision
- The role that Supervision plays in promoting employee well-being
- An overview of the organisation’s Supervision Policy
- Videos – Examples of Supervision – Getting it wrong & Getting it right
- Exploring the role that Supervision plays in collaborative problem-solving & Reflective Practice
- Auditing our own skills & ability to be effective in our roles
- Questionnaires – Communication Styles, Learning Styles, Emotional Intelligence & Character Strengths
- Feedback Skills
- Challenging our biases
- Two-pages of links to videos & other useful resources
- Understand what constitutes effective supervision & its relationship to safe practice & positive outcomes
- How Supervision promotes & develops Reflective Practice
- Promoting well-being within the Supervision relationship
- Bringing the Supervision Policy & Guidance to life through the training
- Consider the impact of anxiety upon well-being & how emotions may impact on critical thinking & decision making
- Consider the Morrison 4x4x4 (integrated) model of supervision & understand how it can be used as a model to facilitate effective supervision
- Consider how past experience of supervision can impact on the supervisory relationship
- Understand the importance of developing & reviewing the supervisory relationship – ‘connection before content’
- Consider the role of supervision throughout the stages of professional development from new starter to experienced employee
- Understand the importance of recording supervision discussions