Clinical Supervision is central in healthcare professions. Supervision plays a key role in the professional context such as supporting the practitioner and providing quality assurance, evaluation of competence, educational development and ultimately improved patient care. This series of workshops is designed to develop your skills and knowledge in providing clinical supervision. The workshops are for healthcare professionals (e.g. Psychiatry, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Social Work) who will be or are already providing supervision as a part of their role. In total there are 5 workshops on different topics within Clinical Supervision, each with different learning outcomes based on Roth and Pilling’s generic supervision skills

(see: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/sites/pals/files/generic_supervision_competences.pdf).

The format of delivery will be a combination of interactive teaching, group work involving role-play (coach group) and discussions. Attending workshops is flexible, so you can pick and choose which workshop or all, you would like to attend.  The workshop is provided by the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme, School of Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast. The facilitators are both experienced in providing supervision training to psychologists.

The workshop runs from 10.00am to 4.30pm. Lunch and a training manual are provided.

 

Learning Outcomes

• Have an awareness of the on-going development of supervisory skills and the need for further reflection/supervision training.
• Have knowledge of the structure of supervised professional experience including assessment procedures at different levels of qualification (competency frameworks), and the changing expectations regarding supervisor’s role.
• Have an understanding of the process of assessment and feedback, and skills and experience in evaluating supervisee performance.
• Have skills and experience in the art of constructive criticism, on-going positive feedback and critical feedback where necessary.
• Have knowledge of techniques and processes to evaluate supervision, including eliciting feedback.

 

About the Trainers

Dr Brent Thompson is a Lecturer on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology course and is the Lead for the Supervisor Training. He is also a Clinical Psychologist working in NHS Adult Mental Health settings.

Dr Pauline Adair is a RAPPS approved supervisor. She is a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical and Health). She is the Programme Director for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Queen’s University, Belfast.