Strengths-based supervision: reflecting on practice

Overview:

Supervision plays a pivotal role in professional development, and strengths-based approach supervision can be highly effective and rewarding with its focus on shared responsibility, shared learning and shared leadership.

Strengths-based supervision: reflecting on practice is a workshop designed to re-energise your approach to supervision. It creates a space to explore supervision that values collaboration, mutual respect, careful reflection and constructive challenge.

This workshop is facilitated by the highly knowledgeable Alison Krusec, who creates a welcoming and open space for all. Participants will enjoy an unmissable opportunity to understand and explore reflective practice and apply it in their work.

What to expect:

The workshop aims to build skills in supervision. The format is collaborative and conversation-based, enabling participants to ask questions, learn from peers and develop their practice and use of the resources. It provides:

• a space to explore what a strengths approach has to offer to supervision
• the opportunity to develop and practice skills used in supervision
• an environment of respect, inspiration, challenge and support
• a focus on the structure of supervision, our place within that structure, and creating transparency
• exploration and reflection of our own abilities as a supervisor.

Resources used:

• supervision
• Strength Cards
• Walking The Boundaries
• Choosing Strengths
• Self Care

Suitable for:

• Human Service workers and teams
• Supervisors and team leaders
• Team leaders in counselling and psychology services
• Child, Youth and Family services
• Mental Health services
• Justice services