This is a series of two virtual Professional Supervision forums, which will be followed by targeted professional development workshops for deeper dives into practice and application.

Professional supervision is critical in supporting individual practice development, staff retention, and organisational improvement. Yet there remains ongoing challenges in providing high quality and sustainable supervision across our sector.

Given the complex, emotionally demanding nature of the work, this is a valuable opportunity to connect and work towards a clearer and shared understanding of how to embed effective professional supervision sustainably across our workforce.

About the Series:

High profile presenters to share emerging evidence, models and approaches
Hear from diverse perspectives and viewpoints
Inspire and share understanding and learning
Generate ideas for ongoing support e.g., share supervision models, group peer support and programs

Forum 2: So What and Now What?

Date: 24 June, 9am-12pm

Share emerging evidence and mobilising knowledge into action. Generating new ideas and thinking to help inform what now?

Participants are encouraged to register for both forums, however you are also welcome to register for one, depending on your capacity and availability.

The forums are free to attend for specialist domestic and family violence, sexual assault or women’s health services funded by the Office for Women and Violence Prevention, Department of Justice and Attorney-General. Please register by clicking on the 'Get Tickets' button.

This strategic forum series will be facilitated by Gabrielle Borggaard Nicholson, Inner Vision Consulting. Hear from inspiring and thought provoking keynote speakers and presentations from leaders in the field including:

Dr Tracy Castelino, ShantiWorks
Dr Natasha Cortis, Associate Professor Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
Tori Cooke, No to Violence (NTV) , Head of Workforce Development
Samantha Wild, Awakening Cultural Ways

Click here for the full program and list of speakers. Please note the program is subject to change.

Learning Objectives:

The aims of this program is to bring people together in a proactive, curious and strategic learning space to:

enable a mature and provocative exploration and critical reflection of Professional Supervision and its value in supporting and retaining our staff
mobilise knowledge, experiential learning and emerging evidence into action;
generate new ideas and thinking, particularly in overcoming barriers; and
provide a foundation to shape and deliver ongoing professional supervision programs and shared model implementation if required, particularly in regional/remote areas

Who should attend

This series has been carefully pitched for all levels of staff and inclusive of all roles (supervisor and supervisees) working across the gender-based violence workforce. Where possible we encourage participation of multiple team members, including service leaders and managers.

About the facilitators

Gabrielle Borggaard Nicholson

Gabrielle is an executive leader, an accredited family violence social worker and a mentor. Her 17+ year career spans the human services from the Domestic and Family Violence Sector, the Child Protection Sector, Family Support and Therapeutic Counselling and experience in the Disability Sector. During the last 13 years, she specialised in the executive management of not for profit organisations with a strong focus on justice and equality for women and elimination of gender based violence. Gabrielle recently left her position as the CEO of the Domestic Violence Action Centre, a position she held for more than 11 years, to establish Inner Vision Consulting.

Further practice workshop from July onwards

Also…Stay tuned for deeper dive skill workshops following these strategic forums in particular aspects of professional supervision. These will be designed for practical application of theory into practice and will be promoted soon…