Superskills: Core Skills for Supervision

This is a 2-day workshop:

Day 1: Wednesday, 2nd July 2025 @ 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Day 2: Thursday, 3rd July 2025 @ 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Location: La Trobe University - City Campus, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 (Read more about Travel Contribution)

Cost: $80 + GST and booking fees (tickets can only be purchased via credit card)

*Light lunch will be provided

Description

If you are a practice or clinical supervisor in the alcohol and other drug sector (or looking to become one), this workshop is for you. Gain a deep understanding of the ‘why’ as well as the ‘how’ and ensure that you have the right theoretical and practical foundation skills to offer powerful practice supervision across different contexts and supervisees.

You will learn about developing and implementing supervision contracts and plans, assessing supervisee development needs, and navigating challenges and roadblocks.

Learning outcomes:

• Understand different approaches to supervision and determine which one is right for you and your supervisees
• Understand and apply structured practical supervisory processes to deepen core supervisory relationship skills, including listening, questioning, guiding, and giving and receiving feedback
• Understand and utilise the reflective practice model of supervision
• Understand and practice self-reflection and self-practice as a way of improving supervisory skills
• Increase skills in facilitating reflective practice in staff
• Understand and utilise a framework to support decision-making with ethical dilemmas
• Improve knowledge and skill in responding to staff exposed to complex client presentations

Eligibility Criteria

This is a specialist skills workshop suitable for advanced practitioners who are current or future practice supervisors. This workshop is suitable for practitioners in low threshold and clinical settings.

This training has been funded for workers employed in a Victorian State-funded Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) service, including Peer and LLE workers.

Who is not eligible?

Students on placement or internships, workers from other community sectors such as Family Violence, Homelessness and Mental Health and AOD workers outside of Victoria.

Terms & Conditions

Refunds are available up to 1 day prior to the event. Please ensure you have clearance from your line manager to attend. If you cannot attend, cancel your registration no less than 24 hours before the event to make your spot available to someone else on the waitlist. You can contact elevate@vaada.org.au to do this.