Advanced Supervision Program (Mental Health)
The Advanced Supervision Program was created in direct response to the recommendations from recent Coronial, Royal Commission, and State Ombudsman reports, which highlighted the need for advanced supervision for frontline social workers and the lack of quality supervision training and support. It is a 6-week evidence-based Program with a blended learning approach (eLearning, facilitator-led masterclasses, online collaborative workshops & coaching circles).
- Type Learning
- Level Advanced
- Time Weeks
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Clinical Supervision
- Ethical Issues
- Leadership
- Learning Styles
- Mental Health
- Professional Development
- Reflective Practice
- Social Work
- Supervision
Earning Criteria
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Minimum of 3 years of post-qualifying experience and provided supervision for at least 2 years.
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Engaged in own supervision for at least 2 years as a commitment to professional practice and has a clear understanding of the contemporary professional and practice issues legislation and policy relating to mental health.
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Engaged in continuing professional development to ensure currency of knowledge in relevant fields of practice, and provision of Clinical Supervision whilst also potentially being the supervisees team leader and holding a dual role
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Learner can: apply their knowledge and skills in supervision to an advanced level, explain the different purposes of supervisory relationships, choose approaches to supervision that align with a supervisees learning style, foster the professional development of supervisees through reflective practice create and protect a safe and reflective experience for supervisees, compose a clear supervision provision statement, self-evaluate current skills and plan for their own professional development.
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The program has been awarded Highly Commendable in the 2022 AITD Awards for best Capability Building Program.
Standards
The AASW Supervision Standards articulate expectations for the professional supervision of social workers in the current and varied contexts in which social work is practised in Australia.
1. Values and Ethics 2. Professionalism 3. Culturally responsive and inclusive practice 4. Knowledge for practice 5. Applying knowledge to practice 6. Professional development and supervision