ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:

Delivered via interactive videoconference (Zoom platform).

Supervisors attending this workshop will be provided with an opportunity to review and evaluate their supervision practice, and provide opportunities to discuss how they supervise, provide feedback and evaluate their practice of supervision. This will be done by supervisors providing examples of their experiences of supervision/questions and ‘stuck points’/dilemmas for review and reflection. In the final part of the day, supervisors will be offered a framework for how to conduct ‘Supervision of Supervision’ sessions, (i.e. how to review the supervision practice of psychologists presenting their supervision questions in supervision). Pre-reading resources are provided, including revision documents of competency-based supervision to ensure participants are familiar with the Board requirements.
 

By the end of the workshop participants will:

• have an opportunity to reflect on the supervision they offer, with opportunities for reflection and discussion on how to identify possible stuck points and be better positioned to manage these in the future
• have an opportunity to participate in a live ‘Supervision of Supervision’ demonstration session using material brought to the workshop by participants
• begin to consider their role of supervisor and how to provide ‘Supervision of Supervision’ to others
• understand client-supervisee / supervisee-supervisor (parallel process) and how to identify and manage unhelpful relational patterns that might impact adversely on feedback and evaluation
• consider the use of ‘self’ in the therapeutic and supervisory contexts and how relational reflection enhances reflexive and reflective clinical and supervisory practice.

WORKSHOP CONTENT:

• Part 1: Review of the core principles of effective supervision. How to structure supervision and set learning goals.
   
• Part 2: A practice framework will be provided for supervisors to offer ‘Supervision of Supervision’.
   
• Part 3: Review of practice. Each participant will provide an example of one or more supervision sessions allowing for opportunities to reflect and refine the practice of:
   
  • structuring and contracting supervision sessions aligned to core competencies
  • feedback and evaluation skills
  • managing practice issues/dilemmas and challenging supervisees.

PRESENTER: Christine Senediak

Christine Senediak is a Board-approved supervisor trainer with over 40 years of clinical and supervisory experience. She has extensive expertise providing individual, peer, group, and organisational supervision to psychologists, social workers and Allied health professionals working in child, adolescent, and family services, schools, adult mental health, trauma, drug and alcohol, gambling, sexual assault, and cross-cultural contexts.

Trained as a systemic and multigenerational family therapist, Christine brings a systemic lens to supervision, considering the broader relational and organisational context in understanding clinical challenges. Her supervision practice is grounded in reflective practice, fostering self-awareness and reflexivity to strengthen the therapeutic alliance and address relational dynamics. She integrates systemic, cognitive-behavioural, mindfulness, and person-centred approaches to create a flexible, evidence-informed framework that supports both professional growth and effective client care.

CERTIFICATION:

Participants are required to attend the full day and will receive a certificate of attendance for 7 hours of training. This workshop is interactive and allows ample time for practice and review of participant questions/clinical scenarios and case issues brought to the session.
 

Flyer: Supervision of Supervision Master Class Allied Health (PDF)