Supervision Workshop

The role of supervision in improving outcomes for children in

resistant environments

Aim

To focus on supervision as a place for reflective dialogue and critical analysis which leads to action planning

Learning Outcomes

1 – to explore sources of resistance and their impact on practice

2 – to consider how different supervision techniques can support practitioners to develop their skills of critical analysis when examining the consequences of decisions made for families.

Ref: http://www.devonchildrenstrust.org.uk/wfd/supervision/Model%20for%20an%20Integrated%20Approach%20to%20Supervision.pdf

Professional Supervision

Clinical supervision as the place for reflective dialogue and critical analysis which leads to action planning.

Adult Learning Theory - Kolb

What I thought

What I did

What I feltWhat I do next

Ref: http://serc.carleton.edu/images/introgeo/enviroprojects/kolb_cycle.gif

Adult Learning Theory - Ruch

Ref: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02615470220126435

Adult Learning Theory – Gibbs

Ref: http://project.health.heacademy.ac.uk/p10_oldercarers/refl_magazine/issue2/images/gibbs_reflective_cycle.pdf

Critical Reflection – Jan Fook

Involves both Involves both theorytheory and and practice:practice:a clear rationale and analysisa clear rationale and analysisand..and..A clear and structured process for conducting itA clear and structured process for conducting it

Critical Reflection – Jan Fook

Aims of critical reflection…Aims of critical reflection…-- to improve practice by learning directly from to improve practice by learning directly from experienceexperience-- By engaging in a process of examining the By engaging in a process of examining the fundamental assumptions implicit in practice fundamental assumptions implicit in practice experienceexperience-- And devising changed thinking and practices from this And devising changed thinking and practices from this

new awarenessnew awareness-- ….And a new way of framing experience….And a new way of framing experience

Critical Reflection – Jan Fook

InvolvesInvolves-- Learning from experience and creating practice Learning from experience and creating practice

theory and meaningtheory and meaning from itfrom it-- Ongoing scrutiny of practiceOngoing scrutiny of practice-- A form of accountability/supervisionA form of accountability/supervision-- A form of personal, professional and organisational A form of personal, professional and organisational

learninglearning

Action Learning

Action learning involves working on real problems, focusing on learning and actually implementing solutions. It is a form of learning by doing.

"Managing the unknown through questioning" 

Ref: http://www.ifal.org.uk/

Tools for Reflective Practice

Before and After Questions

Case Analysis Questions

Critical Incident Analysis

Theory to Practice Checklist

Analysis of Success

Exploration of Thoughts, Feelings and Intentions

Multiple Perspectives Action Learning exercise

Before and After QuestionsBefore seeing a client• What are your thoughts before seeing this client?• What are your feelings before seeing this client?• Do you have any plans or purposes for this interview? After seeing a Client• What are your thoughts now? • What did you make of that? • How do you understand this client situation or issue? • What does this interview, report, etc. suggest about what was influencing your

understandings / practice? • Were you having any internal thoughts, feelings or reactions during the interview

that you did not share with the client? What were they? • The idea that you have just expressed, how have you come to know that? • What would you have liked to have seen happen? • When you did x what was that about? (eg touched client, non verbal behaviour)• You said xyz - can you tell be about that? • Consider your language, what do you think that suggests?

Case Analysis Questions

• Tell me briefly about the case• Who is involved (generate a genogram)• How do you think x felt about the incident / issue / situation?• How do you think x understood or explained the incident / issue /

situation? • Where do you think x generated their ideas or explanations from? • How do you feel about the specific issue / incident / situation? • How do you understand or explain the incident / issue / situation? • Where do you think you have generated your ideas and

explanations from?

Social PolicyLaw

Sociology

Case Outline

Resources

PsychologyPolitical Context

Values in Social Care

SW Method / Model

Power and Identity

Revised Theory to Practice Checklist