The Faculty of Education is offering two new qualifications at postgraduate level, commencing in Semester 2, 2008. The Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Supervision and the Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Supervision will help to fill the need for suitably qualified professionals across the fields of health, counselling and human services.
Professional or clinical supervision occurs within a professional relationship and is an important component of continuing professional development for all health and social services practitioners. Developing skills as a supervisor is a great way to develop skills in clinical education and leadership, while constructive supervision aids busy professionals to hone their skills in critical thinking, stay accountable and get the skills they need to stay at their ‘learning edge’.
In 2008 this programme will be offered part-time with the first 30 point course being delivered in three two-day blocks at the University’s Epsom Campus. Students who achieve the 60 points required for the Certificate have the option to do a further 60 points to complete the 120 point Diploma. This qualification is relevant for those seeking advanced professional responsibility as a supervisor in health, counselling, or human services and may include social workers, counsellors, psychologists, health and allied health professionals, and human services workers.
A wide range of assessment methods will be used in the new programmes, including video work, peer feedback, reflective assessment assignments and journals, essays and reports - plus lots of workshops that reinforce real skills. Students will have access to a wide range of the most recent research on supervision, professional development and learning, and reflective practice.
Liz Beddoe, Head of the School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work says the programmes have been designed to benefit professionals from a wide range of services.
"We see it as a real strength that the programme is multi-professional, because this is much more like real life and the multi-disciplinary teams we all work in," she says. "We are happy to have a wide range of people - such as social workers, counsellors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, dietitians, speech and language therapists, and nurses and general practitioners."
According to Liz, participants value the different perspectives that various professions have, because this adds to their learning experience. This view is supported by recent research that indicates that students themselves totally support learning in a multi-disciplinary environment. Research on this subject, entitled Interprofessional learning for supervision: ‘taking the blinkers off’ by Allyson Davys and Liz Beddoe has been successfully submitted for publication in the UK journal Learning in Health and Social Care.
The programmes will be taught through the Faculty of Education’s School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work. The lecturers have strong backgrounds in clinical practice in their professions and a genuine interest in the learning and development of professional practice in the helping professions. They are active in research and scholarship in supervision, and share a passion for good supervision and its potential to transform the lives of those who use health and social services.
Professional or clinical supervision occurs within a professional relationship and is an important component of continuing professional development for all health and social services practitioners. Developing skills as a supervisor is a great way to develop skills in clinical education and leadership, while constructive supervision aids busy professionals to hone their skills in critical thinking, stay accountable and get the skills they need to stay at their ‘learning edge’.
In 2008 this programme will be offered part-time with the first 30 point course being delivered in three two-day blocks at the University’s Epsom Campus. Students who achieve the 60 points required for the Certificate have the option to do a further 60 points to complete the 120 point Diploma. This qualification is relevant for those seeking advanced professional responsibility as a supervisor in health, counselling, or human services and may include social workers, counsellors, psychologists, health and allied health professionals, and human services workers.
A wide range of assessment methods will be used in the new programmes, including video work, peer feedback, reflective assessment assignments and journals, essays and reports - plus lots of workshops that reinforce real skills. Students will have access to a wide range of the most recent research on supervision, professional development and learning, and reflective practice.
Liz Beddoe, Head of the School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work says the programmes have been designed to benefit professionals from a wide range of services.
"We see it as a real strength that the programme is multi-professional, because this is much more like real life and the multi-disciplinary teams we all work in," she says. "We are happy to have a wide range of people - such as social workers, counsellors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, dietitians, speech and language therapists, and nurses and general practitioners."
According to Liz, participants value the different perspectives that various professions have, because this adds to their learning experience. This view is supported by recent research that indicates that students themselves totally support learning in a multi-disciplinary environment. Research on this subject, entitled Interprofessional learning for supervision: ‘taking the blinkers off’ by Allyson Davys and Liz Beddoe has been successfully submitted for publication in the UK journal Learning in Health and Social Care.
The programmes will be taught through the Faculty of Education’s School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work. The lecturers have strong backgrounds in clinical practice in their professions and a genuine interest in the learning and development of professional practice in the helping professions. They are active in research and scholarship in supervision, and share a passion for good supervision and its potential to transform the lives of those who use health and social services.
