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Masterclass Purpose:

This is an AHPRA PsyBA-Approved Supervisor Master Class. 

Master class (Part 4) has been developed for psychologists who want to maintain their status as a Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA)-Approved supervisor (Principal or Secondary).  Completion of this training will meet the requirements to maintain supervisory status for a further five years.  

Psychologists who are not a PsyBA-Approved supervisor, and supervisors/leaders/managers from other professions (e.g. Social Work, Counselling, Play Therapy etc.) and settings (e.g. CSS, NGOs, Family Services etc.) can use this workshop for general CPD purposes but cannot use this workshop to gain supervisor approval.

Masterclass Overview:

This masterclass explores beyond the surface of competence and confidence, enhancing supervisors’ capacity to balance on the tightrope of the supervisory relationship to promote safety for deep learning while ensuring competency-based practice.

Of particular focus is a model of supervisory practice based in the neuroscience of leadership, seeking to understand the factors that activate both reward and threat neural circuitry of the supervisor and supervisee in their work, and in supervisory relationships and processes.  This approach recognises the brain’s limbic system as fundamental to learning and works with supervisees to expand their vulnerability to effectively engage in the learning process.

This brain-based, relationship-oriented approach to supervision will be considered in the context of developmental models of professional development and therapist identity.  An example of its application will be offered through research of what works in supervision in the child protection field.

This Masterclass employs highly reflective and experiential activities designed to deep dive into the intricacies of supervisory relationships and processes.  Activities build on each to enhance supervisors’ knowledge and skills of supervision practices, evaluating and managing supervisory relationships and processes, and developing approaches that promote competency-based learning plans highly individualised to the unique needs and strengths of each supervisee.  Role plays will also be used to integrate learnings into practice.

Key Learning Objectives:

1)   Understand the role of neuroscience and brain-based supervision practices in promoting competency-based learning of supervisees

2)   Identify the stages, phases and processes of professional and therapist development

3)   Understand how a supervisee’s perception of safety enables learning through the application of interpersonal neuroscience principles

4)   Conceptualise and apply the SCARF model of neuroleadership in a range of supervisory relationships, processes and situations, and approaches for managing these

5) Participate in reflective and experiential activities to enhance integration of theory to practice, and awareness of how these can also be used with supervisees

Additional information for PsyBA-Approved Supervisors

AHPRA requires all PsyBA-Approved supervisor training to be competency-based. This means all approved training, including this one, require assessment of PsyBA-Supervisor Competencies. 

This workshop includes both:

• Formative assessment activities (occur during the training) – e.g. engagement in reflective practice, listening and contributing to group discussion, role plays, and experiential activities; and
• Summative assessment (completed after the training) – completed Assessment Booklet. Please note, all sections of the Assessment Booklet are linked to activities undertaken during the training and some time is provided DURING training to document your reflections and responses. The final reflection of key learnings may be required to be completed after the training. Depending on your learning style, it should not take any longer than 10mins-1hr to complete the Assessment Booklet for submission (e.g. Reflectors may spend longer than other reflecting on/refining their responses).

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