Overview

PsyBA-approved Supervisor refresher training

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). 

Psychologists who are not currently a PsyBA-approved supervisor can use this workshop for general CPD purposes, but cannot use this workshop to gain supervisor approval. 

Approved supervisors are eligible to enrol and attendance to this training will meet the requirements to maintain supervisory status for a further five years.

This master class will focus on conflicts and difficulties that can emerge in the context of supervisory relationships. It will identify the range and nature of problems that can emerge, such as philosophical clashes, personality issues, inexperience, issues of competency, conduct issues within a workplace, underperformance on a placement, and mandatory supervision by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) standards panel.

It will discuss models of supervisory management and processes for understanding, and externalising such issues. The training will examine how to adapt competency-based supervision methods, activities, and reflective practice approaches to a range of difficult supervision scenarios.

Participants will engage in numerous activities to identify problems and develop supervision competencies, including self-reflectivity to develop higher-order meta-competencies where supervisors use core competencies to integrate, adapt, anticipate, and create a supervisory environment for professional growth for the supervisee.

Important information

• This PsyBA-approved Master class is being delivered in an online workshop format.

• Participants must log in live at the scheduled date and time and keep their cameras on during the day. 

• The class will not be recorded.

• Participants will be able to access reading materials and assessments via their online learning dashboard prior to the live online workshop. 

Technical requirements

• Access the online events via a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Android devices. 

• Systems will require audio and video capabilities.

• It is recommended that participants test their systems using the following link prior to registering: https://zoom.us/test

CPD Frequently Asked Questions

Refer to the APS CPD Frequently Asked Questions for general information when undertaking APS Professional development activities.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this training, participants should be able to:

• identify a range and nature of problems that can emerge in supervision,

• outline strategies to understand and externalise supervision problems with the supervisee,

• demonstrate skills in reflective practice, including openness to feedback and capacity to utilise peer consultation and supervision,

• demonstrate the ability to provide effective feedback to the supervisee, including demonstrated skills in communication and critical feedback on competencies and conduct, and

• demonstrate strategies for enhancing the development of the supervisee’s competencies.

Presenter(s)

Angela White MAPS

About the presenter(s)

Angela White is a Clinical Psychologist, with over 25 years of experience working in various sectors (mental health, community health, education, forensic), with a wide range of client groups (adults, adolescents and children). She has been involved in conducting therapy, research, and the teaching and training of psychologists and other mental health professionals.
Through her different roles in both the public and private sectors, she has gained extensive experience in providing supervision and consultation to individual clinicians, teams, groups and organisations and has been involved in supervision training for over 15 years.
Angela currently works in private practice in Brunswick offering clinical supervision to psychologists and other professionals across the mental health, education and community sectors. She also offers therapy and coaching to women experiencing major life transitions.