Overview

This is the College of Organisational Psychologists’ (South Australian branch) second structured Group Supervision Program to support Organisational Psychology registrars to complete their endorsement, of which up to 33% of supervision hours can be group supervision (e.g., 26 hours when 80 total hours of supervision required).

There are 12 sessions of two hours each scheduled over 18 months in 2025-2026. This is the sixth session of 12.

The stand-alone group supervision sessions are facilitated by Board-approved, endorsed Organisational Psychologists. Each session requires active participation, self-reflection, and application of the registrars’ knowledge. There may be pre-work needed prior to sessions.

Intervention Strategies (part One) (Competency #4):

This first of two facilitated discussions on this competency, Intervention Strategies, is led by Mark Douglas, of Ethos Consulting, with a focus on individuals and Leadership, and being able to effectively manage interventions, including:

• individual work performance
• professional and leadership development
• strategic planning
• conflict resolution and mediation

Reflection guide: Please reflect on the type of individual and leadership intervention strategies you use regularly in your work. Please consider pros and cons, with examples thereof.

Please note: Session will be run online. Participants will be sent a calendar invite with log-in details.

Learning Outcomes

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

• Describe the competency Intervention Strategies and how organisational Psychologists incorporate different individual and/or leadership strategies into their scope of practice.

Presenter(s)

Mr. Mark Douglas

About the presenter(s)

Mark Douglas, of Ethos Consulting is an organisational psychologist and a qualified mediator who established Ethos Consulting in 1991. Mark has a keen interest in organisational behaviour and decision making. Mark's qualifications include BA (Psych), Grad Dip Teaching, Accredited Mediator with LEADR (Lawyers Engaged in Alternative Dispute Resolution) and a Team Management Systems Master Trainer. Mark has consulted on over 1,000 assignments with over 250 clients across Australia, including the South Australian Economic Summit; the South Australian Constitutional Convention; and the National Muslim Australia. Mark has a keen ability to understand the dynamics of organisations, management teams and organisation culture. Mark has worked across the professional services, research and science, community services and manufacturing.

Notes

Target Audience

This event is aimed at Psychology registrars who are undertaking Organisational Psychology endorsement.

Duration of Access

This event will not be recorded.

CPD

It is up to attendees to assess and determine how learning from this event aligns with the requirements of their learning plan. The providers accordingly do not make any representation that the event counts towards attendees’ CPD learning requirements. If an attendee determines themselves that the learning they complete aligns to their learning plan, then they can decide to count those hours towards their CPD requirements for the registration cycle.

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