Professional supervision is not just a requirement of our role; it’s a space where we are seen, heard, and challenged to grow.

Whether you're just beginning or have been supervising for years, this workshop is designed to meet you where you are.

You've been asked to supervise a colleague or student, or perhaps you're considering adding supervision to your private practice.

You're excited by the opportunity, but also wondering:

          Where do I start?

This workshop will help you build confidence, understand the foundations of quality supervision, and begin developing your own supervision style.

 You're already providing supervision and enjoying it; but sometimes find yourself wondering if you're "doing it right".

You'd like more structure, practical tools and greater confidence while still being yourself.

Together we'll strengthen your supervision practice and help you find your own supervisory voice.

Experience brings wisdom, but it also brings an opportunity to pause and reflect.

Perhaps you're looking to refresh your approach, reconnect with your values, strengthen your supervision toolkit or think more intentionally about the kind of supervisor you want to be 

This workshop isn't about starting again.

It's about building on everything you already know.

You don't need to be in private practice,  or have any intention of going into private practice, to attend. The workshop is designed for social workers providing supervision in organisations, teams, services, private practice or a combination of these settings. 

• The Art of Being a Social Work Supervisor is for qualified social workers who are thinking about becoming a supervisor, have recently stepped into supervision, or have been supervising for some time and want to refresh or strengthen their practice.
• You might supervise within an organisation, provide external supervision, work in private practice, or do a combination of these. You don't need to be running, or planning to start a private supervision practice to attend.

• Absolutely. You don't need to arrive already knowing how to supervise.
• We'll explore the foundations of good supervision, including its purpose and functions, different models and frameworks, ethics and professional responsibilities, building the supervisory relationship, structuring supervision, reflective practice, feedback and navigating some of the challenges that can arise.
• You'll also have space to think about what you bring to the role and the kind of supervisor you want to become.

• Yes. Experienced supervisors bring an enormous amount of practice wisdom to the workshop, and you're not being asked to start again.
• Instead, the workshop gives you time to step out of the day-to-day doing of supervision and look more intentionally at your practice. You can revisit the models and ideas that inform your approach, refresh your toolkit, explore current ethical and professional expectations, and reflect on what may have changed in the way you supervise.
• It's an opportunity to build on what you already know rather than replace it. This was also the intent behind the earlier experienced-practitioner version of the program: refresh, reflect and refine.

• Yes, very much so.
• The workshop isn't designed only for external or private practice supervisors. The learning can be applied whether you're supervising within a health service, government department, community organisation, NGO, private practice or another social work setting.
• We'll also explore the different roles that can exist alongside supervision, including line management, mentoring and organisational accountability, and how these can influence the supervisory relationship. These distinctions have been part of the workshop's foundations from the beginning.

• Both.
• Across the two days we'll explore the practical foundations of supervision, including models and frameworks, ethics, agreements, session structure, reflective questioning, feedback, boundaries, difficult conversations and common supervision challenges.
• Alongside this, you'll have opportunities to explore your values, strengths, experience and the kind of supervisor you want to be.
• The aim is to bring these pieces together so you're not simply collecting tools, but developing a way of supervising that you understand, can explain and can use intentionally.

• We'll look at a range of approaches rather than teaching one model as the "right" way to supervise.
• The workshop draws on established supervision and reflective practice models and gives you opportunities to consider how different approaches can support different supervisees, situations and purposes.
• Previous workshop content has included Kadushin's model, Morrison's 4x4x4, the Seven-Eyed Model, reflective learning approaches and developmental supervision.
•  The emphasis isn't on memorising models. It's on understanding what's available and beginning to make thoughtful choices about what fits your supervision practice. 

• Yes. I want you to leave with things you can actually use.
• We'll work with practical resources relating to areas such as supervision agreements, agendas, record keeping, reflection, feedback and planning your supervision practice. The workshop content has been designed around these practical elements as well as the relational and reflective aspects of supervision. 
• You'll be encouraged to adapt resources to suit your own context rather than feeling you have to use a particular template exactly as it is. 

• This is an interactive workshop rather than two days of sitting and listening to presentations.
• There will be teaching and information sharing, but also reflection, discussion, case examples, activities and opportunities to apply ideas to your own supervision practice.
• You'll be invited to think, question, contribute and learn from the experience in the room — including the different perspectives other social workers bring.

•  Ideally, you'll attend both workshop days, as the learning builds across the two sessions and there's real value in being part of the discussion and activities with the group.
• However, I know that sometimes work, caring responsibilities or life can make it difficult to attend both days. If you need to miss a day, you'll have access to pre-recorded learning and activities covering the key content from that day, so you can continue your learning in your own time.
• The live workshop itself won't be recorded, which helps us maintain a confidential and comfortable space for discussion and reflection.

• The live workshop sessions aren't recorded because they include discussion, reflection and participants sharing experiences from practice. This helps us create a confidential learning environment where people can participate openly.
• If you're unable to attend one of the workshop days, pre-recorded learning and activities covering the key content will be available so you don't miss the core learning.

• Yes. If your organisation is supporting your professional development and would prefer to pay by invoice, please get in touch and I can arrange this for you.
• If you're paying for the workshop yourself and would prefer to spread the cost, a three-payment option is also available.
• If you're unsure which option will work best for you or your organisation, you're welcome to contact me before registering.

• My hope is that you leave with much more than a folder of resources.
• You'll have a stronger understanding of the foundations of effective supervision, practical models, frameworks and tools you can draw on, greater clarity around ethics and professional responsibilities, and strategies for navigating relationships, feedback and challenges.
• You'll also begin developing your own Supervisor Identity Statement and Practical Supervision Plan, something you can continue to revisit as your supervision practice grows.
• Most importantly, I want you to leave with greater confidence and clarity about how you want to supervise and why.