External Supervision
Clinical supervision is an important component of effective practice for social workers, counsellors and other allied health professions engaged in helping people. I believe that supporting workers and encouraging them to maintain good self-care is crucial for them to provide competent, reflective, and sensitive client-related work.
An important focus of my supervision is to help workers develop the right balance between their own needs and those of their clients. This enables sustainability in their work and supports their emotional capacity for reflective practice.
Clear and transparent communication is important to me, and it is an essential element of good supervision. I work hard to build safe, supportive, and collaborative relationships with my supervisees, and I believe that open, reflective supervision work cannot take place without this.
When I provide supervision, I work from a broad range of theory bases and methods which include a relational, trauma-informed approach which is provided within the framework of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Supervision Standards, 2014.
My Work Experience (Government and Non-Government):
Domestic Violence
Sexual assault
Hospital Social Work
Statutory Child Protection
Foster and kinship care
Family Dispute Resolution (FDR)
Crisis counselling
Psychological First Aid
Critical incident debriefing
Suicide intervention and prevention
Individual supervision sessions are tailored to meet the specific needs of each person and may change over time.
This could include:
Clinical issues, such as reflecting on clients and client dilemmas, and working with specific therapeutic strategies and dynamics.
Working on skill development while connecting theory to practice.
Stress management.
Improving individual worker well-being and functioning within their role.
Debriefing or emotional support about critical incidents that have occurred in workplace
Individually focused skill development on supervision related topics
What you share with me in external supervision remains confidential, however there are some limits to this confidentiality (in line with the AASW Code of Ethics section 5.2.4). An information sheet will be provided that outlines what supervision looks like and discusses confidentiality in more depth.
Making an appointment and prices
Appointments are offered by telephone, or through internet-based technology.
Price: $150.00 + GST= $165 per one hour session.
Appointment costs are paid by invoice, sent to yourself or your workplace, business or a third party.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about external supervision.
“The secret of creating peace is that when you listen to another person you have only one purpose: to offer them an opportunity to empty their heart”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh