Professional Supervision
Life Mental Health staff have experience supervising students, colleagues and also workers from a range of different agencies and disciplines. Supervision is central to; maintaining resilience, professional development and best practice.
The opportunity
Professional supervision offers the opportunity for an employee and a supervisor to critically reflect on their practice focusing on their interactions within their organisation and also with their client base. Supervision has an educative and supportive function. It allows practitioners to debrief, reflect on positive and challenging experiences within the workplace and raise professional issues.
Educative function
The educative function of supervision encourages practitioners to explore their own professional development through research, training and reflection. Professional supervision is also important for monitoring the wellbeing of the supervised and provides a supportive environment that allows people to manage burnout or stress within the workplace.
Focus
Life Mental Health’s supervisory services focus on encouraging workers to develop their own professional practice framework. A practice framework is a toolkit that informs practice and is made up of theories, practice skills, beliefs, values and frameworks used by the worker that make up their professional identity.
Framework
Practice frameworks also encapsulate the organisational context of the worker and supervision allows the worker to reflect about their practice within the context of their current role. Supervision helps workers to articulate their practice framework and continue to develop it throughout their career.
The benefits of Supervision
The benefits of professional supervision are seen when workers regularly engage in supervisory processes, Life Mental Health staff recommends monthly or bi-monthly supervision.
- Contributes to the welfare of both workers and clients.
- Helps workers identify strengths and weaknesses in their own practice.
- Allows workers a safe and confidential space to share concerns about themselves, colleagues, workplace and their clients.
- Helps to prevent worker burnout and compassion fatigue Promotes ethical and reflective practice alongside the policies and procedures of the organization.
- Encourages workers to use up to date evidence-based practices.
- Provides another forum for discussing and reflecting on client cases and the methods used to support these clients.
- Engages workers in ongoing professional learning.
Slav adheres to the supervision standards of the Australian Association of Social Workers, for more information on these standards please see the link below.
Supervision with Slav Antonijevic
Slav is available to provide professional supervision services to individuals and groups. Slav currently provides supervision to workplaces across Brisbane and Sunshine Coast areas. Supervision can be provided on a regular basis either face to face, via telephone or Zoom at a cost of $193.99 per session. Please contact Slav for more information about individual or supervision sessions.
