Description:

OPD Points: 10

OPD – ACA-Approved. This program aims to provide an opportunity for practitioners who provide supervision to review and reflect on their practice in small-group Supervision of Supervision sessions. The closed group SoS sessions offer post-training support to maximise your efforts to become an effective supervisor. Sessions will cover how to approach challenges in supervision in the ethical and professional practice domains with an emphasis on reflecting on supervisor strategies and responsibilities. The group process in these sessions is vital, as it provides a forum to share and learn from peers working in similar practice settings. Who should participate: The program is suitable for those providing supervision to practitioners in the general fields of psychology, social work, psychotherapy, counselling or other related work. This includes supervisors whose role is to provide clinical supervision, but also those who have a dual role across managerial/operational and clinical supervision. Participants in this program need to have completed some formal training in supervision.

Key Learning Objectives / Outcomes:

Sessions will be conducted online via interactive videoconference, to offer greater accessibility. Participants will be asked to provide examples of their supervision practice with a focus for review and reflection and to contribute to the group process by sharing their ideas and insights within a reflective practice framework. The group facilitator will introduce some brief structured learning and reflective tasks to further consolidate and enhance supervision skills and practice frameworks.

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Presenter / Provider:

Samuel Vasta

Presenter Qualifications:

BA, B Soc Studies, M Arts (Counselling) Psychology
Sam Vasta has worked in public community mental health services for over thirty-five years as a senior clinician and Service Manager. He holds both Social Worker and Counselling Psychologist degrees and has a wealth of clinical experience and supervision practice in a range of service settings. These range from specialist services for young people experiencing mental health problems to clients experiencing enduring mental illness, as well as drug and alcohol issues, complex trauma and cross-cultural problems. As a Service Manager, Sam supervises health practitioners and team leaders, often involving complex clinical scenarios and risk presentations, in addition to supporting and debriefing staff following critical incidents. Sam is a PsyBA Accredited Supervisor trainer for psychologists and provides accredited supervisor training for PACFA (Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia) and ACA (Australian Counselling Association). He lectures across Australia and Singapore and provides in-house supervisor training for mental health and allied health staff. Currently, Sam also provides individual and group supervision to a range of practitioners across various government, NGO and private sector settings. Given his background and extensive experience, he also offers consultation, supervision and mentoring to Team Leaders and Managers to support them to survive and grow in challenging leadership positions.

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12 hours

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