Effective Supervision for line managers

Staff Supervision

Course Structure & Delivery Method

Staff Supervision is a trainer led course that is delivered over 3 hours (half day) using a combination of PowerPoint presentation, manual, and discussions. This course is delivered in four units. 

• Unit 1 
  • Introduction
  • What is supervision?
  • Supervision Policy
  • Who can supervise?
• Unit 2 
  • Purpose of supervision
  • Management
  • Educations
  • Support
  • Mediation
• Unit 3 
  • Starting Supervision
  • Making a contract
  • When supervision should happen
  • Where supervision should happen
  • Difficult Matters
• Unit 4 
  • Methods
  • Support for supervisors
  • Summary

The following areas are covered throughout the units: in-house policies and procedures, individual responsibilities and communication.

Course Aims:

The aim is to help both managers and staff to understand:

• The purpose and functions of supervision
• The role of the supervisor.
• How supervision can be undertaken.
• The use of supervision contracts.
• Methods which can be used in supervision

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this session candidates will be able to:

• Understand the purpose of supervision and their role in the process.
• Have an awareness of the different methods of supervision and be able to apply them to their practice.
• Understand how to assess and meet development needs of staff.
• Be aware of good practice in setting ground rules, contracts and boundaries in the supervision process
• Have explored the appropriate use of power in the supervision relationship and the links to anti-discriminatory practice
• Understand some of the issues around accountability, decision making and recording within supervision.