Overview

This course provides high quality multidisciplinary training in clinical supervision for professionals working in the mental health area. Students will receive training in specialised skills in supervision across a range of professional disciplines to meet the needs of suitably qualified or emerging professionals who are currently in a supervisory capacity … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Admission requirements

Admission requirements
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Aims

The course will provide specialised skills in supervision across a range of professional disciplines and is designed to meet the needs of suitably qualified professionals (e.g., qualified counsellors, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and other mental health professionals) who are currently in supervisory capacity or intend to become supervisors.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:
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Apply specialised and advanced technical and creative skills in the professional practice of supervision
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Use communication skills to demonstrate an advanced and broad understanding of theoretical concepts in supervision, to transfer complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences
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Demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills to make high level, independent judgements in a range of technical or management functions in varied specialised clinical contexts
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Initiate, plan, implement and evaluate supervision practice within varied specialised technical and/or creative contexts
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Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for personal outputs and all aspects of the supervisory work or function of others (e.g., supervisees)

Student progression rules

Failure to complete the course within two consecutive semesters may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University’s Student Progress Policy.