I would like to share the link to a recently published book on student social work placements - Field Education: Creating Successful Placements, edited by Fiona Gardner, Jacqui Theobald, Natasha Long, Helen Hickson. This book offers a wide range of perspectives on the whole process of social work field education, from practical tips on how to provide supervision or to make the most of being on placement, to broader reflection on the many elements that make up successful student placements. The …
Providing clinical supervision to social workers, counsellors and welfare workers in rural and remote areas has become an increasingly large portion of my work in the past few years.
As technology has improved and people become more comfortable using computers to facilitate their everyday discussions, more social workers and other allied health professionals are choosing to seek out remote access supervision and support. Not only for workers who are professionally isolated, I have found that a …
What is clinical supervision? Basically, it is about well-being – the well-being of the worker receiving supervision and the well-being of their clients. The other essential element for effective clinical supervision is the development of a strong, trusting and honest relationship, between supervisor and supervisee. Building and maintaining this relationship can still be possible when supervisors are geographically distant through thoughtful use of technology.
At times telephone contact …
Traditionally, clinical supervision has been a face-to-face process but online supervision via the ever growing range of video-conferencing options is increasingly common and offers the same benefits of support, reflection and skill development within a safe professional relationship. Online supervision, like face-to-face supervision, focuses on the building of a safe and trusted professional relationship, which enables the supervisor and supervisee to get to know each other, to share ideas …
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Since 2002, I have been providing clinical supervision, support and debriefing to individuals. I provide these both face-to-face and online via video call. I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and an Accredited Supervisor and Counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA).
Philosophy/Way of working Supporting workers and encouraging them to …
BA, BSW, AMHSW, Graduate Diploma in Family Therapy, MACA Level 4