Clinical supervision

CHCPRP007 Work within a clinical supervision framework

This unit is about initiating structured clinical supervision, then preparing for and participating in it. The activity is self-directed. These workers are professionals who operate with significant autonomy in therapeutic service roles in the community sector.

 

How you will be assessed

RE CA

You will be assessed on the job under industry conditions with suitable facilities, equipment, resources, case information, and sources of research. (If the workplace has not been provided the full range of contexts and situations, it can be supplemented with scenarios that involve complex interactions with other people.)

Show your assessor your diary of clinical case work experiences and your personal research notes. For this purpose, research does not have to be formal papers, but it needs to be consistent with your role and the expertise required.

You must have:

  1. initiated, prepared for, documented and participated in a structured process of clinical supervision in the workplace in response to at least five different clinical case work experiences.
  2. researched at least three different examples of professional literature or program evaluations
  3. articulated and documented a response to at least three different complex situations in professional practice.

 

Interview/assignment questions

RK

  1. In your own words, define clinical supervision.
  2. Explain its purpose, importance, and benefits.
  3. How do the following legal and ethical considerations apply to clinical supervision in organisations? In individual practice?
    1. codes of conduct
    2. continuing professional development
    3. duty of care and when this may be compromised
    4. ethical dilemmas in practice and processes for ethical decision-making
    5. human rights
    6. practitioner client boundaries
    7. privacy, confidentiality and disclosure
    8. records management
    9. rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and clients
    10. work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations of interventions
    11. work health and safety, including:
      1. stress management
      2. legal rights of workers.
  4. Explain these kinds of clinical supervision:
    1. engaging with a supervisor external to the organization
    2. engaging with a supervisor internal to the organization
    3. group supervision
    4. individual supervision with a more experienced clinical supervisor
    5. peer supervision
    6. unscheduled supervision.
  5. Explain the different communication modes that can be used in those kinds of clinical supervision.
  6. How would you recognize the need for unscheduled supervision?
  7. What kind(s) of clinical supervision do you use in your organization? How well does it work? What would you improve?
  8. Explain the factors to consider in preparing for supervision.
  9. What sources of professional support are available to you?
  10. What sources of professional development are available to you?
  11. Describe two current and emerging theories about professional practice and clinical supervision in your area of work.

Note: Your assessor may also ask you a variety of what if questions.

 

Unit requirements

1. Initiate clinical supervision arrangements. El 1/PC, RS, L, Id, O, In R W

  1. Identify your own clinical supervision needs through reflection and peer collaboration.
  2. Match your learning, experience and specialist or generalist practice areas with an appropriate supervisor.
  3. Identify and articulate your supervision goals and expectations when engaging with a supervisor.
  4. Agree and complete a contractual agreement with the supervisor. It needs to include goal-setting and timeframes for supervision.
  5. Develop, document and use evidence of personal growth and professional learning in preparation for supervision.

2. Use supervision to determine how effective your clinical practice and techniques are. El 2/PC, RS, L, Id.O,In, W

  1. Discuss challenging areas of practice using existing cases.
  2. Analyse yourself and evaluate own response to clients.
  3. Ask for positive and negative feedback, accept it, and respond appropriately.
  4. Maintain client confidentiality in case discussions.
  5. Discuss current clinical literature and its application.
  6. Put what you learn from supervision into writing according to your practice needs.

3. Initiate opportunities to contribute to developing your knowledge. El 3/PC, RS, L, Id, R, O,In.

  1. Identify, research and critique professional research and program evaluation.
  2. Use current research and program evaluations to inform your practice.
  3. Consider legal, ethical and contextual requirements.
  4. Identify professional development through reflective practice, collegial collaboration, and professional reading, and pursue.
  5. Implement a program to maintain your professional competence.

4. Other.

  1. Manage tasks and contingencies on the job

 

Code for unit reqts:
CA: Conditions of assessment
El/PC: Element & criteria
RE: Required evidence
RK: Required knowledge
RS: Required skills

Code for Foundation skills:
L: Learning
Id: Identify beliefs & thinking
R: Reading
W: Writing

N: Numeracy
O: Oral communication
N: Navigate world of work
In: Interact with others
G: Get work done