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Introduction to Clinical Supervision Level 1
March 25, 2025 @ 9:30 am - March 28, 2025 @ 4:00 pm
Dates: Tuesday 25th until Friday 28th March 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM Daily
Venue: The Med Centre, Childhood Matters, Blackrock, Cork
To register please contact: Dr Nicola O’Sullivan on nicolacregan@hotmail.com
Social Care Ireland are delighted to be endorsing this course it is an Introduction to Clinical Supervision level 1. It is for all Health and Social Care Professionals that find themselves in leadership roles. It is been facilitated by Dr. Nicola O’Sullivan and supported by other experienced practitioners.
This training provides a thorough introduction to supervision and providing supervision in Health & Social Care settings. Suitable to practitioners who are providing supervision already in their organisation or who are interested in taking up a role as a supervisor within a Health & Social Care setting. This four day programme is designed to train experienced practitioners in the Health and Social Care field to provide supportive, educational and formative supervision to those they work with. The course will pay attention especially to difference, diversity, culture and context in supervision. Over the four days participants will have the opportunity to work in small and large groups. They
will be supported to consider key practice principles underpinning supervision practice. Participants will be invited to consider supervision models with particular attention paid to the 7 Eyed Model of Supervision (Hawkins & McMahon, 2020).
Who is this training for:
This training is offered to existing professionals in Health and Social Care (Social Care workers; Social workers; Youth workers; professionals in Health Care settings; Social Care leaders; managers) to improve their own skills as a supervising practitioner.
Training Objectives:
This Level 1 training aims to provide new and experienced supervisors with the knowledge and skills to undertake supervision in a more thoughtful way in their organisational setting. To offer supervisors the opportunity to learn about particular models of supervision and to use those models in an experiential way during the training. Following this introductory training participants will enhance their knowledge on the subject of difference, diversity and anti-racist practices in supervision. Participants will have knowledge of the use of supervision contracts and frameworks. During the training participants will have opportunities to practice and experience supervision that is thoughtful and reflective.
Training Cost: €500 per person for the four days in-person course. This includes lunch daily, refreshments and training materials. This is a small group learning environment and so this course is limited to 20 practitioners.
Biography: Dr Nicola O Sullivan has a PhD in Social Care and Emotional Wellbeing (Tavistock & Portman and UEL). Nicola has a post graduate diploma in Clinical Supervision level 9 (DCU) and a MA in child protection and welfare. Nicola provides clinical supervision to individuals across HSE and Tusla services. Nicola also provides group reflective practice to frontline social work and social care professionals in Túsla and smaller organisations. Nicola has been lecturing with TCD and MTU for a number of years.