Final Assignment for BPS Approved Certificate in Clinical Supervision - Level 4

To qualify for Accreditation Level 4 you need to do two things:

1. Submit a project of an acceptable standard (3,000 words)
2. Submit a record of regular (no fewer than 4 times a year) supervision sessions “Supervision for Supervisors”

About your written project

The purpose of the project is to illustrate that you can apply the academic knowledge gained from the course to practical clinical supervision situations.

The project should follow one of the formats below:

• A small quantitative research project examining an aspect of the supervision process. Prior experience and knowledge of simple experimental design and statistical analysis is required. The clinical supervision field is largely “a green field” site with multiple unaddressed questions both regarding process and especially outcomes. The “write up” should BROADLY follow the format indicated in university guides to writing up psychology research projects.
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• A qualitative report comparing either the published research and/or content of the SDS Level 1 course to the delegate’s own experience as a supervisor.
  • Similarities and differences between research/academic content and supervisor experience should be highlighted and discussed.
  • External (e.g. organisational/professional body) and internal (e.g. emotional/ethical) constraints on supervisor behaviour should be illustrated along with how those constraints were managed.
  • Similarities and differences between supervisor and supervisee experience should be illustrated along with its implications for the supervision process
  • Learning points from the above should be indicated along with how this will influence the supervisor’s subsequent practice.

We allocate 7 hours to this module. They will be reflected in your overall Certificate.