Supervision for Supervisors with Paul Grantham

Paul Grantham delivers individual supervision for supervisors in a online format.

This is because of

• repeated requested need from supervisors;
• reported difficulties accessing it elsewhere and
• to help fulfil SDS Accreditation in Clinical Supervision, Level 4 (Clinical Proficiency) providing access to a listing on SDS’ Network of Qualified Clinical Supervisors.

These sessions will be delivered individually. However, if you have colleagues with whom you can form a group - group supervision is possible, providing that you form a group yourselves.

Zoom Set Up

The format will be Zoom based. All participants will be provided with logging in details in advance. Participants are encouraged to position web cameras in advance to ensure visibility of face and upper torso.

Please check your typical internet bandwidth in advance of signing up for supervision with Paul. Typically you should have 4Mbps (download) / 512kbps (upload). You can check whether your internet supports this via www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk

Zoom Supervision Content

Each Supervision session will be given over to an issue raised by up to 3 of the Group participants. To get the best out of the time available, it is helpful for participants to identify the issue or situation a week in advance and notify Paul via email: info@sds-seminars.com

Paul will then lead a discussion around the issue over a 10-20 minute period. The facilitation style will be either Lewin-Kolb or Solution Focused based with the aim of providing each participant a learning opportunity from the material provided.

Issues or content that might be raised are:

• anonymised information – ethical,
• identified supervisee behaviour,
• supervisor techniques,
• shared experience/ support / validation,
• assessment of supervisees issues.

Confidentiality

Client names are requested not to be used and the primary purpose of the Supervision Group is formative with material discussed being used as learning opportunities for all participants rather than providing direct advice regarding action on specific supervisees or clients. It is expected that all participants will treat sessions with absolute confidentiality. All sessions will be recorded by Paul. Copies are available on specific request. However, given that the only identification data relates to supervisors (rather than supervisees and clients) and the purpose of the group is formative, it is both expected that such records would never be requested for release in any circumstances and should be treated as such by all participants.

Group Ground Rules are as indicated in the Advanced Supervision course. All participants are expected to read and abide by them. They will not be automatically reiterated at the beginning of each session because of time constraints.

Costs

These sessions will be delivered individually. However, if you have colleagues with whom you can form a group - group supervision is possible, providing that you form a group yourselves.

Cost: £160/hour for an individual or a group (up to 3 people) session, formed by the participants. Group bookings need to be paid as ONE payment.

Number of sessions: 4 sessions/year.

You pay for your booking via contacting the SDS office on info@sds-seminars.com to book the dates.

In exceptional circumstances participants may change their identified supervision session to ensure attendance at 4 sessions during the year. To do this they need to contact the SDS Office at least 24 hours in advance of the session to arrange a different time slot. Non-attendance is non-refundable.