[27 May 2026] Master Class Workshop: Tools for Getting Unstuck in Supervision, By MARK DONOVAN, PhD

Date:         27 May 2026 (online delivery, 7 hours CPD)

 Synopsis:

This workshop offers practical strategies for addressing challenges and stagnation in supervision. It uses a competency-based, reflective approach to equip supervisors and supervisees with tools to manage resistance, disengagement, or lack of progress. The workshop provides frameworks and processes to (re)establish safety, align goals, and helpfully challenge supervisees to promote professional growth and safe and effective practice. Participants are guided through experiential exercises to consolidate learning into everyday supervisory practice. Video vignettes and experiential exercises illustrate common issues and support participants in applying frameworks to restore safety, clarify goals, and encourage professional growth in daily supervisory practice.

The workshop includes and incorporates relevant competency domains aligned with the *Singapore Register of Psychologists (SRP) Supervisor Competency Framework (SPS, 2024) and the **Psychology Board of Australia (2018) Guidelines for Supervisors:

• Application of competency-based, reflective, and scientist-practitioner frameworks in supervisory practice for building knowledge and skills in contracting, agenda setting, monitoring, and evaluation

• Establishment and maintenance of a safe and effective supervisory relationship, including management of ruptures and promote safe and effective supervision
• Management of boundaries and provision/seeking of feedback that addresses supervisee’s competencies
• Setting, assessing and evaluation of competency-based goals
• Provision of clear and constructive feedback, including use of measures
• Establishing a supervisory frame that acknowledges cultural and social diversity
• Monitoring and addressing ethical issues and dilemmas within the supervisory relationship and establishing a safe supervisory relationship that invites genuine disclosure from supervisees

Learning Outcomes:

At the completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate use of frameworks and models to guide supervisory process
• Describe how to promote safe and effective clinical supervision
• Demonstrate alliance building, repair, and maintenance skills in supervision via pair and small-group exercises
• Demonstrate use of feedback and measures to promote safe and effective supervision

 Trainer Background:

The workshop is led by Dr Mark Donovan, co-partner of the Reflective Supervision Team. With over 30 years’ experience as a registered clinical psychologist in Australia and the UK, Dr Donovan has worked across university and health service settings. He is a recognised presenter at both national and international conferences, with a strong publication record and extensive training experience. Since 2013, Dr Donovan has served as a Board-Approved trainer for the Australian Psychological Society, training supervisors both in-person and online, including in Singapore since 2017. His teaching style is highly interactive, incorporating practical discussions, real-world examples, live demonstrations, and opportunities for hands-on skills practice.

 References:

1. Bernard, J. & Goodyear, R. (2019). Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision. (6th Ed.). Pearson.
2. Carroll, M. (2014). Effective supervision for the helping professions (2^nd). Sage.
3. Falender, C. & Shafranske, E. (2021). Clinical Supervision: A competency-based approach (2^nd Edition). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
4. Hawkins, P., & McMahon, A. (2020). Supervision in the helping professions (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill Open Uni Press.
5. Hewson, D. & Carroll, M. (2016). Reflective Practice in Supervision. Moshpit.
6. Hewson, D. & Carroll, M. (2016). Reflective Supervision Toolkit. Moshpit.
7. **Psychology Board of Australia. (2018). Guidelines for Supervisors. Retrieved from: https://www.psychologyboard.gov.au/Standards-and-Guidelines/Codes-Guidelines-Policies.aspx
8. *Singapore Psychological Society (2024). Singapore Register of Psychologists Supervisor Competency Framework. Retrieved from: https://singaporepsychologicalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SRP-Supervisor-Competency-Framework-FINAL-March-2024.pdf

To Register:

This workshop is open to SPS full members and non-SPS members who are practitioners of Psychology, Counselling, allied health and mental health practitioners working with mental-health issues working in the community, healthcare, organizational and school settings. This workshop is suitable for practitioners who have completed foundation / basic supervision training.

To register, write to secretariat@singaporepsychologicalsociety.org and provide the following: 

(1) Full Name

(2) SPS & / or SRP Membership Number

(3) Name of Organization

(4) Area of Specialization

(5) Number of seats

Workshop Fees:

EARLY REGISTRATION: $210 (Register by 5th Jan 2026)

SPS MEMBERS: $230

PUBLIC: $310

**Participants who register for two supervision workshops would be entitled to a 5% discount.

Registration for this workshop is on a first-come first-served basis, and will close on 11th Jan 2026.