SUPERVISION WORKSHOP 1: Understanding Clinical Work and the Therapeutic Process
By Dr Yvonne Lek & Dr Liza Thia 

This in person workshop series is designed for psychologists and senior practitioners seeking to strengthen their competencies in supervision across clinical, counselling and educational psychology settings. Grounded in the Singapore Register of Psychologists (SRP) Supervisor Competency Framework and contextualised for Singapore practice settings, a developmental approach to supervision is adopted from understanding the therapeutic work itself, to the supervisory relationship, and finally to the wider professional, ethical, and organisational context in which supervision occurs.

The workshop series, from clinical work (Workshop 1), to supervisory relationships (Workshop 2), combines practical experience, reflective learning and hands-on application grounded in real-world supervisory practice.  Participants will develop the ability to hold the “big picture” of supervision while attending to the multiple systems that influence effective clinical practice and professional development.

Date: 2 November 2026 (In-Person Delivery, 7 hours CPD) 

<Early Bird: Register by 1 July 2026> 

Time: 9am – 4.30pm 

Registration: 8.30am – 8.50am

Venue: Central Location in Singapore

Synopsis: Effective supervision begins with a deep understanding of the therapeutic work being supervised. This in-person workshop focuses on the therapist-client system and explores how supervisors can help supervisees make sense of clinical information, formulate cases, develop interventions and navigate therapeutic relationships. Participants will examine multiple layers of clinical work, including client presentation, case formulation, intervention planning, the client-therapist relationship, and the therapist’s internal internal responses. Through case discussions, role plays and hands-on practice, participants will learn how to facilitate reflective clinical thinking and strengthen supervisees’ ability to work effectively with clients. 

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

• Apply a systematic framework for understanding and discussing clinical work in supervision.
• Recognise and explore the impact of therapeutic relationships and therapist internal processes on clinical practice.
• Use reflective supervisory approaches to support effective client care and professional growth.
• Demonstrate practical supervision skills through experiential learning, case discussion and role-play practice. 
• Facilitate culturally responsive and reflective supervision relevant to Singapore’s multicultural and multidisciplinary practice contexts.
• Apply the competencies outlined in the SRP Supervisor Competency Framework to supervision practice.

Trainers’ Background: The workshop is facilitated by two experienced practitioners and supervisors with extensive backgrounds in psychology, education, and clinical supervision across Singapore’s mental health and educational settings. Dr Yvonne Lek (PhD) is a psychologist in private practice with extensive experience in psychotherapy, trauma-based intervention clinical supervision and training of educators, clinicians and parents. Dr Liza Thia is a Chartered Psychologist and Registered Psychologist/Approved Supervisor with the Singapore Register of Psychologists, Singapore Psychological Society, with over two decades of experience in neurodevelopmental concerns, child and adolescent mental health, psychoeducational assessment, and supervision. 

Both facilitators are actively involved in training, mentoring, and developing professionals, and are committed to strengthening supervision practices that are grounded in reflective learning, professional growth, and the Singapore context. Together, they bring decades of experience supervising psychologists, counsellors, educators, and trainees across clinical, counselling, and educational psychology, spanning private practice, schools, hospitals, universities, and multidisciplinary settings, with a strong emphasis on reflective, ethical, and culturally responsive practice.

To Register: This workshop is open to SPS full members and non-SPS members who are practitioners of Psychology, Clinical, Counselling for Allied Health and Mental Health Practitioners working with mental-health issues, in the Community, Healthcare and Educational settings. This workshop is suitable for those who want to understand, acquire, build, strengthen and / or seek a refresher supervision workshop.

NOTE: Supervision Workshop 1: Understanding Clinical Work and the Therapeutic Process, is a Prerequisite for Workshop 2: The Supervisory Relationship and Process.

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

(1) Full Name

(2) SPS & / or SRP Membership Number / Non SPS

(3) Name of Organization

(4) Area of Specialization

(5) Number of seats

Workshop Fees:

EARLY REGISTRATION: $290 (Register by 1 July 2026)

SPS MEMBERS: $320

NON SPS MEMBERS: $370

*Participants who register for two supervision workshops would be entitled to a 8% discount.

**Groups of three or more who register would be entitled to a 8% discount.

***Past Participants of supervision workshops organized by the SPS would be entitled to a 8% discount.Registration for this workshop is on a first-come first-served basis, and will close on 15 July 2026.