Vision: The Promotion of Human Well-Being in Singapore
Mission: To Advance the Research and Practice of Psychology in Singapore

Reflective & Reflexive Practice in Supervision Workshop
Date: 12 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:
This in-person workshop on Reflective and Reflexive Practice in Supervision provides participants with knowledge and skills on how to identify, understand and manage power dynamics in supervision, utilize and apply competency-based reflection tools and reflexive processes to enhance self-awareness, build emotional resilience, deeper process orientation and professional growth, to examine these strategies confidently. The workshop covers relevant evidence-based literature, introduces practical tools, and provides hands-on exercises to support and enhance the quality of 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, and covers: 

  • Knowledge and skills-building in relation to models of supervision, contracting, agenda setting, monitoring, and evaluation.
  • Knowledge and skills-building regarding the supervisory relationship, and particularly how to use reflective and reflexive practices to enhance the relationship and promote safe and effective supervision.
  • Knowledge and skills-building in establishing a supervisory frame that is sensitive, inclusive and respectful of individual diversity, and demonstrates an understanding of intersecting forms of diversity. 
  • Knowledge and skills-building in considering ethical issues around managing power in the supervisory relationship and establishing a safe supervisory relationship that invites genuine disclosure from supervisees.

Participants of this workshop will be required to do pre-reading of key readings, and prepare reflective material from participant’s own supervisory experience (one page Notable Incident).

Those who complete this workshop would be eligible to record 14 Professional Development (PD) hours into their current PD logs, and for their SRP Approved Supervisor Renewal of Membership.

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

  • Describe how to conceptualise and utilise reflection and reflexivity within the supervisory relationship to promote safe and effective clinical supervision.
  • Describe how reflective and reflexive practice fits within a competency-based approach to supervision.
  • Demonstrate reflective and reflexive practice in supervision via pair and small-group exercises, including consideration of the impact of one’s own culture, values, beliefs and biases.
  • Demonstrate alliance building 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: (*recommended pre-reading)

  1. Arczynski, A. V., & Morrow, S. L. (2017). The complexities of power in feminist multicultural psychotherapy supervision. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 64(2), 192–205.
  2. Bernard, J. & Goodyear, R. (2018). Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision. (6th Ed.). Pearson.
  3. *Burnham, J., Nolte, L., & Randall, J. (2020). Taking the plunge: How reflecting on your personal and social GgRRAAAACCEEESSSS can tame your restraints and refresh your resources. In Surviving Clinical Psychology (1st ed., pp. 121–141). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429428968-10
  4. Calvert, F. L., Crowe, T. P., & Grenyer, B. F. S. (2016). Dialogical reflexivity in supervision: An experiential learning process for enhancing reflective and relational competencies. The Clinical Supervisor, 35(1), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/07325223.2015.1135840
  5. Duncan, B., Miller, S., Wampold, B. & Hubble, M. (Eds.) (2009). The heart and soul of change: delivering what works. APA Press.
  6. Falender, C & Shafranske, E. (2021). Clinical Supervision: A competency-based approach (2nd Ed.). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
  7. Green, D. & Latchford, G. (2012). Maximising the benefits of psychotherapy: A practice-based evidence approach. Wiley-Blackwell.
  8. Green, M.S. & Dekkers, T.D. (2010). Attending to power and diversity in supervision: an exploration of supervisee learning outcomes and satisfaction with supervision. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 22(4), 293–312.
  9. Hagan, T., & Smail, D. (1997). Power‐mapping—I. Background and basic methodology. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 7(4), 257-267.
  10. Hawkins, P & Shohet, R. (2012). Supervision in the Helping Professions (3rd Ed.). Open University Press.
  11. *Hernández, P.P., & McDowell, T. (2010). Intersectionality, Power, and Relational Safety in Context: Key Concepts in Clinical Supervision. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 4, 29-35.
  12. Hewson, D. & Carroll, M. (2016). Reflective Practice in Supervision. Moshpit.
  13. Hewson, D. & Carroll, M. (2016). Reflective Supervision Toolkit. Moshpit.
  14. Ladany, N., Friedlander, M.L. & Nelson, M.L. (2016). Supervision essentials for the critical events in psychotherapy supervision. American Psychological Association.
  15. Martin, P., Kumar, S. & Lizarondo, L. (2017). Effective use of technology in clinical supervision. Internet Interventions, 8, 35-39.
  16. McKibben, W.B., Cook, R.M., & Fickling, M.J. (2018). Feminist supervision and supervisee non-disclosure: The mediating role of the supervisory relationship. The Clinical Supervisor, 38(1), 1-20.
  17. Patallo, B.J. (2019). The multicultural guidelines in practice: Cultural humility in clinical training and supervision. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 13( 3), 227–232.
  18. Psychology Board of Australia. (2018). Guidelines for supervisors.
  19. *Psychology Board of Australia. (2024). Professional competencies for psychologists.
  20. Ryde, J. 2000, “Supervising across difference”, International Journal of Psychotherapy, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 37-48.
  21. Scaife, J. (2001). Supervision in the Mental Health Professions: A practitioner’s guide. Hove: Brunner-Routledge.
  22. Singapore Psychological Society (2024). Singapore Register of Psychologists Supervisory competency framework. ( https://singaporepsychologicalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SRP-Supervisor-Competency-Framework-FINAL-March-2024.pdf)
  23. Singh‐Pillay, N. & Cartwright, D. (2019). The unsaid: In‐depth accounts of non‐disclosures in supervision from the trainees’ perspective. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 19(1), 83–92.
  24. Tarshis, S. & Baird, S. (2021). Applying intersectionality in clinical supervision: a scoping review. The Clinical Supervisor, 40(2), 218-240.
  25. *Totsuka, Y. (2014). ‘Which aspects of social GGRRAAACCEEESSS grab you most?’ The social GGRRAAACCEEESSS exercise for a supervision group to promote therapists’ self‐reflexivity. Journal of Family Therapy, 36(S1), 86–106. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6427.12026

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

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.