Transtheoretical Maps for Supervision Workshop
Date: 11 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 SG

Synopsis:
Visual maps can help identify and simplify complex processes and provide direction for future supervisory and client-based work. This in-person workshop introduces and demonstrates visual maps that can be used for supervision across theoretical approaches. Maps such as Competence Cube (Gonsalvez & Crowe, 2018), Supervision rooms/spaces (Hewson & Carroll, 2016) and 7-eyed supervisor (Hawkins & Shohet, 2012) are overviewed briefly. Participants are then introduced to a transtheoretical relational map (Donovan, 2006, 2026) that can be applied to common supervision challenges and client-based work. Workshop practice exercises apply a self-practice/self-reflection paradigm (Bennett-Levy et al., 2015) to consolidate learning into everyday supervisory practice, ensuring that new insights are integrated into ongoing professional development. This workshop covers competencies aligned with the Singapore Psychological Society’s Supervisor Competency Framework (SPS, 2024), including:

• Knowledge and skills-building in relation to models of supervision.
• Knowledge and skills-building regarding the supervisory relationship, and particularly how to use visual maps to promote safe, reflective 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 and managing power in the supervisory relationship.

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 visual maps that can be applied within a reflective and competency-based approach to supervision.
• Demonstrate applying a transtheoretical relational map to challenging incidents from supervision or practice.
• Demonstrate alliance building and maintenance skills in supervision via pair and small-group exercises.
• Demonstrate use of maps that help identify the influence of context and diversity.

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. Bennett-Levy, J., Thwaites, R. Haarhoff, B. and Perry, H. (2015) Experiencing CBT from the inside out. A self practice/self-reflection workbook. Guilford.
2. 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
3. Donovan, M. (2006). Co-creating the transtheoretical relational map to guide therapy and supervision. Unpublished manuscript.
4. Falender, C & Shafranske, E. (2021). Clinical Supervision: A competency-based approach (2^nd Ed.). Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
5. Hagan, T., & Smail, D. (1997). Power‐mapping—I. Background and basic methodology. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 7(4), 257-267.
6. Hawkins, P & Shohet, R. (2012). Supervision in the Helping Professions (3rd Ed.). Open University Press.
7. Hewson, D. & Carroll, M. (2016). Reflective Practice in Supervision. Moshpit.
8. Hewson, D. & Carroll, M. (2016). Reflective Supervision Toolkit. Moshpit.
9. Psychology Board of Australia. (2018). Guidelines for supervisors.
10. Psychology Board of Australia. (2024). Professional competencies for psychologists.
11. Ryde, J. 2000, “Supervising across difference”, International Journal of Psychotherapy, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 37-48.
12. Scaife, J. (2001). Supervision in the Mental Health Professions: A practitioner’s guide. Hove: Brunner-Routledge.
13. 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)

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.