Supervisor Masterclass – Feedback and Reflective Practice in Supervision

A One-day online Workshop by Mark Donovan (MClinPsych MAPS MACPA)

Date: 25th August 2025 (Registrations close 20^th July 2025)

Effective clinical supervision is one of the primary ingredients in helping mental-health practitioners serve their clients, as well as grow in their professional skills. Experienced supervisors therefore also need to continue building on their supervisory skills, to remain effective and relevant.

Details:

This webinar workshop reviews the basic components of supervision, locates reflective practice within a competency-based approach, establishes a clear frame for reflective practice, outlines methods for providing feedback in supervision, and then leads participants through experiential exercises via Zoom break-out rooms to consolidate learning into everyday supervisory practice. This webinar also considers best practice guidelines for providing supervision via telephone/video conferencing (teleconferencing).

Learning Outcomes:

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

• Describe the principles underlying reflective practice within a competency-based approach to supervision
• Demonstrate establishing a frame and role induction for reflective supervision via video platform
• Describe tools for providing feedback in supervision based on best-evidence
• Demonstrate alliance building and maintenance skills in supervision via video platform
• Demonstrate providing reflective supervision, including mindful consideration, consolidation and providing feedback via video platform
• Describe best practice guidelines for providing supervision via teleconferencing

The activities for the day-long workshop will include:

• Discussion of participants workshop goals and relevant previous experience
• Interactive didactic presentation of evidence-based content
• Small group discussions of key concepts
• Live and video demonstrations
• Experiential exercises via ‘Break-Out’ rooms
• Larger group reflections of key content and learning from exercises

An additional facilitator (Helen Donovan) will be available to assist with any IT issues experienced on the day, and to manage the break-out rooms.

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

The Trainer:

Mark Donovan is lead-trainer and co-partner of the Reflective Supervision Team. Mark currently provides training and supervision, development and implementation of competency-based supervision to many organisations, government departments and practitioners while he completed his PhD. He had previously worked as Director at Northfields Clinic, within the School of Psychology at the University of Wollongong, where he trained and supervised the next generation of clinical and professional psychologists while managing a mental health clinic. Mark has worked for 30 years in clinical practice, academic settings in Australia and the UK, in public and private sector organizations and has specialized in working with children and families.

Registration:

This event is open to SRP Approved Supervisors and non-SPS members who are clinical supervisors in the mental-health sector. Participants should possess minimally, a Post-Graduate Degree in Psychology or Counselling.

To register:

Write to srp@singaporepsychologicalsociety.org

Provide the following to register for your seat:
Full Name:
SPS Membership Number (Not required for non member):
SRP Membership Number (Not required for non member):
Company Name:
Area of Specialization:
Number of Seats:

Workshop Fees:

The fees for the event are as follows:
$290 SPS members
$360 non-SPS members

Registration for this workshop is on a first-come first-served basis, and will close on 20^th July 2025.