From June 2006 to June 2007, The Bouverie Centre implemented a Clinical Supervision Training Program for Community Health Services in all eight DHS regions. This program was funded by the Primary Health Branch, Rural and Regional Health and Aged Care Services Division of DHS.
This program was built on The Bouverie Centre’s previous state-wide training in clinical supervision in the Alcohol and Other Drugs sector, and was further enhanced by consultation with the community health field.
Over the course of the program, five trainings were implemented, encapsulating all eight DHS regions. A total of 68 workers from 35 Community Health Services completed the supervision training, and reported improved confidence in clinical supervision, which is likely to translate into improved client outcomes, staff morale and retention rates in the longer term.
The course covered the following topics:
• defining supervision;
• you as supervisor;
• starting and finishing supervision well;
• history, theory and models of clinical supervision;
• review and evaluation;
• record keeping;
• ethics;
• supervision and diversity;
• modalities and techniques; and
• use of self.
A copy of the final report is available for download below.
