Faculty of Education

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Conference "Professional Supervision: Common threads, different patterns" 2010

About the Conference 

This conference builds on 2004 Supervision Conference 'Weaving together the strands of supervision’ that examined supervision from a range of different professions’ perspectives. Professional supervision is an essential mechanism for professional development and maintenance of wellbeing of the practitioner, whilst improving services to clients. This conference will explore themes and issues arising from a collaborative body of knowledge and skills, policy, management, education training and research.

Keynote Speakers

Topics	Speakers(s)
The supervisor's new clothes: Vulnerability, risk and resilience discourses in supervision	Liz Beddoe (NZ)
He Korari, He Kete, He Korero' - Insights for supervision with tangata whenua	Moana Eruera (NZ)
In-depth reflection: a requirement for safe practice or doing your head in?	Meg Bond (UK)
Supervision in the group context: Benefits, Challenges and Fun – Oh My!	Sue Lohrbach (USA)

Pre Conference Professional Supervision Workshops

Sue Lohrbach, Moana Eruera, Galylene Stevens, Meg Bond and Jane Wexler will present day-long workshops.

Topics	Speakers(s)
Te Whiriwhiringa o te kete - Weaving the past into the present for the future	Moana Eruera (NZ) & Gaylene Stevens
Skills of in-depth reflection	Meg Bond (UK)
Supervision and State of Being	Jane Wexler (Aust)
Facilitating Best Practice through Group Supervision	Sue Lohrbach (USA)

Conference Themes

Supervision in context

What aspects of policy and practice are transferable between professions?
What influences are regulatory bodies having on supervision?
How is supervisor competency evaluated and by whom?
How is the recession impacting supervision?
Recording in supervision: for whom and for what purpose?

Research, education and training

What are the challenges for interprofessional supervision?
How do we address future education and training needs?
How are we evaluating our supervision practice?
What are the core competencies of supervision practice?
What is the latest evidence from supervision research?
Directions for future research.

Cultural models and social justice

What Tangata Whenua models are used in practice? What Pasifika models are being developed?
How do we develop and maintain cultural competence though supervision?
How to practice cross-cultural supervision?
Encouraging critical reflective practice in supervision.
How can supervision promote social justice in professional practice?

Innovations in practice and theory

What practice innovations are emerging within professions?
What new theories are informing supervision?
What is the role of emotion & cognition in supervision?
Creativity in supervision.
How can new technologies be used effectively in supervision?

Organising Committee representing: Alcohol and Drugs Treatment, Coaching and Mentoring, Counselling, Dietetics, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychiatry, Psychology, Social work and Social Services, Speech and Language Therapy, Teaching and Education. With the support of: School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work, University of Auckland

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