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Day 2 Keynote 2: West Meets East: Sharing of Supervisory Strategies and Skills – Dialogue and Demonstration – Part 2

Table 2 Supervisory checklist
Session stage
Before

During

Key points
• Preparation
a) Review notes – Identify items and actions for follow up.
b) Think about – The supervisee, how they are? And what they
might bring?
c) Attend to setting- minimise interruptions, provide hospitality
(hot drink or water).
• Beginning
a) Ask about how the supervisee wants to start?
b) Engage the supervisee – How has today been?
c) Check-in regarding their work generally, their feelings about
their work, about being here with you in supervision and what’s
curr ently on top for them.
• Planning
a) Review the lists (the supervisee’s and yours).
b) Prioritise the list. Agree on the agenda.
• Working
a) Listen to the supervisee’s story or presentation.
b) Ask clarifying questions, summarise and help them reflect and
explore.
c) Use problem solving skills and strategies to assist the
supervisee to process.
d) Facilitate the arrival at decision points and actions plans.
• End
a) Review what has been covered with supervisee.
b) Summarise the decisions and agreed actions
c) Arrange a date and time for the next session.
d) Close off the session by checking how they are? And where
they will be going next?

After

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Write up the session notes and share with the supervisee.
Note any reflections or learning for you to take to your own
supervision.

Citations
O’Donoghue, K. B. (2014a). Towards an Interactional Map of the Supervision Session: An
Exploration of Supervisees and Supervisors Experiences. Practice, 26(1), 53-70. doi:
10.1080/09503153.2013.869581

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