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Workshop 3: PPIS Coordinated Multi-Pronged Supervision Programme: Towards An Evidence Based Approach’

Workshop 3: PPIS Coordinated Multi-Pronged
Supervision Programme: Towards An Evidence
Based Approach
Workshop Presenter:
Ms Maimunah Mosli
Principal Family Therapist
Family Therapy Institute

Introduction
‘What is the ratio of supervisee and supervisor in your home agency?’ This was the
question posed by Ms Mosli at the beginning of the workshop. Ms Mosli expanded on the
idea of supervisee and supervisor ratio as she introduced the Professional Development
Clinical Supervision Support Programme (PDCSSP) implemented by PPIS Professional
Development unit endorsed by the organisation.
By and large, Persatuan Pemudi Islam Singapura (PPIS) responded to the need to
professionalise the service standards of its social workers and equally offer personal
development as part of the process. This organizational endeavor offered platform for
social workers to begin a process of reflexively looking at their development whilst paying
attention to the engagement process and rethinking how they can work with clients more
effectively. A more systemically looking and thinking about cases became a primary focus
for all social workers.
She then revealed that she had at one point been assigned a large number of 28
supervisees. She explained that it was from thence that this presentation had come about.
She wanted to share the knowledge and experience she had gathered, as well as the
glitches and mistakes made, so that a collective effort could be made to improve
supervision and the supervision structure at large. The purpose of her presentation was to
share her knowledge of supervision within the context of PPIS’ supervision infrastructure as
well as the challenges and possibilities they had faced.
Ms Mosli proceeded to present an actual reflection made by one of her social workers.
Some themes of the reflection included her failure to check how her client’s daughter felt,
her preoccupation with collecting information, her fear of getting feedback from clients,
which she attributed to a fear of being vulnerable in front of her client, and her desire and
need for control. Ms Mosli then asked the participants to offer their views on the presented
reflection. Amongst the views offered, one shared that the reflection was similar to her
own experience. Another assessed that there were a lot of uncertainties present and that
she seemed to be very task-oriented. One participant even expressed that she seemed to
be a very reflective worker whom he would like to have under his employment.
Ms Mosli concluded the introduction by picking up on the theme of reflexivity. She stated
that the sharing would not only be about developing social workers but would also look at
the process, which nurtures reflectiveness and reflexive-ness in social workers.
Outline of the Sharing
The structure of Ms Mosli’s presentation is as follows:
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