Most helping professions recognise the importance of ongoing professional supervision throughout the clinical working life of the professional. As a consequence, professional associations generally require members to meet annual requirements of set clinical supervision hours.
Furthermore, the provision of supervision is very much regarded as a specialist expertise encompassing a broad range of competencies which necessitates undertaking specific training to support the development as supervisor.
SupervisionWA provides training which is generically suited to a range of helping professions, including counselling and psychotherapy. The Advanced Training Course in Professional Supervision meets the supervision training standards of PACFA (Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia).
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This 6 month course requires a commitment to 13 face-to-face sessions of coursework totalling 45 hours and structured over 2 semester modules. The 2 modules approximately align with the academic year. Coursework sessions take the form of fortnightly half days. Trainees are also required to undertake, during the break between modules, additional set supervision practice outside of coursework hours as part of their training requirements.
MODULE ONE : Seven Fridays, fortnightly: 9.30am to 1.00pm
MODULE TWO: Six Fridays, fortnightly: 9.30am to 1.00pm
Coursework offers a combination of conceptual and experiential learning in large group seminars which include theory, discussion, demonstration, supervised practice, peer practice and reflection.
Smaller groups will explore specific applications and provide opportunities for trainees to practise as well as to present their experiences of supervision work with supervisees. Trainers will offer consultation on specific dilemmas that arise in the course of providing supervision.
Participants are required to have:
There will be opportunity for graduates of the training course to participate in a facilitated reflective supervision group for supervisors as a means of further consolidation of the supervisory role. Details will be provided towards the completion of the training course.
Graduates of the course are invited to be included in the SupervisionWA website Supervisor Directory.
Registration Policy
To apply for enrolment in the course download the application form and send to SupervisionWA with your deposit. You will be contacted by one of the trainers to discuss your application and will be notified in due course of the success of your application.
Full payment of the balance of the tuition fee is required by Friday 17 February 2012 to secure your registration. Late enrolments (subsequent to this date) may be accepted depending on vacancies, with the tuition fee required in full when registering. Registration is not confirmed until full payment is received. Participation in the course cannot proceed without full payment of tuition fees.
Cancellation Policy
A full refund of the course fee, less a $50 administration fee, is given for cancellations received in writing by email, fax or mail up to 14 days prior to the commencement date of the course (up to 17 February 2012). Cancellations received up to 7 days after this date (until 24 February 2012) will forfeit the deposit of $200. For cancellations received less than 7 days prior to the commencement of the course, no refund is payable. No refund will be given for withdrawal once the training has commenced.
These cut-off dates are final and non-negotiable. We appreciate that medical conditions or other emergencies can occur, but SupervisionWA cannot accept financial responsibility in these situations.
Registrations can be transferred to another person prior to the commencement of the course provided the Admission Requirements are met by the substitute participant and the transfer of registration is arranged with the consent of the facilitators.
In the event that the course is cancelled, tuition fees will be refunded in full.
Assessment Requirements
In addition to meeting the minimum course attendance quota (as outlined below), trainees are asked to complete a number of written and practice requirements to satisfy the course criteria for successful graduation. These requirements are outlined at the commencement of the course.
Attendance Quota
Any participant who misses more than 3 training half-days (no more than 2 per module) will be considered not to have met the requirements of the course. Exceptions to this policy need to be negotiated with the trainers prior to commencing training and ways to make up for additional missed sessions need to be formulated. In the instance of unavoidable absences that exceed the allowable/negotiated limit, it may be possible to compensate for missed training sessions by participating in relevant sections of a subsequent Advanced Training Course in Professional Supervision in order to fully complete the training (fees apply). The decision for an ex-trainee to fulfil course requirements by participating in a following course is at the discretion of the trainers.
Verification Of Training
Participants who successfully complete all course requirements will be issued a certificate of completion of the Advanced Training Course in Professional Supervision.
Participant Numbers
Participants are limited to no more than 20 for any training group.