Reflective supervision for supervisors
Build practice supervisor’s confidence, skills and knowledge in reflective supervision.
Build practice supervisor’s confidence, skills and knowledge in reflective supervision.
This workshop will set out the role supervisors play in supporting practitioners in direct practice with children and families. Participants will discuss what reflective supervision is and will practice using a reflective cycle. They will also explore how the emotional impact of work can be addressed in reflective supervision.
During the workshop, participants will consider their role in supporting inclusive and anti-racist supervision and how issues of inclusion, diversity and power can be acknowledged and addressed through the supervisory relationship.
Designed for
Practice supervisors.
Learning outcomes
As a result of attending this workshop participants will be able to:
- Discuss what reflective supervision is and why it is important.
- Explore our professional journey, consider our own identity and history, and reflect on how we bring ourselves to supervision.
- Consider issues of inclusion, diversity, and power in the supervisory relationship.
- Understand why allyship and anti-racist supervision are vital to promoting anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice.
- Practice using the reflective cycle – a key skill in reflective supervision.
- Explore how the emotional impact of work can be addressed in reflective supervision.
Booking information
This is a full day interactive session delivered via Microsoft Teams and you are encouraged to contribute with the aid of break-out rooms, the chat function and large group discussions. Participants will benefit from having a quiet space to work without interruption. Slides will be sent out after the session.
Research in Practice Partners can use their membership allocation to book this workshop. Link Officers can use the booking request form to book this workshop. Please only use this form if you are authorised to choose your organisation's membership allocation.
Once your booking is received, our learning team will work with you to confirm a delivery date and provide relevant information.
The deadline for booking this year’s online workshops is 17 October 2025.
Organisations that are not Research in Practice Partners can commission this workshop individually by contacting our learning team.