Effective Clinical Supervision Skills - Basic Course

Programme Code: TGS-2024041286

SFC-Eligible

Mode of Delivery

On-Campus

Duration

2 Day

Date / Time

  • 10/09/2024 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, 11/09/2024 9:00 am - 5:30 pm

Venue: CLB Multipurpose room. | Registration will close on 27 Aug

Programme Highlights

This two-day programme will introduce new and early Clinical Supervisors to the foundations of clinical education, stages of supervision, and learner-focused strategies for building effective clinical supervision skills. The programme will focus on supervision skills for development of allied health students (e.g. Speech Therapists), newly qualified clinicians and junior staff. Training will include small group activities, video vignettes, practice exercises and class reflection.

This course is organised by the Department of Otolaryngology and conducted by teaching faculty from the Masters of Science (Speech and Language Pathology) Programme. 

Benefits of Attending

Equip healthcare professionals with:
1. Basic theoretical knowledge underlying clinical education
2. Knowledge of supervision/assessment frameworks
3. Clinical educator skills: building supervisory relationships, understanding supervisory styles
4. Strategies to enhance supervisee’s clinical reasoning skills
5. Feedback skills and strategies for improving supervisee’s performance
6. Strategies for specific supervisory contexts

Learners will apply these skills in the following areas:
1. Supervision of students
2. Supervision of newly qualified clinicians
3. Supervision of junior staff

Who Should Attend

Allied healthcare professionals (e.g. Speech Therapists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Dietitians).

Trainer Profile

This programme is led by Dr Sajlia Bte Jalil, a faculty member and practising Principal Speech Therapist, together with Ms Yu Wanling and Mr Joel Tay who are faculty members and experienced clinicians. Dr Sajlia and Ms Yu are joint coordinators for Clinical Education in the SLP Programme.

Course Agenda

Topic Outline
1. Introduction to clinical supervision
  • Definition, principles and goals of clinical supervision
  • Characteristics of a successful supervisory relationship
  • Principles of adult learning
2. Supervision and assessment frameworks
  • Supervision frameworks/stages (e.g. Anderson’s Continuum of Supervision/Proctor’s model of supervision)
  • Assessment (models of assessment – formative vs summative; assessment tools)
  • Learning strategies and goal setting
3. Developing clinical reasoning skills
  • Clinical reasoning cycle (Levett, 2010)
  • Making thinking visible
4. Developing reflective practice
  • Model of reflective practice (Gibbs, 1988)
  • Reflection-in-action vs. reflection-on-action
5. Feedback
  • Giving feedback: effective feedback strategies
  • Receiving feedback: evaluation of clinical supervision skills
6. Specific supervisory contexts
  • Supervising students
  • Supervising newly qualified professionals
  • Joint supervision of trainees (with co-supervisors)
  • Paired supervision (two trainees to one supervisor)
7. Issue arising from clinical supervision
  • Struggling supervisees
  • Managing/juggling load
  • Preventing burn out

Pre-Requisites and Assessment

0 to 2 years of supervisory experience. This experience may be with students, AHPC conditional registrants and/or junior therapists.

Assessment components include short-answer and multiple choice questions.

Awards and Certification

All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion.

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Course Fee

 

International Participants

Singapore Citizens1 39 years old or younger

Singapore Citizens1 40 years old or older eligible for MCES2

Singapore PR

Enhanced Training Support For SMEs3

Full Programme Fee

$1700

$1700

$1700

$1700

$1700

Less: SSG Grant Amount4

$1190

$1190

$1190

$1190

Nett Course Fee

$1700

$510

$510

$510

$510

9% GST on Nett Course Fee

$153

$45.90

$45.90

$45.90

$45.90

Total Nett Course Fee Payable including GST

$1853

$555.90

$555.90

$555.90

$555.90

Less Additional Funding if Eligible Under Various Schemes

$340

$340

Total Nett Cost Fee Payable, Including GST, after additonal funding from the various funding schemes

$1853

$555.90

$215.90

$555.90

$215.90

1) All self-sponsored Singaporean aged 25 and above can use their SkillsFuture Credit to pay for the course fee.

2) Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES): Singaporeans aged 40 and above may enjoy subsidies up to 90% of the course fee.

3) Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS): SME-sponsored employees (Singapore Citizens and PRs) may enjoy subsidies up to 90% of the course fee.

4) Learners must pass all assessment components to successfully complete the course and receive a Certificate of Completion. Learners may have to bear the full course fee if they fail to meet this requirement.

Application Deadline

Registration will close on 27 Aug.

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