A range of Group Supervision sessions on topical issues relevant to frontline practice in Adult Care have been designed, for qualified social workers and student social workers, with use of real life anonymised social work practice examples, to provide an opportunity to embed reflective practice and meet continuous professional development requirements
Group Supervision Sessions are 1 ½ hours in duration and include a mixture of learning materials involving group participation. They are delivered to a minimum of 8 people and maximum of 15 people
A session to improve the confidence of social workers and optimise their wellbeing in the workplace
An interactive session to support individuals and teams to minimise professional challenges and maximise collective strengths
Use of ‘The SWORD Change Project’ from ‘Research in Practice’ which offers a research informed approach to improve organisational resilience
Use of ‘One Page Profiles’, a ‘Strength Spotting’ exercise and sharing reflective experiences exercise to improve team cohesion
Use of the ‘Tree of Life’ exercise and an exercise to offer a positive approach to manage professional conflict
A session to analyse the role of a professional and promote professional practice in social work
An opportunity to analyse professional boundaries in social work, using real life case examples, to generate thoughtful discussion and encourage safe practice
An overview of the history of social work regulation and the DBS service with discussion questions to promote learning and apply Social Work England’s Professional Standards to practice
A refresh on core social work values and how these are applied to practice, including consideration of Social Work England’s Professional Standards
A session to explore advocacy in practice and examine whistleblowing, considering real-life practice examples to promote safe, good practice
An overview of safeguarding adults offering an opportunity to address any fears and concerns social workers may have in this area of practice. Also, the use of real life case examples to improve confidence, generate thoughtful discussion and encourage safe practice
A discussion of a strength based approach with use of the ‘Five-Quadrant Model’ and a practical application of the Care Act, to improve social work assessment skills in line with this legislation
A session to raise awareness about the risks of lone working in social work and exploring how these can be minimised to improve personal safety and the safety of other colleagues
The application of ‘Gibbs Reflective Model’ to AMHP assessment work
Bespoke group supervision topics can be requested