Content

This unit aims to assist already-practicing supervisors from a range of multidisciplinary fields including: spiritual direction, ministry (religious and lay), counselling, psychotherapy, allied health and leadership.

Students will explore the necessary professional skills that are to be demonstrated and integrated in order to equip them as practitioners in professional supervision. Topics include: maintaining confidentiality in mandatory disclosure issues or other critical situations; navigating cultural, religious, political differences and/or language difficulties; identifying/dealing with difficulties in the supervisory process.

Unit code: DP9331J

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 48.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Jesuit College of Spirituality

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Learning outcomes

1.

Describe professional skills necessary to implement a supervisory process with a supervisee;

2.

Critically evaluate appropriate feedback on supervisee holistic wellbeing;

3.

Analyse skills necessary for a supervisee to identify and respond to a range of complex situations;

4.

Outline skills necessary to enable a supervisee to develop and maintain effective professional practice within ethical and legal standards;

5.

Critically review supervision sessions and reflective practice.

Unit sequence

DS8021J Individual Ministry Supervision (old code: DS8115J) DS9131J Peer and Group Supervision (old code: DS9116J)

Pedagogy

Lecture, seminar, tutorial, roleplay, online forums. Live supervision, video and feedback from peers and assessors

Indicative Bibliography

  • Bernard, J. M., & Rodney K. Goodyear. Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision, 5th ed. Boston, MA : Pearson, 2014.
  • Bumpus, Mary Rose and Rebecca Langer. Supervision of Spiritual Directors: Engaging in Holy Mystery. Harrisberg, PA: Morehouse Publishing, 2005.
  • Campbell, Jane M. Becoming an Effective Supervisor: A Workbook for Counsellors and Psychotherapists. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, 2000.
  • Campbell, Jane M. Essentials of Clinical Supervision. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2006.
  • Carroll, Michael and Margaret Tholstrup.* Integrative Approaches to Supervision*. London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004.
  • Carroll, Michael and Maria C. Gilbert. On Being a Supervisee: Creating Learning Partnerships. London, UK: Vukani Publishing, 2005.
  • Frawley-O’Dea, Mary Gail and Mary E. Sarnat. The Supervisory Relationship: A Contemporary Psychodynamic Approach. New York, NY: The Guilford Press, 2001.
  • Gilbert, Maria C. and Kenneth Roy Evans. Psychotherapy Supervision: An Integrative Relational Approach to Psychotherapy Supervision. Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press, 2000.
  • Hawkins, Peter and Robin Shohet. Supervision in the Helping Professions, 4th ed. Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press, 2012.
  • Health Education and Training Institute. The Superguide: A Handbook for Supervising Allied Health Professionals. Sydney: HETI, 2012.
  • Page, Steve & Val Wosket. Supervising the Counsellor: A Cyclical Model, 2nd ed. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, 2008.
  • Paterson, Michael and Jessica Rose. Enriching Ministry: Pastoral Supervision in Practice. London, UK: SCM, 2014.
  • Scaife, Joyce. Supervision in Clinical Practice: A Practitioner’s Guide, 2nd ed. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group, 2009.
  • Shohet, Robin. Passionate Supervision. London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Report

Written report (2000 words)

2000 20.0
Oral Presentation

Live (video) demonstration and critical reflection of the demonstration. (Equivalent to 3500 words)

3500 30.0
Journal

Supervision Journal Log (1500 words)

1500 20.0
Community Project

Group Project (5000 words)

5000 30.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 31 Dec, 2017

Unit record last updated: 2019-10-03 11:34:41 +1000