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TRAINING PACKAGE FOR
PSYCHOLOGY SUPERVISORS
A COMPETENCY-BASED
INITIATIVE WITH FLEXIBLE
DELIVERY COMPONENTS
Overview
1) Introduction and background
2) Project objectives
3) Project activities
4) Project achievements
5) Pending issues and way forward
Acknowledgements
1. Background
Recent changes by PsyBA requiring
accreditation of supervisors for Psychology
New accreditation requirements come into
effect in July 2013
Current supervisors: Transition
requirements (before June 30, 2013)
New supervisors: New requirements for all
applications in July 2013
1. Background
Possible impact
Fewer accredited supervisors => reduced
training capacity
Urgent need for development of supervisor
training resources, across university sectors
Current supervisors who did not have
supervisor accreditation to meet transition
requirements by PsyBA
Development of supervisor training resources
for training workshops after July 2013
2. Objectives for project
2.1 To design training resources that
will meet Psychologists Board of
Australia requirements for supervisor
accreditation
Global objective: Comprehensive, 8
training modules, involvement of 4 ICTNs
(South Coast, Sydney, Metro North and East, and
the Hunter ICTNs)
Specific objective: South coast ICTN,
preparation of 2 modules
2. Objectives for project
2.2 To up-skill current supervisors to
enable them to meet transition
requirements for supervisor
accreditation
3. Project activities & tasks
Four Main tasks:
3.1 Online platform to deliver teaching
materials
3.2 Preparation of teaching content for 2
modules
3.3 Preparation of video clips
3.4 Conducting pilot supervisor workshops and
evaluating these
2.3 Project modules
8 Modules: 2 modules X 4 ICTNs
1) Competency-based models of
supervision: principles and
applications to supervisory practice
2) Establishing SMART goals in
supervision: a competency-based
approach
3) Supervising for the development of
competencies in working with difference.
4) Understanding your development and role
as a supervisor
2.3 Project modules
5) Supervising for the development of caseconceptualisation competencies
6) Supervising to enhance metacompetencies
in supervisee: Reflective Practice and
scientist-practitioner attitudes
7) Supervising for the development of
competencies in ethical and professional
practice
8) Summative assessment issues and specific
assessment difficulties (impairment and
underperforming supervisees) in supervision
4.1 Achievements: Online
platform
Choice of Moodle as appropriate
platform
Versatile, can handle assessment material
Recruited IT support
Established a site licence and portal
for the 8 modules (4 courses)
http://ozpsysupervisor2.dev.survivor.mq.e
du.au
Uploaded content
Needs final refinements
4.2 Achievements
Preparation of teaching content
Content for two modules were required
Preliminary work done previously
Revisions and updating
Assessment material
Assessment tasks formulated
Requires evaluation and finalisation
4.3 Achievements
Preparation of video clips
Required scripting, role plays, feedback,
recording, editing => final copy, packaging
Four of 6 clips have been finalised and
recorded in studio
Fifth clip: preliminary version has been
recorded. Studio recording is pending
4.3 Achievements:
Video 1 - Screen Shot
4.3 Achievements:
Video 2 - Screen Shot
4.4 Achievements:
Supervisor workshops
Liaised with Associate Professor Vida
Bliokas, (Principal Psychologist, Illawarra &
Shoalhaven Local Health District) & David Hedger
(Drug & Alcohol Services)
Identified target group for workshops
Current supervisors who were yet to obtain
supervisor accreditation
Conducted supervisor training workshops on
May 22nd (N=33) and May 29th (N=30)
5. Pending issues and way
forward
Content for modules
Assessment tasks to be finalised
Examine online platform for delivery
and archiving
Video clips
Graphics for DVD and cover
Record video scenario 5 in studio
5. Pending issues and way
forward
Collaborate with other ICTNs to ensure
training package meets Psychologists
Board of Australia (PsyBA)
Delayed guidelines from PsyBA
Acknowledgements
Project leaders
Assoc Prof Craig Gonsalvez, Prof. Frank Deane, Dr.
Trevor Crowe
Partner for ICTN grant
Associate Professor Vida Bliokas, Principal
Psychologist, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health
District
David Hedger, ISLHD – Drug and Alcohol service
Project Officers
Hamish Hill, Meredith Wittington, Fiona Calvert
Collaborators
Ros Knight (Macquarie), Yasmina Nasstasia (UoN),
Kathryn Nicholson-Perry (UWS)