Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Supervision (PGDipProfSup)
Social Services
A course by
University of Auckland
Advance your clinical and professional supervision skills with this flexible, multi-disciplinary diploma designed for practitioners in social work, health, education, and legal services.
Blended study
This is a mix of online learning & face-to-face sessions
City, Auckland
It will take a total of 1 year
Core skills this course teaches
Develop advanced professional supervision skills
Grow your ability to provide high-level clinical and professional supervision across a variety of professional contexts.
Apply theoretical models in practice
Analyse, select, and implement diverse theoretical and practical approaches to supervision, including anti-oppressive and cross-cultural frameworks.
Facilitate staff management and teaching
Gain skills in managing and developing people and in supervising students on field placements.
What You're Signing Up For
The Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Supervision (PGDipProfSup) at the University of Auckland equips professionals from various fields—such as social work, health, legal services, and education—with advanced clinical and professional supervision skills. The programme emphasises reflective practice, theoretical models of supervision, anti-oppressive and cross-cultural approaches, and direct application to workplace contexts. Delivered via block-courses and online study, it prepares graduates for roles as qualified supervisors in health and social services.
Course Content
- Concept, role, and purpose of professional supervision
- Theoretical and practical models of supervision
- Anti-oppressive and cross-cultural supervision
- Reflective practice
- Staff management and teaching strategies for supervision
- Group supervision dynamics
- Stress and trauma in health and human services
- Elective topics including special project/focus
What you need to know first
Entry requirements are detailed on the University of Auckland website and typically involve an undergraduate degree in a relevant field and relevant professional experience.
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Social Services
Health
Education
Legal Services
Future employment opportunities might be
Clinical supervisor
Practice leader