Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Supervision
Social Services
A course by
University of Auckland
Take your clinical and professional supervision skills to the next level with a strong focus on reflective practice. Designed for working professionals in fields such as social work, health, legal services and education.
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Core skills this course teaches
Develop advanced supervision skills
Participants will gain advanced clinical and professional supervision skills applicable across social work, health, legal, and educational fields.
Apply reflective practice
Students will learn to incorporate reflective practice into supervision, enhancing self-awareness and effectiveness as supervisors.
About This Course
The Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Supervision at the University of Auckland is a multi-disciplinary programme designed to develop advanced clinical and professional supervision skills. It uses a combination of face-to-face block-courses and online, self-directed study. The programme covers theoretical and practical models of supervision, including anti-oppressive and cross-cultural approaches, and offers opportunities to expand critical skills in staff management, teaching, and group supervision. Suitable for social work, education, health, and legal practitioners, it addresses the need for qualified supervisors in the wider social and human services sector.
Course Content
- Concepts, roles, purposes, and benefits of professional supervision
- Reflective practice in professional supervision
- Anti-oppressive and cross-cultural dynamics within supervision
- Theoretical and practical models of supervision
- Practice of Professional Supervision (PROFSUPV 700)
- Advanced Approaches in Professional Supervision (PROFSUPV 701)
- Elective topics: Supervision Folio, Stress and Trauma in Health and Human Services, Critical Approaches in Reflective Supervision, Managing and Developing People, Practice Teaching and Learning, Group Supervision, Special Study/Special Topic
Entry Requirements
Relevant undergraduate degree
Build towards these roles
Clinical supervisorPractice leaderProfessional supervisorSocial work supervisorExternal supervisor
Build skills in these industries
Social ServicesHealthEducation
