Supervision Quiz

There are some generic competencies we use both as therapists and supervisors. An example of this is...

• The ability to use humor

• The ability to structure supervision or therapy sessions

• The ability to fake it 'till you make it

• The ability to undertake generic assessment

Let's play a game of true or false! Can the power to blend direct observation into supervision be considered a specific skill of supervision?

• True

• False

Which one of these does not fall under the competency of "Ability to form and maintain a supervisory alliance"?

• Ability to use a range of methods to give accurate & constructive feedback

• Ability to help the supervisee present information about clinical work

• Ability to support the supervisee in reflecting on their lived experience

• Ability to structure supervision sessions

In order to gauge a supervisee's level of competence, the supervisor should...

• reflect on their own potential sources of bias

• Use a range of methods to reflect on competence

• Have thoroughly considered and outlined their criteria for competence

• All of the above

All supervisors should have the capacity to reflect on their own limits in knowledge and experience.

• False - thinking about my limits is depressing

• True - supervisors should always know less than their supervisees

• True - this is a generic competence

• False - it is a common misconception that supervisors have limits #limitless

Guess what? Apart from the "ability to apply standards", there are some specific supervision competences. Can you figure them out?

• Ability to conduct supervision in group formats

• Ability to help the supervisee practice specific clinical skills

• Ability to incorporate direct observation into supervision

• All of the above

We can assume that supervisees know how to present clinical information, this is not a competence for supervisors.

• True

• False