1. Professional Supervision Daniel Tunbridge Catherine Court Essex Educational Psychology Service

2. Aims of the session To share our understanding of professional supervision To share an example of when professional supervision has been helpful. To explain how this service might be accessed locally.

3. Professional Supervision Established within Education, Health and other helping or caring professions. Many occupations requiring intense involvement with other people recognise the importance of good quality supervision to safeguard both their workers and their clients. In Essex: –supervision well established in the EP Service and is a professional requirement. –EPs have been providing professional supervision for an increasing number of other professionals including family support key workers, behaviour support staff and autism support workers.

4. What is supervision? Regular protected time for facilitated, in-depth reflection A working alliance between two professionals where supervisees offer an account of their work, reflect on it and receive feedback. A place of trust where a healthy relationship gives a safe place to acknowledge and work with concerns, stresses, fears and joys. A process by which a supervisee can understand better the client system and themselves as part of the client–worker system, and by so doing transform their work and develop their craft.

5. How does supervision help? The main functions of professional supervision are: To develop the competence and capacity of the supervisee To increase the supervisee’s ability to resource and sustain themselves To improve the quality of the work with the supervisee’s clients

6. Benefits of Professional Supervision Good quality supervision has the potential to offer a range of benefits for schools, including: Improving practice and developing skills Helping to safeguard children Supporting school improvement and organisational change Promoting a learning culture Improving relationships between staff and with children Improving the attainment of children Supporting the mental health and emotional well-being of staff Maintaining creativity, enthusiasm and job satisfaction.

7. My Experience of Supervision Alison Blant

8. What is involved? What we offer Initial information session to prepare for supervision sessions. Agreed number of supervision sessions (1¼ hours) with an EP trained to provide supervision. What you would need to provide Staff who are interested in experiencing professional supervision. Regular, protected time for staff to meet with the EP providing their supervision.

9. Accessing professional supervision locally Not with your Link EP Contact your link EP or Daniel Tunbridge Area Senior EP (daniel.tunbridge@essex.gov.uk) Will be provided by an EP from the South Area