Diploma Level in Leadership and Management

DIPLOMA IN LEADERSHIP FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE AND CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERVICES

UNIT 511 DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL SUPERVISION PRACTICEIN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE OR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SETTING
1. Understand the purpose of professional supervision in health and social care or children and young people’s work setting

1.1           Support and supervisions are an essential process for both the supervisee and the supervisor. Support and supervisions allow supervisees to have a clear process and format, which they are able to follow with their supervisor on a monthly basis. Support and supervisions allow members of staff to raise any concerns or issues with their line manager, to discuss training needs, to gain feedback on their performance and delivery of support provision and to ensure staff members are working towards achieving there personal objectives as set out in their personal development plan.  
                                                                 
              “Staff should be properly trained and supervised, and have the chance to develop and improve their skills” (care quality commission outcome 14 2009).
                                     
              Support and supervisions allow line managers to support staff in their development, to ensure that policies and procedures are being followed, to ensure that required standards of practice are being maintained,
              Support and supervisions allow the supervisee and the supervisor to build relationships, to be a person centred two way process, to ensure that staff feel support and valued and that achievements are recognised and praise given for these.

1.2 There are a number of theories and models that relate to professional
              supervision. A supervisor may choose not to follow just one theory or model  
              when completing supervision of staff as different theories and models
              maybe more appropriate for...