Kelly & Davis (2013)

Guidelines for the Reflective Supervisee

Before Supervision:

Schedule a regular time to meet with your supervisor weekly for 1:1 supervision Get in the right frame of mind for your session using the following guidelines:

o Prepare to receive and elicit feedbacko Suspend any judgment you have about yourself or others

Prepare to share information about cases and field worko Prepare notes and organize detailso Prepare to follow-up from previous casework, feedback and supervision

Prepare critical questions that allow you to explore your worko Be aware of any reactions or judgments that might be impacting your work, including

any biases you may bringo What information do you have that is leading you to have these reactions or

judgmentso Prepare to share difficulties and challenges with your supervisor

Identify supervision objectiveso What do you hope to achieve during the supervision meeting?o How will you know if you achieve this?

During Supervision:

Share supervision objectives with supervisor Review case work and field related activities, highlighting the following:

o Critical questions previously preparedo Notes and details prepared about caseworko Discuss challenges and difficultieso Elicit any feedback required for growth

Identify “next steps” in field work and follow-up activities that align to feedback provided

After Supervision:

Reflect on supervision session using the following scale:

Rate the session on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 is the best supervision session.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Identify what might be different in the supervision process if the session were a point or two higher

Identify how you might change future sessions.