2 Phases in a Supervision Conversation
Whether the area for exploration is support, practice development, or operational in nature, there are typically two stages that a discussion should go through. These are
Supervisors tend to have a natural fit for one or the other phase, and so they are encouraged to identify skills gaps and practice developing their weaker phase. For example, some problem solving managers are particularly good at phase 2, but struggle with and often brush over phase one; reflective supervisors may often be great at phase 1, but struggle to consolidate the insights gained.
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- Expansion - where through a variety of reflective questions and tools the supervisee expands their awareness and understanding of not only the issue, but also their relationship with it and systemic factors at play.
- Consolidation - where the learnings are consolidated and strengths or socratic questions are used to consolidate the learnings gained.
Supervisors tend to have a natural fit for one or the other phase, and so they are encouraged to identify skills gaps and practice developing their weaker phase. For example, some problem solving managers are particularly good at phase 2, but struggle with and often brush over phase one; reflective supervisors may often be great at phase 1, but struggle to consolidate the insights gained.
Next - 5 Types of Supervisor Responses
