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Psychology Supervisor Training

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Enhance your career by becoming a Board-approved supervisor.

Develop your skills and become confident in the practical supervision of provisional psychologists undertaking internships and placements, and psychologists completing a registrar program. Being a Board-approved supervisor is an excellent way to contribute to the development of early career psychologists.

Special pricing available for La Trobe Department of Psychology, Counselling and Therapy partners.

 

 

$1,375.00

Key facts

Course category
Psychology, Counselling and Social Work, Psychology
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Duration
35 hours, self-paced + 2-day workshop
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Prerequisite/s
Participants must already be a registered psychologist accredited by the Psychology Board of Australia for at least the last 3 years.
Certification
Certificate of Achievement

Why this course?

This course is designed for registered psychologists seeking a flexible and fully online course to provide them with the skills needed to become a Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) approved supervisor.  

Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a Certificate of Achievement, enabling you to apply for Board-approved supervisor status (BAS).                                                 

Why study a short course at La Trobe

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Course content

This course consists of three Parts, which must be completed sequentially.  The maximum elapsed time between completing Part 2 and Part 3 is 12 weeks.  

 

Part 1:  Knowledge assessment

This self-paced, online module aims to provide you with a baseline knowledge of best-practice supervision and knowledge of relevant Board codes, guidelines and policies.  Topics covered are:

  • Effective clinical supervision practices, including evaluation of practice
  • Developing and managing the supervisory relationship
  • Assessment of psychological competencies in supervisees
  • Reflective practice and feedback
  • Ethical, leval and professional practice
  • Responsiveness to diversity within the supervision relationship and within supervisee practice. 

 

Part 2:  Skills training workshop

This two-day workshop focuses on integrating knowledge and practical skills relevant to all supervisee training pathways and reflective of supervision practice and is scheduled for live participation.   

 

Part 3:  Competency-based assessment and evaluation

You will conduct and record a supervisor session and demonstrate how you apply reflective practice (self-evaluation and reflection) during supervision and receive and integrate external feedback from supervisee during self-reflective practice.

 

The course fee includes all three parts.  To register for any of the individual parts, please contact La Trobe Professional for further information.  The fees (inclusive of GST) are:

  • Part 1 - $195.00
  • Part 2 - $749.00
  • Part 3 - $427.00.

If you are a partner of Department of Psychology, Counselling and Therapy contact latrobeprofessional@latrobe.edu.au to obtain your discount code to apply at check out. 

You’ll learn:

After completing this course, you will have developed skills in:

 

  • Practical assessment and supervision of students in an educational setting
  • In-depth knowledge of codes, guidelines and policies provided by the Psychology Board of Australia.
  • Written and oral competency related to the supervision of students.

 

 

  

Your study experience

Throughout this course, you will receive support via online drop-in sessions, email correspondence and/or online forums with academic leads.   The total time commitment for the course is 35 hours over three parts:

 

Assessment

Part 1:  fully online and self-paced, 16 hours

The assessment for Part 1 will be a multi-choice quiz for each topic, with a 75% pass mark for each.

 

Part 2:  two-day (14 hours) workshop delivered online via Zoom, with scheduled dates

The assessment for this module will be conducted within the workshops and covers:

  • Attendance at all module sessions
  • Active participation and engagement in discussions, pair-based activities, and small group activities
  • Completion of individual written short-answer questions and reflection piece.
  • A pass grade of ‘competent’ (at least 75%) for each assessment is required to successfully complete Part 2. 

Part 3:  5 hours

The assessment for this module will be competency-based, where you submit an electronic recording of a supervision session you lead and a written self-evaluation of your own supervisory competencies. 

All modules need to be successfully completed to be able to apply for Board-approved supervisor status Psychologists participating in the training must meet the eligibility criteria for PsyBA approval. 

 

Who you'll learn from

Dr Steve Halperin – Program Lead

Steve is a clinical psychologist and Board-Approved Supervisor who works as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology & Public Health at La Trobe University and as Director of Psychology at Orygen, Melbourne Victoria. Steve has practiced as a psychologist for 25 years, working in public mental health in Australia and the United Kingdom.  He has been a supervisor and manager of psychologists, and mental health professionals for more than 15 years, and his clinical work has focused on working with young people and adults with serious mental health problems. Steve draws from both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) in his approach to supervision, is an ANZACAT accredited CAT practitioner and supervisor, and in 2017 co-authored a chapter with colleagues in the first text focused on CAT supervision titled “Cognitive Analytic Supervision – A relational approach”.  

Vanessa Rohlf 

Vanessa is a Research Officer in the School of Psychology and Public Health, and is a consultant, therapist, and educator specialising in compassion fatigue, stress management, pet loss, and animal bereavement.

Dr Eric Morris

Eric is a clinical psychologist and Board-Approved Supervisor who works as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology & Public Health at La Trobe University and as a Psychology Academic at Northern Health, Melbourne Victoria. Eric has practised as a psychologist for 30 years, working in public mental health and higher education in Australia and the United Kingdom.  He has been an educator, supervisor and manager of psychologists, therapists and health professionals for 25 years, with his practise focused on clinical services for people with serious mental health problems, along with researching process-based therapies including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. With Linda Nicholson, Eric has published on the SHAPE model, a framework to promote experiential learning in supervision. 

Frequently Asked Questions

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Find out more about further education at La Trobe  View all FAQ

I would like information about a short course. Who can assist me?  

Email: LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au 

Phone: 1300 135 045

I have paid the fee for a short course. When will I be able to access it?  

On completion of your registration, you'll be provided with an account on our Learning Management System (LMS) and the course material will be made available at the advertised date, or as outlined on your registration confirmation email.  For our on-demand courses, access will be immediate.

What payment options are there?

  • You may arrange to pay by BPAY or EFT
  • For group bookings, we encourage purchase orders.  Contact us for a quote, and upon receipt of your purchase order we can make the course available to you.
  • Unfortunately, we are not able to arrange instalment payments.

Contact us on LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au for assistance. 

Can I arrange payment with a Purchase Order?

Yes, we accept Purchase Orders. Please email to LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au and our La Trobe Professional team will provide you with payment details and access to your course. 

I am getting an error when I try to log into my LMS account. Can you help? 

  • The first thing to check is your order confirmation email - it will contain your Learning Management System (LMS) account and password.  Note that this account may not be the same as your staff, student or previous short course participant account. 
  • The second thing to check is that you're logging on as a short course participant and not as a student - choose 'Other Users' - select Short Course as your institution and use your account and password as provided.

If you need any assistance, contact us on LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au. 

I want to enrol multiple staff in a short course. How do I go about this? 

Contact LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au so that we can discuss options with you.  

What certification will I receive?

The type of certification depends on the assessment involved in the course. For example:

  • Microcredentials:  You will receive a digital credential that confirms the skills you’ve acquired, any assessments you’ve completed and potential pathways for credit or advanced standing towards a degree. 
  • Other assessed short courses:  This may include bridging programs or courses that prepare you for external certification from a professional body.  You might receive a certificate of achievement or a digital badge (a digital version of a certificate of achievement).
  • Non-assessed courses:  If a course doesn’t involve formal assessment, you’ll receive a certificate of attendance.
  • Single-subject enrolment: If you enrol in a single subject, you will receive an official transcript for that subject.

Please note that short courses or microcredentials are not formal qualifications under the Australian Qualifications Framework but may be eligible for consideration as advanced standing (credit) towards a degree.

What is a microcredential? 

Microcredentials are short courses that are assessed, carry academic credit, and to deliver specific skills or knowledge.  While they can be taken as standalone courses, many are designed to be combined or ‘stacked’ with other microcredentials to form the equivalent of a subject within a degree program.  Upon successful completion, you’ll earn a digital credential that outlines the skills and credit obtained, and any opportunities for stacking.

For La Trobe microcredentials, any advanced standing or stacking pathways are clearly expressed on the course page.   

What is advanced standing?

Advanced standing refers to credit for prior study or formal learning that can be credited towards a qualification, thereby reducing the number of subjects required to complete a course. For short courses or microcredentials (if these have been completed through recognised institutions or platforms and are deemed equivalent to La Trobe University subjects), credit may be granted either for specific La Trobe subjects or as unspecified credit towards elective requirements of a La Trobe course.

For La Trobe microcredentials, any advanced standing or stacking pathways are clearly expressed on the course page.   Upon successful completion of the course, you’ll receive a digital credential, which may be used when applying for credit for the relevant degree at La Trobe.

For more details, visit the University’s advanced standing web page.