Supervisor Master Class (Board-endorsed supervisor training)
Supervising psychologists working in the disability sector
Psychologists wishing to maintain their supervisor approval are required to refresh their training every five years by completing at least one Board-approved Master Class. A Master Class is a competency-based training workshop requiring at least six hours of direct/live training.
ORS is proud to present its current Master Class offerings, as an approved Board-endorsed Master Class training provider.
ORS is an experienced national allied health provider, providing psychological services and psychology supervision across diverse settings, industries and sectors, including the NDIS, OOHC, Aged Care, Medicare, Private Allied Health, Workplace Rehabilitation and justice and forensic settings. ORS has a psychology workforce of over 200 psychologists including provisional psychologists, registrars, neuropsychologists, clinical and educational psychologists, and a staff of more than 30 AHPRA supervisors. ORS draws on its wealth of clinical experience and expertise to present Master Classes that address contemporary clinical practice and supervision issues, and enable supervisors to readily apply learnings and reflections to enhance their ongoing practice.
Master Class course outline
Master Class description
This Master Class focuses on issues that may arise in supervising provisional psychologists who work in the disability sector, specifically the National Insurance Disability Scheme (NDIS).
It is designed to increase the supervisor’s understanding of their responsibilities as a Board-approved supervisor, highlight considerations required when working in the disability sector and increase skills in supporting psychological practice with psychologists working with people with disabilities.
The Master Class draws on professional experiences working within a large national disability service provider and supervising provisional psychologists, registrars, and registered psychologists within this setting. The Master Class assists participants to understand the foundational practices of working with people with disability, including person-centred practice and trauma-informed practice. The practice principles involved in the elimination of restricted practices will also be covered.
The Master Class is underpinned by the guiding ethical principles of psychology, in order to ensure public safety by guiding the ethical practice development in early career psychologists. The Master Class is also experiential, providing multiple opportunities for participants to explore their own practice through case study discussions and role plays. The Master Class parallels how we approach supervision sessions, in that participants will leave feeling better informed, more reflective about their own practice and with ideas to continue to ensure their supervision is aligned with current evidence for best practice.
This Master Class attracts 6 Continuous Professional Development (CPD) points.
Master Class learning outcomes
Upon completion of this Master Class, participants will be able to:
- Understand and apply the principles of competency-based supervision.
- Identify ways to incorporate cultural and social diversity into the supervision context.
- Understand the types of work that psychologists complete in the NDIS.
- Identify the core competencies required for registration and how these may be demonstrated in working within the disability sector.
- Familiarise themselves with their supervisory duties and legal, ethical and reporting obligations and how these overlap with the NDIS requirements.
- Build their confidence in acting as the gatekeepers to the psychology profession with a focus on ensuring supervisees act ethically and competently to ensure the maintenance of public safety.
- Integrate knowledge and practice through experiential learning through group discussions and facilitated role-plays.
- Develop networks with other supervisors and colleagues.
- Establish competency as a Board approved supervisor through the marked assessment and other systematic assessments throughout the training program.
These learning outcomes align to the BAS competencies:
- Knowledge of and skills in effective supervision practices
- Knowledge of and ability to develop and manage the supervisory relationship
- Ability to assess the psychological competencies of the supervisee
- Capacity to evaluate the supervisory process
- Responsiveness to cultural and social diversity in supervision
- Ability to address legal and ethical considerations
