OVERVIEW

Clinical Supervision for Health Professionals is organized by FutureLearn.

Description:
What does it take to become an effective clinical supervisor? This course introduces you to the skills and tools you need to approach your supervisory responsibilities with more confidence. You’ll explore the core principles of learning and teaching in a clinical setting, and understand how to create optimal learning environments. You’ll find out how to compose constructive feedback and communicate it to students effectively. You’ll learn how to apply key strategies to your own practice, so your students experience a productive and successful clinical placement.

What topics will you cover?
• Foundations for clinical supervision
- Clinical learning environment
- Principles of experiential learning
- Learning and teaching styles
• Creating optimal learning environments
- Preparing for student placements
- Building relationships
- Clarifying expectations
- Negotiating learning plans
• Strategies to support learning
- Questioning for critical thinking
- Purposeful observation
- Facilitating skills development
- Enabling reflection on learning
- Providing constructive feedback

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
• Apply the principles of learning and teaching to the process of clinical supervision
• Explain the roles and relationships of clinical supervisors
• Reflect on your clinical supervision practice
• Develop constructive feedback