Professional supervision
Professional supervision can take on many forms, from the opportunity to reflect on practice, to empowerment, to provision of oversight of and accountability for practice, to professional and educational development.
The Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 requires mental health and addiction nurses, social workers and occupational therapists to demonstrate they are 'competent and fit' to practice, and supervision is a critical component to ensuring this.
Study professional supervision
Study leading to a qualification in the area of clinical supervision and preceptorship is provided in five universities and seven polytechnics and institutes of technology across New Zealand.
The following programmes are available:
- Master's (six providers)
- Postgraduate diploma (six providers)
- Postgraduate certificate (six providers)
- Graduate diploma (two providers)
- Certificate level (two providers).
Four workshops in supervision are offered by Blueprint Centre for learning.
Search our training database to find out more about the qualifications, providers and locations.
What's happening in professional supervision?
Te Pou, The National Centre for Mental Health Research, Information and Workforce Development, is carrying out a professional supervision project for mental health and addiction nurses. The project is developing and implementing six recommendations from a small piece of distinct research that Te Pou contracted the Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR), University of Auckland, to carry out.