This two day training will explore how a strengths-based philosophy can be extended into and utilised by those in supervisory roles to provide focused supervision that not only leads to better and safer practice, but also improves job satisfaction and agency culture as a result. Participants will learn practical methods for working with staff in ways that enhance their sense of competence and effectiveness.

Some of the areas Michael will cover include:

• How to have supervisory conversations that encourage supervises to reflect on their work with clients in a way that uncovers new ideas and builds hope.

• Moving the focus of supervision towards discussing successes with clients and how this approach can assist supervises to discover new ways forward with their more challenging clients.
• The role of supervisor as consultant rather than teacher and examples of how this works in practice.
• The importance of considering our own assumptions about the supervision process and how these will shape our supervisory practice (both positively and negatively).
• An overview of current supervision and management literature and how this knowledge translates into practice in the human services sector.
• How strengths-based supervision is about much more than just “being positive” and still considers the realities of child protection risk and other legal and ethical imperatives.

Michael consults with agencies and teams in Australia and overseas and has presented more than 800 professional training workshops throughout the world. His vast knowledge of this subject combined with his engaging presentation style ensure that this is a program not to be missed for anybody wanting to gain a more in-depth understanding of this incredibly effective approach.