H/650/1142 Professional Supervision Practice in Health and Social Care
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
1. Understand professional supervision in health and social care settings.
1.1 Evaluate theories and models that underpin the practice of professional supervision.
1.2 Explain the legal and regulatory codes of practice that relate to professional supervision.
1.3 Explain how evidence-based practice informs professional supervision.
2. Know how to agree on the framework for a professional supervision process.
2.1 Explain how to overcome power-imbalance in professional supervision.
2.2 Explain the boundaries and parameters for carrying out supervision with the supervisee.
3. Know how to provide professional supervision.
3.1 Describe how to provide constructive feedback to the supervisee.
3.2 Describe how conflict can be managed within supervision.
3.3 Analyse methods that can be used to measure performance.
3.4 Explain how to review and agree performance targets.
4. Know how to reflect on own practice in professional supervision.
4.1 Explain how to use tools to gather feedback on own professional supervision practice.
4.2 Describe how to reflect on feedback to identify changes to be made to own practice.
Task 1
Assignment Brief and Guidance
Professional supervision is a process of professional learning and development that enables
individuals to reflect on and develop their knowledge, skills, and competence, through
agreed and regular support with another professional.
Write a report about the concept of professional supervision in health and social care
settings.
Your report should:
• Evaluate theories and models that underpin the practice of professional supervision
• Explain the legal and regulatory codes of practice that relate to professional
supervision
• Explain how evidence-based practice informs professional supervision
Task 2
Assignment Brief and Guidance
With reference to a Health and Social Care organisation of your choice, explore their
approach to and use of professional supervision.
Your essay should:
• Explain how to overcome power-imbalance in professional supervision.
• Explain the boundaries and parameters for carrying out supervision with the supervisee.
• Describe how to provide constructive feedback to the supervisee.
• Describe how conflict can be managed within supervision.
• Analyse methods that can be used to measure performance.
• Explain how to review and agree performance targets.
• Explain how to use tools to gather feedback on own professional supervision practice.
• Describe how to reflect on feedback to identify changes to be made to own practice
