Safeguarding Supervision

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One thing that safeguarding supervision is not, is just a good chat with someone who is easy to talk to. Neither should it be wholly driven by organisational demands and management checks for safe practice. Working positively with emotions is fundamental to the supervisory relationship, and this requires a restorative approach that supports the resilience of the practitioner in their role. An approach which is also integrated with more traditional supervision cycles and functions.

Delivering effective supervision can seem complex. It certainly draws on a broad range of skills, knowledge, and attributes from both the supervisor and the practitioner. Put simply, it requires the supervisor to create a safe space that helps contain sometimes overwhelming feelings and pressures. This safe supervisory space supports the practitioner to access their thinking which may have been cloaked by a range of stressors which in turn may impede effective risk management. Restoring effective thinking also helps develop deeper understanding about the lived experience of the child or individual at risk. Restored thinking supports confidence and acts as a gateway to effective reflection, analysis, and action planning. In a study cited in (Wallbank & Wonnacott, 2015) restorative supervision sessions decreased practitioner measures of burnout and stress from clinically significant levels to levels where the practitioner would have been able to think.

We believe in making quality safeguarding supervision as affordable as possible. But we will not compromise on the experience and ability of our associate supervisors. 

We offer the following packages;

• 121 safeguarding supervision.
• Group supervision.
• 12-week intensive supervision, coaching package.