1. Developing and Supporting Teams

2. Supervision involves…. Sustainable and effective relationships that: Evaluate the impact of our practice through critical reflection and questioning Achieve positive outcomes Facilitates and supports continuous improvement High degree of emotional intelligence

3. Supervision requires Supportive organisational context Commitment to learning and continuous improvement of practice Highly skilled and emotionally intelligent supervisors

4. Key Questions Key Questions What are the characteristics and dynamics of the current supervisory model? Does current supervisory practice support a co-productive relationship between social worker, service user, supervisor that focusses on personal outcomes and well being? To what extent can emotional intelligence contribute to the reframing of supervisory practice and professional practice? How is supervision affected by organisational culture?

5. Starting Points Co – productive paradigm to explore the dynamics of the supervisory relationship Critical reflection refined and embedded within supervision Dynamic and experiential learning experience

6. 4x4x4 Model of Supervision

7. Blaenau Gwent Supervision Experiment Baseline understanding and practice of critical reflection - supervisors (Social Care; Community Resource Team; District Nurse) - practitioners (Social Care; Community Resource Team; District Nurse Briefing sessions Self evaluation questionnaire ½ day learning events Individual critically reflective accounts( written/digital) April to October

8. Blaenau Gwent Supervision Experiment Exploration of supervisory practice- models; techniques and skills - supervisors (Social Care; Community Resource Team; District Nurse) - practitioners (Social Care; Community Resource Team; District Nurse Briefing sessions Self evaluation questionnaire ½ day learning events

9. Blaenau Gwent Experiment Next steps: Feedback points- learning sets; observed practice Differentiated approach to format and model of supervision 1;1 events; Group (inter professional) supervision; peer learning Reframed model of supervision Co-productive model with citizens Supervision as a means of extending integration with Community District Nurses

10. Initial Feedback Familiarity of concepts- organisational constraints and demands Understanding the new model- experimentation is hard! Commitment of staff to experiment and test new ways of working

11. Emerging Issues Supervision and Quality Assurance (performance indicators; from outputs to outcomes) Governance – who “owns” supervision? Recording of supervision Capacity- time + resources Co-production and organisational culture

12. Blaenau Gwent Model Authoritative supervisory practice in Adult services Embed critical reflection in professional practice and culture (formal and informal) Embed the 4x4x4 model of supervision Develop and nurture emotionally intelligent supervisors and professional practice Develop and extend high quality integrated professional practice