Solution Focused Consultation & Supervision

The primary aim of supervision is to enable staff to do their jobs to the best of their abilities. It may or may not include management responsibilities but it almost always contains a degree of implied or explicit accountability: the supervisor has a quality control function. The task of the solution focused supervisor is to help the supervisee do the best job they can by identifying and building on their strengths.

The consultation process overlaps that of supervision but is usually associated with less accountability. In both the aim is to help those being supervised and consulted to do their best in a way that suits them and suits the organisation if their work takes place in that context.

Often supervision and consultation will be case-based or at least concerned with specific pieces of work. However, it will usually also involve a professional development aspect.This course will give participants a way of thinking as well as a set of conversational skills designed to enhance both the work performance and job satisfaction of their staff.

The Course will be highly practical providing chances to observe and practice a number of solution focused techniques. It is expected that participants will be able to use their new skills immediately.

• Discovering hidden strengths
• Making contracts
• Envisioning successful practice
• Finding strengths and resources
• Charting progress
• The power of appreciation
• Working with teams
• Generating co-operation