Unscheduled or informal supervision includes consultations on case decision making, delegation, staff and case load management, professional development, meeting support needs, service and resource allocation and policy clarification.
The nature of family violence, sexual assault and child wellbeing practice means that many complex issues cannot wait until a scheduled supervision session. Unscheduled supervision capitalises on learning opportunities which risk being missed if the supervisee waits until scheduled supervision.
Risks in prioritising unscheduled supervision include:
- it does not provide the supervisee with privacy and a space to talk about the work’s impact on themselves
- due to its time-pressured nature, it rarely provides opportunities for proper reflection
- it can be challenging to ensure decisions and rationales are properly documented.
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