Group supervision during placement

Learning Objectives

After considering this resource, you should be aware of what group supervision can offer you as a student.

On placement you may also be expected to participate in group supervision. What can it offer you though? The following video features students talking about their own experiences of supervision in a group setting, what they enjoyed about it and what they found more difficult.

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Reflective Questions

  1. What are your own experiences of group supervision? What was good about it? What was bad about it?
  2. What do you think the advantages and disadvantages of group supervision are over one-to-one supervision?
  3. How do you like to learn? With this in mind, how do you think you could get the most out of group supervision?
Preparation for practice