Supervisors will learn strategies for fostering staff competence through professional development. Tips for tailoring professional development to fit the various learning styles of staff will be explored. Using a mentoring and coaching approach in the supervisory experience will be examined. A simple professional development needs assessment will be provided.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand and utilize the differing roles of coach, mentor and supervisor
- Continue to develop knowledge and skills through workshops and courses
- Assess personal and staff members' learning styles
- Create learning experiences for staff members using their preferred learning style
- Foster the development of staff competence and arrange for ongoing professional and career development
- Use a training needs assessment to address the developmental needs of staff members
- Discover additional resources to remain current on evidence-based family support practice and clinical issues affecting families