Adult social care leadership programme
Engage with the latest evidence and the importance of reflective, curious and relational supervision. A leadership programme supported the development of leaders in adult social care.
A leadership programme supported the development of leaders in adult social care.
Aimed at – Approved Mental Health Professional Leads (AMHP), Principal Occupational Therapists (OTs), Adults Principal Social Workers (PSWs) and Global majority aspirant leaders across these three professional groups – the programme engaged with the latest evidence and the importance of reflective, curious and relational supervision.
The programme offered several elements such as individual mentoring sessions, action learning sets, reflective small groups, self-assessment questionnaire and taught sessions.
Commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care, Research in Practice delivered the leadership programme. Research in Practice has a national reputation for delivering high-quality professional development programmes such as the Practice Supervisor Development Programme (PSDP) and Supervisor Development Programme.
In a short video, Research in Practice Associate Tricia Pereira provides information and explains how the programme supports aspirant leaders.
The programme was for
- Approved Mental Health Professional Leads (AMHP)
- Principal Occupational Therapists (POT)
- Principal Social Workers (PSW)
- Aspirant Leaders from a Global majority community who aspire to be in one of these leadership roles.
The programme supported participants to:
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Engage with up-to-date evidence regarding the importance of reflective, curious and relational supervision.
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Understand how managers are essential to ensuring learning is put into practice (known as ‘training transfer’).
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Consider their role in enabling high quality supervision and CPD as a system-wide priority.
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Explore how middle leaders can actively promote and role model the skills and behaviours required of practice supervisors.
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Practice using tools and approaches to support ‘training transfer’.
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Build their confidence using virtual methods to promote a learning culture across the organisation.
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Create a local peer support network.
A self-assessment questionnaire
A self-assessment questionnaire will help determine the learning areas you would like to focus on, and progress before and after the programme.
One-to-one mentoring sessions
An experienced mentor will offer one-to-one mentoring sessions before and after learning sessions. Research in Practice is aiming to match mentors to mentees.
Reflective group sessions
These sessions will be spaced throughout the programme to support embedding learning into practice.
Action learning sets
These sessions will be spaced throughout the programme to explore issues of race, disparity and allyship.
Five online learning sessions
Scheduled in single days over a three-month period, the online learning sessions will combine specialist and mixed professional groups. Each will include:
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Online learning and presentations delivered by expert facilitators.
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Virtual group discussions and networking with other participants.
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Guided individual study and reflection on learning.
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A sector leader will join each session to offer reflection and learning from their experience as a social care leader.
We will also ask you to complete tasks in preparation for each learning session.
Programme conference
A face-to-face conference will celebrate your learning journey and provide support to develop and sustain leadership skills.
Commissioning learning and development support
Commission learning and development support designed to meet your organisational needs.
Practice Supervisor Development Programme
The Practice Supervisor Development Programme provided continuous professional development for social workers who were responsible for supporting and developing the practice of others.
Supervisor Development Programme
A national Supervisor Development Programme aimed to enable and empower those responsible for delivering and overseeing effective supervision within local authorities.