AM070b SOPs & FAQs for Supervision Amended 31 Jul 24
FAQs for AMindset Graduate Students Supervision
STUDENT SUPERVISION
- How much supervision do I require during my placement?
- For every 4 hours of AMindset (AM) contact hours or placement contact hours, each student must complete 1 hour of supervision to complete the EDF 5534 unit
- Therefore, EDF 5534 requires 25 hours of supervision to complete the unit. These sessions can be Online or F2F, Group or Individual
- The final supervision session must be Individual (Online or F2F)
- What does the Final Supervision session consist of?
- At the final supervision session, we will:
- Sign off logbooks
- Sign the total hours sheet
- Complete surveys
- What do I need to know about the Logbooks?
- The logbooks are often quite problematic, and if they need to be corrected and more than an hour is required to complete them, extra individual supervision may be required.
- If you are still not sure how to complete the logbooks, then please bring it up at individual supervision
- What if I still need to complete my placement hours or the logbooks by the end of my course?
- Completion of the EDF 5534 unit is required to complete the Master's Degree.
- Are extensions available?
- You must contact Monash University to find out about extensions.
QUALIFIED COUNSELLOR SUPERVISION
- How often do I need Supervision?
- The ACA recommend one supervision session for every 20 hours of counselling.
- How do I manage my supervision records to provide proof for the ACA?
To renew your membership of the ACA, you must complete a minimum of 10 supervision hours per membership year, plus 25 OPD points.
The ACA recommends 1 hour of supervision per 20 client contact hours.
AMindset has the same recommendation of a 20:1 ratio of contact hours and supervision.
However, if you are an inexperienced therapist, you are asked to consider a 10:1 ratio.
Liz Mccaughey (LM), an authorised ACA supervisor, can sign the ACA logbook.
If you attend any supervision sessions, please enter the dates in the log book with a maximum session time of 60 minutes.
If those supervision sessions are group sessions, please enter the dates on separate lines with the correct duration of the group session.
ADMINISTRATION
- When are your Supervision sessions available?
- As required, LM offers a variety of days and times for supervision.
- Individual supervision email directly: liz@amindset.hk
- Group supervision - will be advertised monthly, and bookings can be made through the SimplyBook.me booking platform.
- These group sessions are for clinical practice only, which means only case-study discussions.
- There is only time for a maximum of 2 clients - book an Individual Session if you have multiple Clients to discuss.
- What do you charge for Supervision?
- Individual Supervision:
- 1 Hour reserved (50-minutes) @ HK$1,000
- Group Supervision:
- 2 people: HKD 1,000 (60 minutes)
- 3 people: HKD 1,000 (75 minutes)
- 4–5 people: HKD 1,000 (90 minutes)
- 6+ people: HKD 1,000 (120 minutes)
- Do you monitor our Supervision and Logbook progress?
Students
No! It is entirely your responsibility to monitor your progress. As mentioned above, graduation is only graduation with the EDF 5534 unit completed. Experience has shown that it takes a lot of work to make up time towards the end of your course. Plan and keep your Supervision and Placement hours on track.
Graduate Therapists
It is up to each therapist to maintain ethical practice by meeting the minimum supervision requirement of 1 hour of supervision for 20 client contact hours.
You will be removed from the AM Team if you do not maintain this minimum criterion.
As always, we are happy to receive your comments and ideas and to answer your questions:
THE AMINDSET TEAM