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ELC Thing 15 – What is supervision and why do we do it?
Supervision has a vital role to play in supporting and developing all social work and social services staff. Knowing more about the purpose of supervision and its importance for your practice can help you with your responsibilities as either a supervisor or supervisee.
This badge is awarded to people who have:
- worked through Thing 15: What is supervision and why do we do it?
- provided evidence of their learning through reflective writing.
This is part of the 23 Things ELC Leadership programme.
To earn this badge you must:
- work through Thing 15 of 23 Things ELC Leadership
- write at least 200 words to:
- tell us about three things you have learned from these sections about supervision and why it is important to you and your work.
- tell us how you would prepare for supervision as a result of your learning.
We will decline Open Badge applications without a completed reflective activity.
Before you submit applications and evidence for any of the 23 Things ELC Leadership Open Badges, it is recommended that you achieve these two Open Badges first:
Getting started with Open Badges
Writing evidence for Open Badge applications
You may also find it helpful to complete Things 1 – 4 before starting Thing 15.
- Download, read and work through sections two and three in the SSSC Supervision Learning Resource.
- Write at least 200 words to:
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- Tell us about three things you have learned from these sections about supervision and why it is important to you and your work.
- Tell us how you would prepare for supervision as a result of your learning.
Badge issuer
Scottish Social Services Council
Promoting high standards, raising public confidence and developing a trained and trusted social service workforce in Scotland.
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I confirm that I have read, understood and completed all the activities listed in the badge criteria and that each question from the criteria is answered in the evidence I have provided. My evidence has been written or recorded by me and I have not copied it from anywhere or anyone else. I understand that it will take 28 days for you to assess my application and that feedback cannot be provided if my application is unsuccessful.