Supervisory Core

About Supervisory Core

This 5-day learning program is comprised of four days of instructor-led training to help participants build discrete administrative, supportive and educational skills to effectively lead, manage, and support their teams. This program also includes one day of simulations where participants demonstrate learned skills via immersive simulations. This global foundational program is applicable for supervisors working in Child Protection, Foster Care and Preventive Services.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for all supervisors working in Child Protection, Foster Care and Preventive Services.

Benefits of the Program

Participants will:
• Learn how to apply effective leadership skills to manage,
direct, and develop their teams.
• Be better able to build a culture of purpose, motivation,
and collaboration.
• Understand how to use critical thinking to synthesize information and make accurate decisions in to order to guide staff to apply critical thinking in their work.
• Learn how to conduct effective conversations to work effectively with staff at all levels.

Course Components

Once enrolled in the course, learners will be asked to complete 5 days of instructor-led training. The focus of the first day is on orienting the learner to the supervisor role as well as on management and leadership development. Days two through four focus on administrative supervision, educational supervision and supportive supervision skills. The last day is comprised of simulations that provide learners close-to-real-life experiences for demonstrating skills learned.