Supervisor Reflective Report

Available, Approachable, and Supportive
I believe that a good supervisor must possess the characteristics of being available, approachable, and supportive. I remember my favourite job was working as a sales co-ordinator on the sales team. My overseeing boss wanted to ensure that I learnt the job well, but quickly. I was trained in a month of all the different aspects of the job. Most jobs rarely give employees much training before the new employee jumps into the workload. What I like about this job was when I did not know how to answer a particular question, I was able to approach my boss discuss my ideas of how to answer the question and he would guide me to the best answer. This management style that could be transferred to counselling supervisors. Initially most students may fear asking for help because they can be viewed as incompetent (Chang, 2011). Supervisor must make it easy for student to
Students will be doing an unpaid internship to learn skills. It is the supervisor’s job to assist the novice therapist in their therapeutic journey. My goal as a supervisor would be to teach the students the basic knowledge of ethics, therapeutic practices I follow, and documentation. To improve office moral, I can provide positive comments and feedback to students. The supervisor can acknowledge the student’s strengths, techniques, and procedures, which will increase the student’s confidence in their own skills. Also, by showing appreciation to student can also encourage them to word harder and enjoy their work circumstances. In addition, supervisors must also provide constructive feedback on areas that the student can improve on. Chang (2011) states that some students felt dissatisfied by their supervisor providing only comments on what they were doing right. While boosting self-esteem and self-confidence is important, constructive feedback from the supervisor helps the students to