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What is clinical supervision?• It is important that there is clarity about how feedbackwill be given to individuals in the group and thata culture of learning and self-reflection is fosteredamongst participants.• Group dynamics do occur in group supervision andneed to be managed.• Ongoing monitoring is necessary to ensure that grouptime is managed equitably and the needs of eachparticipant are met.Beyond the basicsWhile group supervision may not be commonpractice in oral health, it is often used in otherhealth professions.Why not explore opportunities for settingup regular group supervision sessions withothers from the same professional group orfor interprofessional development?Consider the following:• What aspects of your clinical practice couldbenefit from group discussion and sharingof ideas and resources?• What issues and dilemmas do you think youshare with other professional groups?How could you find out?• What obstacles might get in the wayof establishing group supervision andhow could you overcome them?Here are some references to getyou started on understanding andfacilitating group supervision:Edmunds, S., & Brown, G. (2010).Effective small group learning: AMEEGuide No. 48. Medical Teacher, 32(9),715-726.Fleming, L. M., Glass, J. A., Fujisaki,S., & Toner, S. L. (2010).Group process and learning:A grounded theory model of groupsupervision. Training and Education inProfessional Psychology, 4(3), 194-203.Tulinius, C.-H. B. (2010).Continuing professional developmentfor general practitioners: supportingthe development of professionalism.Medical Education, 44(4), 412-420.22 HETI The Superguide FIRST EDITION