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Tips to foster engagement of the superviseeThe supportive role• Do the groundwork when establishing a newsupervisory relationship. Developing mutuallyagreed expectations of supervision builds a solidfoundation and helps address any future issues.• Ensure you demonstrate to the supervisee thatyou view supervision as a priority - make surethat supervision time is not hijacked by othercompeting demands.• Regularly seek feedback from the superviseeabout the quality of the relationship and thecontent of supervision.• Be prepared to tailor supervision to meet thespecific and changing needs of the supervisee.• Address disengagement as a matter of priority.• Develop an understanding of the supervisee’s(and your own) learning preferences and use thisinformation to strengthen the learning and makesupervision more meaningful.• Review the logistics around supervision such astiming, venue and frequency, and ensure theycontinue to be suitable and are not impacting onattendance.• Think of supervision as building on strengthsrather than working on deficits.• Be mindful that supervision can be anxietyprovokingfor some supervisees, and ensureexpectations are realistic and achievable.• Regularly find opportunities to give positivefeedback when the supervisee successfully usesthe learning from supervision in their practice.This not only reinforces the value of supervisionand increases the supervisee’s clinical confidence,it also ensures that patients receive quality care.FIRST EDITIONHETI The Superguide57