July 19: Getting Grounded in Supervisory Practice

Time & Date: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 19

Location: Greenfield Community College, Downtown Campus, 270 Main St., (1st Floor Conference Room), Greenfield, MA

Workshop Description: This full-day workshop provides a forum for newer supervisors to reflect on their early supervisory experience and ground themselves in principles and practices of effective supervision. The primary purpose is to provide participants with a sound framework for the provision of family support supervision from a strengths-based perspective. Topics will include: Changing roles, job tasks and sources of job satisfaction; the supervisor’s new “place” within the organization; four organizing supervisory roles; structuring supervisory sessions; understanding and supporting worker job performance; key elements of the supervisor/family support worker relationship; incorporating strength-based principles into supervisory practice; and practices that support supervisor and worker wellness.

Presenter: Gary Calhoun, MSW, Ph.D., LICSW, Director of Training, Children’s Trust Fund

Suggested Audience: Supervisors in family support organizations within their first year of supervisory practice

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