{"id":182,"date":"2016-10-12T23:28:26","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T23:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/?page_id=182"},"modified":"2017-06-26T20:17:42","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T20:17:42","slug":"activity-1-1-qualities-of-a-supervisor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/?page_id=182","title":{"rendered":"Activity 1.1: Qualities of a Supervisor"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Introduction<\/h3>\n<p>In this activity you will first of all watch a short video of a problematic supervisor\/student situation and you will be asked to respond to it. Then you will move on to a number of notes and readings about the qualities of a good supervisor. Much of this recaps some material covered in Module 1 (Basics of Supervision) and serves to set the context for this module which is mostly about the developing relationship between the supervisor and the student.<\/p>\n<h3>Video Clip: A Difficult Situation<\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 316px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-182-1\" width=\"316\" height=\"240\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/6_Difficult_Situation.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/6_Difficult_Situation.mp4\">https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/6_Difficult_Situation.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h3>Video Clip: Solution<\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 316px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-182-2\" width=\"316\" height=\"240\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/7_Solution_converted_from_WMV.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/7_Solution_converted_from_WMV.mp4\">https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/7_Solution_converted_from_WMV.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h3>Readings for Reflection<\/h3>\n<p><!-- Accordion group --><\/p>\n<div class=\"accordion\" data-accordion=\"\" data-allow-all-closed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\">\n<p><a class=\"accordion-title\" href=\"#\">What Makes a Good Supervisor<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content=\"\">\n<p>We have all been supervised at one time or another, as a fieldwork student or part of the workforce. Take a few minutes to remember someone who once supervised you and proved to be &#8220;gifted&#8221; at it. Write down the qualities which made that person a good supervisor or superior.<\/p>\n<p>Michaud (1995) stresses &#8220;the importance of pondering the personal qualities needed to work effectively as a supervisor, as well as the characteristics of a supervised workplace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of qualities an &#8220;ideal&#8221; supervisor would have.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accessibility<\/li>\n<li>Genuineness and sincerity<\/li>\n<li>Ability to fill an authority role<\/li>\n<li>Ability to allow freedom of choice<\/li>\n<li>Occupational skills<\/li>\n<li>Self-assurance<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of the field\/clinical site<\/li>\n<li>Credibility<\/li>\n<li>General culture<\/li>\n<li>Vitality, motivation, enthusiasm<\/li>\n<li>Empathy<\/li>\n<li>Commitment to learning, teaching skills<\/li>\n<li>Stress management<\/li>\n<li>Capacity to inspire others and earn their trust<\/li>\n<li>Problem solving ability<\/li>\n<li>Interpersonal skills<\/li>\n<li>Communication skills (including listening)<\/li>\n<li>Group work skills<\/li>\n<li>Patience<\/li>\n<li>Professionalism, professional maturity and role modelling<\/li>\n<li>Critical reasoning<\/li>\n<li>Respect<\/li>\n<li>Responsibility and organizational ability<\/li>\n<li>Sense of humour<\/li>\n<li>Proper use of constructive feedback, confrontation and negotiation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This list is derived from Dupont (1985), May (1994), Michaud (1995) and Villeneuve (1994).<\/p>\n<p>What an impressive list! &#8220;I can&#8217;t possibly be and do ALL that!&#8221; a supervisor would typically exclaim. It&#8217;s a tall order! Michaud (1995) writes, &#8220;No studies have shown that a person missing some of these qualities is incapable of supervising. Still, these are core human qualities that definitely help supervisors attain their professional goals&#8221; (p. 12). The author does have a reservation, however. &#8220;Although these are desirable qualities for everyone, this type of list should be seen as <strong>an ideal to strive for<\/strong>, not a scientific truth or <em>sine qua non<\/em>. A good supervisor may lack a sense of humour, for instance. Furthermore, I know of no empirical studies that support such contentions&#8221; (p. 14).<\/p>\n<p>Everyone has strengths and deficits, needless to say. What is more, you probably have some of these qualities already. It&#8217;s now a matter of deciding what traits you want to concentrate on developing to become a better supervisor. This is the aim of Activity 1.2, which comes next.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(c) 2004 CNFS &#8211; University of Ottawa component and Centre for e-Learning<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\">\n<p><a class=\"accordion-title\" href=\"#\">Valued Field Instructors<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>Valued field instructor behaviors<\/strong><br \/>\n(Power, Bogo, 2002)<br \/>\n(Eisenberg et al., 1996)<\/p>\n<p>Availability<\/p>\n<p>Emotional support<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>supervisor warm, supportive &amp; understanding<\/li>\n<li>sensitivity to students\u2019 needs<\/li>\n<li>open, trusting &amp; respectful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Structure<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>clarity of rules, expectations, range of learning, assignments &amp; teaching<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Autonomy<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>encourage independence &amp; active participation in learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Observation and feedback<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ongoing feedback &amp; evaluation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Linking theory and practice<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>link to classroom &amp; to theory in field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students valued<\/p>\n<p>Formal supervision at least once a week, preferably for 1 \u2013 2 hours<\/p>\n<p>Mutually established supervisory agenda<\/p>\n<p>Progress\/performance discussed<\/p>\n<p>Overall positive \u2013 relationship with supervisor &#8211; personal as well as professional<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/student_perspective.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Student Perspective (pdf)<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/19017076.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Influence of Personality Type (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Let&#8217;s Discuss: Compare<\/h3>\n<p>Compare your list to the list given in the notes and readings and add any qualities you think are missing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction In this activity you will first of all watch a short video of a problematic supervisor\/student situation and you will be asked to respond to it. Then you will move on to a number of notes and readings about the qualities of a good supervisor. Much of this recaps some material covered in Module<a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/?page_id=182\" title=\"ReadActivity 1.1: Qualities of a Supervisor\">&#8230; Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":166,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-182","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/182\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcgillclinicaleducation.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}