Training for supervisors of interns

The Council offers two clinical supervision courses for clinical supervisors and prevocational educational supervisors.

The courses supplement training that supervisors receive from training providers and medical colleges. Courses are available to all supervisors through the ePort platform.

Clinical supervision courses

The Council offers two clinical supervision courses for clinical supervisors and prevocational educational supervisors. The courses supplement training that supervisors receive from training providers and medical colleges. Courses are available to all supervisors through the ePort platform.

The Level 1 Clinical Supervision Skills Course includes:

  1. An short introductory video
  2. Three short interactive videos presented by Connect Communications, each with self-reflective exercises:
    • supervision styles
    • how to give feedback
    • the challenge of low insight and debriefing a critical incident
  3. A demonstration on how to give feedback.

Connect communications offer a Level 2 Applied Clinical Supervision Course which helps clinical supervisors and prevocational educational supervisors build confidence in managing challenging conversations. For example, talking to an intern who has a significant illness that is affecting their performance. Or knowing how to talk to an intern who is defensive and seems disengaged.

This can be a face-to-face workshop, hosted by your training provider or your medical college, or an online workshop using ‘teams’ of actors in virtual breakout rooms. These workshops will give you the opportunity to ask questions, fine-tune skills in a practical way, and focus on particular areas of concern.

To enquire contact Dr Renske van den Brink at renske@connectcomm.co.nz.

Training around use of ePort for prevocational educational supervisors