Supervision resources for mental health alcohol and other drugs workers

Welcome to the supervision resource centre

Supervision plays a vital role. It strengthens safety, boots quality of care, fosters new skills, and helps to restore and build resilience in frontline mental health alcohol and other drugs workers.

What we offer

The Queensland Centre for Mental Health Learning (Learning Centre) connects you with resources for effective supervision. We provide a mix of:

  • eLearning
  • online workshops
  • face-to-face workshops
  • and the tools, templates and other resources useful for effectively applying supervision in practice.

Our courses cater to both introductory and extended levels to meet the needs of all workers, through practical and experiential training in reflective supervision.

Learning Centre Supervision courses

Our courses are offered in sequence, and you must login to access them:

  1. QC60 Introduction to Supervision - eLearning
  2. QC8 Supervisee - workshop (face-to-face and online)
  3. QC4 Supervisor - workshop (face-to-face)
  4. QC12 Supervising Supervisors - workshop (face-to-face)

Course progression

This course relationship diagram shows how our courses relate and build upon each other. Starting with QC60 eLearning (and accomponied by relevant experience over time), you can enhance your skills and knowledge as you progress through each stage.

Workshop availability

  • For workshop dates, check the online calendar
  • eLearning is available at any time.

Supervision resources, tools and templates

The Learning Centre offers a range of tools and templates for your supervision toolkit following the 5 stages discussed in our courses. Download and use these in your practice after learning about their use via training.

Stage 1. Assessment

Stage 2. Agreement

Stage 3. Engagement

Stage 4. Evaluation

Stage 5. Ending

No templates required here.

Supervision Guidelines

Our supervision training is underpinned by:

Supporting academic literature

More information

For further details on Learning Centre Supervision training and resources or to provide feedback please contact:

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Last updated: 24 January 2024