Graduate Diploma in Supervision

Upon successful completion, students should be able to:

1. Provide an integrated description and explanation of advanced knowledge and understanding relating to psychological, ethical, organisational and spiritual theories and approaches relevant to supervision.
2. Demonstrate a high degree of self-awareness in engaging with these theories and approaches to develop authentic and responsible frameworks for supervision.
3. Apply their supervision frameworks together with advanced practical skills in the practice of supervision.

Supervision is the discipline of enabling professional practitioners—such as social workers, counsellors, spiritual directors, ministers, principals, and so on—to reflect on their practice, become mindful of their blind spots, gain ever-deepening insight, and become open to opportunities for personal and professional growth. The Australian Association of Supervision speaks of supervision "as a contractual, relational, collaborative process, which facilitates the ethical and professional practice of the supervisee".

The Graduate Diploma in Supervision enables you to develop advanced knowledge and skills suited to the ethical, self-aware and safe practice of supervision across a number of fields, including health care, education and social service settings.

Through the Graduate Diploma in Supervision, develop your personal, psychological, ethical, organisational and spiritual understandings, as well as sophisticated supervision frameworks. You will also be provided with opportunities to enhance and extend your practical skills in supervision.

Recommended study pattern

Course maps are subject to change.

Year 1

• THSP521 Psychological Foundations for Supervision and Spiritual Direction
• THSP524 Critically Reflective Supervision
• THSP522 Ethics and Professional Practice in Supervision and Spiritual Direction
• THSP523 Individual Supervision

Year 2

• THSP638 Supervision: Peer and Group
• THSP629 Professional Supervision Field Unit A
• THSP637 Supervision: Leadership and Governance
• THSP630 Professional Supervision Field Unit B

Award requirements

To qualify for the degree of Graduate Diploma in Supervision, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

• 80 cp of Specified Units (Part A)

Exit points

A student who has successfully completed the requirement of the Graduate Certificate in Supervision (40cp) may exit with that award.

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To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed a Bachelor degree in any discipline.

If you have already studied at university level or have significant relevant work experience, you can apply for credit towards your ACU course. Credited units replace units you would otherwise study, so you can finish your course earlier.