Aims:  This course aims to provide training which qualifies Therapeutic Practitioners and to offer online supervision. It will explore models and theories that developed for face-to-face supervision and also identify the differences between f2f and online supervision.

Throughout the course students develop specific models for online supervision based on their own experience, models and theories.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Model and supervise the professional online framework
2. Model and supervise the skilled use of the online relationship
3. Model and supervise the use of theory and research on diversity
4. Model and supervise a user-centred approach to online work
5. Model and supervise the skilled use of the self online
6. Model and supervise the coherent use of theory, research and skills in the online context
7. Model and supervise the self-reflective online practitioner

During the Diploma, you will receive a weekly email from the course tutor, which gives the tasks for the week, along with other course information. You will register weekly and complete a supervision task on the Campus, as well as contributing to discussion threads.

Mandatory teaching and learning sessions are currently a Friday morning.  Please let OLT know if this is not suitable as this is not laid in stone.  Where possible start times will be agreed with the group.

You are additionally offered the opportunity to take part in group supervision with a qualified online supervisor.  Where possible this will be arranged on a day to suit the majority of participants.

These online sessions take place via a webcam platform.

You will also work with your own online supervisees, and while OLT will support you in finding supervisees, you should try to find your own. You will also need an external online supervisor of supervision.  Please check with OLT that the one you choose meets our criteria.

The course is likely to take at least 10 hours per week.