Reflective Supervision & Guidance 

Purpose: Reflective Supervision 

GHC recognizes that supervision is critical to the continuous improvement of program quality and the individual growth and professional development of each staff member at GHC. GHC requires that all direct supervisors implement consistent supervision (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly). Supervision provides the following benefits:   

• Supervision is an essential component of practice at all levels of an organization

• Effective supervision provides a safe space for all staff to reflect on their practice, as well as to develop skills and knowledge base as it relates to their role

• The delivery of supervision is heavily dependent on the organizational and departmental context

• Available evidence and data points to effective supervision being associated with job satisfaction, organizational commitment and retention of staff

• Delivering effective supervision is a skilled task that requires support and training for all supervisors who deliver supervision 

Supervision Guidelines 

Managers should conduct individual reflective supervision with direct supervisees. Reflective supervision helps build a collaborative relationship between the supervisor and the staff. Reflection provides an opportunity to take time away from the immediate, intense experience of direct service an provide an alternative perspective to the staff challenges they may encounter day-to-day and opportunities to troubleshoot long term challenges. 

When conducting reflective supervisions the following guidelines should be applied: 

• Supervisions should be held in a private space 

• Supervisions should be a minimum of 30 mins to 1 hour 

• A record must be maintained of all conducted supervisions

• Canceled supervision should be rescheduled before the next regularly scheduled supervision  takes place   

Teachers / Home Visitors & Supervision

Teachers and staff must be provided reflective supervision at minimum one time monthly by their direct supervisor. During the supervision of teachers the following topics should be covered:

• Teaching practices

• Teacher and Child Interactions 

• Education monitoring results 

• Lesson planning and curriculum

• Teacher and parent Interactions 

• Classroom management  

• Teaching Teams 

• Individual professional development and goals 

• Supports needed 

• Areas of strength and areas of growth

Support Staff and Supervision

Support Staff (Aides, Receptionist, and janitorial staff) must be provided reflective supervision at minimum one time monthly by their direct supervisor. During the supervision of support staff the following topics should be covered;

• Individual professional development and goals 

• Supports needed 

• Areas of strength and areas of growth

• Day to Day task (measurements of quality and output)

• Outcomes of monitoring (finance, etc.)