Effective Supervision

Description

In advocacy work, skilled supervisors provide a foundation for staff to do work that is inclusive and accessible, attuned to the range of individual experiences, and relevant to the people and communities we serve. This 1 day training with Cathy Cave of the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health will offer supervisors in domestic and sexual violence advocacy opportunities to explore their strengths and areas for growth as they help to create accessible, culturally resonant, and trauma-informed services and organizations [the NCDVTMH integrated framework]. Training will focus on the ingredients of effective supervisory practice including: values, ethics, strength base, solution focus, accountability, feedback, modeling, Situational Leadership as a model for staff development and reflective practice. We will also discuss strategies for leading in changing times, incorporating all of the supervisory functions, and facilitating self-compassion and self-care. This training is designed for new and experienced supervisors.

Objectives

• Participants will use tools and resources presented to explore their own supervisory strengths and areas for growth.

• Participants will gain strategies to incorporate all discussed “ingredients and functions” of effective supervisory practice into their work.

• Participants will obtain a developmental, task-specific approach to strengthen staff’s skills.

• Participants will gain strategies to incorporate reflective practice approaches into their supervision.

Facilitator

Cathy Cave has more than 30 years’ experience as an administrator, facilitator and consultant specializing in cultural inclusion, equity, anti-racism work and disparities elimination, trauma informed services and supports, organizational development, supervisory practice and leadership coaching within child welfare, juvenile justice, disaster response, health care, mental health, and substance use services. She is one of New York State’s early trauma champions, coordinating county collaboratives and clinical training trauma conferences. For the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health, Cathy is engaged in internal and external planning, development, and change initiatives. She provides in-person and virtual training, TA, and curriculum development supporting programs, coalitions, other technical assistance centers, governmental bodies and community-based organizations. Since 2012 as a Senior Training Consultant with NCDVTMH, she utilizes her survivor, family, community and administrative perspectives to facilitate organizational change to improve service quality at local, state and national levels.