On my current cardiopulmonary placement I am being supervised by a Physiotherapist who graduated only two years ago. Although she is young and may not necessarily have a wealth of knowledge behind her (considering she has only been working as a physio for a short time) I think she is the best supervisor I have received so far.
There have been a few things that I’ve noticed that makes her supervising style effective. They include:
- Thorough orientation on first day: highlighting our expectations and the format of our placement
- Continually asking us questions (for example interpreting investigations or assessment findings, or giving rationale for treatments) in a non threatening manner
- Using the Sandwich approach of feedback (positive, negative, positive)
- asking us to write draft copies for the initial few extracts in patient notes, of which she edits. Once the standard is high enough we are able to complete them ourselves.
There is a high possibility of us being supervisors within the first few years of graduating. We should take note of the styles the supervisors adopt, and consider if they are effective or ineffective.
Hopefully we can make the students learning experience memorable for all the right reasons!
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hey Coyle,
thanks for those tips, i have been noticing in the hospitals the prominance of young supervisors. Besides the lack of experience, young supervisors understand the feeling of being a student and can relate to us. Having said that each supervisor young or old is different and you can get good or bad at anytime. I think a big factor is both the supervisor and student both understanding what is required and having respect.
Great post! Although we aren't getting officially taught how to be a good supervisor, we have definitely been picking up some ideas during the course of this year. Even if there are supervisor's we don't necessarily get along with, we can analyse why we don't get along with them and make sure we somehow incorporate that in a few years time when we have 4th years to do our bidding for us.
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