MAVIT4600 Supervision / Counselling Course description

Language of instruction: Norwegian

The focus of this course is clinical supervision, practiced both individualy and in groups. The course highlights and operationalises supervision as a concept and structured educational process. The course is based on teaching and hands-on supervision (simulation), where the student is guided in supervision situations. Emphasis is placed on developing professional and personal skills as a supervisor through self-training and critical reflection. Assessment and evaluation in supervision are problematised.

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health Sciences.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can critically assess traditions, theories, models and methods of supervision
• can critically assess the framework and guidelines for student supervision

Skills

The student

• can plan, carry out and critically assess supervision individually and in groups
• can apply and critically assess key supervision methods and can reflect on challenges related to supervision
• can lead reflection groups

General competence

The student

• can assess relevant professional and ethical problems reflected in the supervision process
• can critically reflect on and analyse supervision and personal skills in their own and other’s supervision, and give constructive feedback 
• can assess challenges and opportunities for professional development and research related to supervision

The course will use varied, student-active work methods. Work and teaching methods include lectures, practical exercises in supervision individually and in groups, group work and self-study (if relevant, using digital solutions).

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the examination:

• minimum 80 % participation in compulsory activities that deal with practical exercises where the student plans, carries out and critically assesses supervision of fellow students
• Group work with learning outcomes

Individual project examination, in the form of a given topic that is developed during the course. Scope: 2500 words (+/- 10%).

Resit examination: If the student is awarded the grade F (fails the written assignment), he/she will be given one (1) opportunity to submit a reworked version.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Pass/fail.

All examinations are assessed by an internal and an external examiner.

10 ECTS credits overlaps with MAPO4430 Supervision / Counselling, 10 ECTS credits.