Drawing on identity positively in supervision (29 January 2026)
£125.00
210200-0047-209
The cultural and personal identities of both supervisee and supervisor can have a significant impact on their experience and practice. This workshop seeks to develop effective and creative supervision practices that will enable you to engage with supervision in a more culturally and identity responsive way. You will explore the contracting process including from a transcultural perspective, consider the role of power and how psychological safety can be promoted, explore relevant research on culturally responsive supervision, undertake a transcultural activity, and develop action points to take forward in your own practice.
 
Date - Thursday 29 January 2026
 
Time - 13:00-15:00
 
Duration - 2 hours
 

This workshop is available to book until Wednesday 28 January 2026 at 13:00. It is available in English only.

This workshop is not being recorded  

Attendees of this workshop will receive a Certificate of Attendance. 
 
 

Learning outcomes

By the end of this workshop, you'll be able to:
  • reflect and further develop understanding of the contracting process in supervision
  • to develop culturally responsive approaches based on understanding of power and promotion of psychological safety
  • to reflect on and further develop self-awareness and awareness of others can be promoted within supervision

 

Is this course right for me? 

This workshop is designed for practitioner psychologists and members of the wider psychological workforce involved in providing supervision. 

 

Workshop presenter

Dr Anita Soni CPsychol

Anita has a long-held interest in supervision. She is on the Register of Applied Psychologist Supervisors and has contributed to national documents such as the BPS Supervision guidance for psychologists (2024) and DECP Professional supervision resources for educational psychologists (2024). 

Anita has over 20 years experience in delivering training in a range of areas and works hard to ensure it is interesting, meets the needs of the participants and builds confidence. Anita has delivered training to several Educational Psychology Services supporting them to develop their supervision offer to staff within the service as well as other professionals. This covers issues including contracting effectively for supervision, psychological safety in supervision and creative approaches to supervision.

Soni, A. & Callicott, K. (2023) Exploring contracts and contracting within supervisor trainingEducational and Child Psychology, 40 (4), 44-54, doi.org/10.53841/bpsecp.2023.40.4.44

Halton, L. & Soni, A. (2023) Exploration of supervisees’ experiences of a transcultural supervision activity, Educational and Child Psychology, 40 (4), 69-83, doi.org/10.53841/bpsecp.2023.40.4.69

Soni, A. Fong, H. & Janda, T. (2022) An exploration of two supervisors’ engagement in a transcultural supervision exercise to support culturally responsive supervision with trainee educational psychologists (TEPs)Educational Psychology in Practice, 38 (2), 194-213, doi.org/10.1080/02667363.2022.2059450 

Soni, A., Fong, H. & Janda, T (2021) Culturally responsive supervision: A reflective account on the value of acknowledging and working with difference within supervision, Educational and Child Psychology, 38, 4, 24-34

 

Pricing

Price: £125.00 (+ VAT) 
Members: £75.00 (+ VAT) 

In addition to the site policies this course is subject to additional terms and conditions.

Booking on behalf of an organisation?

If you or your colleagues are looking to book onto this course as a group you can make savings by booking ten or more places. To find out more about our packages contact cpd@bps.org.uk

Invoicing

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In order to request a quote for five or more learners, please email cpd@bps.org.uk. If you are looking to book for fewer than 5 learners please proceed directly to requesting an invoice by completing the invoice request form.

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Contact

This workshop is provided by BPS Professional Practice and Development. You can contact us at cpd@bps.org.uk

You may also be interested in our other courses on BPS Learn, including those related to supervision, equality, diversity and inclusion, and your personal development. You can also explore the range of BPS books available via Routledge where BPS members receive 25% discount.