SUPERVISION FOR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTS
Professional supervision for Speech and Language Therapists (and student SLTs) at all stages of their career, working independently or within the NHS.
“Supervision is an opportunity to bring someone back to their own mind, to show them how good they can be.”
— Nancy Kline
WHY DO WE NEED SUPERVISION?
As well as being a requirement of HCPC and RCSLT…
⭐ Supervision helps us to best meet the needs of our clients by ensuring that we are providing a safe, effective and high-quality service.
⭐Supervision helps to develop our strengths and overcome our challenges as Speech and Language Therapists so that we can achieve the best results for the people we work with.
Supervision benefits our clients
Supervision benefits us as clinicians
⭐Supervision helps us to explore where we are heading in our careers and how to achieve our career goals. It helps us to identify and break down any barriers getting in the way of confidence, capability or job satisfaction.
⭐ Supervision promotes wellbeing; for example, by building our confidence, supporting us with challenging workplace relationships, or helping us to achieve a healthy work-life balance.
⭐Ultimately, supervision should be enjoyable and a conversation that you look forward to.
MEET YOUR SUPERVISOR
Kezia Lawson
I am friendly, down-to-earth and love to support other Speech and Language Therapists at all stages of their career.
I have worked as a Speech and Language Therapist in a variety of settings including community, inpatient rehabilitation and acute hospitals. I worked in four NHS teams before moving into independent practice in 2021. My most recent NHS role was as Team Lead of a general adult community team. I have supervised many Band 5, 6 and 7 Speech and Language Therapists within these settings, including supporting many newly qualified therapists with dysphagia training and signing off their NQP competencies.
In 2021 I worked as a Visiting Clinical Tutor/Lecturer at City, University of London. This role included a supervisory role to students who were developing their clinical skills.
I have completed a diploma in Transformational Life Coaching with Animas Centre for Coaching. I have completed various supervision courses independently (intandem 1,2 & 3) and within the workplace, including relevant modules of a Team Leader Apprenticeship.
I am also committed to receiving regular supervision and coaching myself, which I find has a huge impact on my wellbeing, confidence and sense of direction in my work.
CLIENT REVIEWS
I can provide one-off supervision sessions to work through specific problems. Alternatively, I can offer regular supervision sessions as frequently as you wish.
You may particularly benefit from my coaching style of supervision if:
⭐You are new to independent practice or considering moving away from the NHS into the private field. Career transitions can feel overwhelming. Supervision/coaching can support you to create your ideal role, increase your confidence in selling your services and help you to achieve a healthy balance between life inside and outside of work.
⭐You are an independent SLT with years of clinical experience but feeling more clueless when it comes to business skills. Think of me as your business coach as well as fellow SLT, who understands the challenges posed by this shift in roles!
⭐You have been working in independent practice for a while but feel you are losing motivation or have hit a roadblock. A coaching approach would be particularly helpful in identifying the cause of stagnation, establishing new career goals and action plans to achieve these.
⭐You have recently qualified and finding it difficult to secure your first NQP role. I have interviewed many new Band 5s over the years, including writing interview questions and interview tasks. I have also led lectures and tutorials to university students on the topic of job applications and interview skills. I can provide coaching/mentoring to support you on the path to being offered your dream NQP role!
WHO DO I WORK WITH?
Check out my blog post
HOW TO REDUCE OVERWHELM AND PREVENT BURNOUT AS A SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST RUNNING YOUR OWN PRIVATE PRACTICE
I’ve learnt from my own experience and from speaking to other Speech and Language Therapists in supervision that it can be a real challenge to run a business and serve our clients whilst looking after ourselves.
I strongly believe that to effectively serve our clients, it’s crucial to take care of ourselves and develop our businesses in a way that fits in with our lives.
I wrote a blog post aiming to provide practical insights from my experiences, which may be particularly beneficial if you’re new to private practice, considering taking the leap into independent work, or experiencing mounting pressure in your independent practice.
WHAT DOES A COACHING STYLE OF SUPERVISION LOOK LIKE?
I provide a safe, confidential, non-judgemental and reflective space for you to explore your thoughts. I bring curiosity and compassion to our conversations.
Rather than jumping to provide you with answers, I ask questions to open up new ways of thinking and empower you to find solutions that are relevant to you and your work. Where helpful, I can share reflections from my own clinical experience.
I can also offer clinical supervision in the field of acquired adult communication and swallowing disorders.
As a qualified coach, I bring my coaching skills into supervision to empower you to achieve your potential. Coaching can help you to:
👉 Identify an ideal future that is aligned with your values
👉 Make sense of your thoughts, feelings and fears
👉 Break down negative patterns or beliefs that hold you back
👉 Recognise your unique strengths and contributions
👉 Replace unhelpful habits with more positive behaviours
👉 Open up pathways to the changes you genuinely want to see in your life
👉 Empower you to take control of your life/career
👉 Create achievable and practical action plans
👉 Learn and practise strategies to help overcome future obstacles
Coaching helps to bridge the gap from where you are now and where you want to be, through a series of thought-provoking conversations fully centred on you and your goals. If you don’t know where you want to be, coaching can help you to make sense of your situation, find a new perspective and enable you to make informed choices about your future.
Coaching involves powerful questioning that promotes self-exploration and increased self-awareness. This creates much more potential for you unlock new perspectives to enable you to find the answers already within.
BOOK A SUPERVISION SESSION
You are very welcome to book a free 20 minute introductory call to discuss what you are looking for from a supervisor and establish whether we could be a good fit.
Alternatively, you can book a one-hour session directly into my calendar. Payment will be taken via the booking system to secure your appointment.
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