Supervision Training for Dietitians 2024 - USA, UK

*Please contact Fiona at themindfuldietitian@gmail.com with any questions*

As Dietitians, Supervision and Consultancy is a relative newcomer in our field, unlike that within therapy and mental health where supervision is very much "core practice." As a result, there are some significant gaps in RDs understanding what Supervision is (and is not!) and there are very few opportunities - apart from in Australia where it's well established - for Dietitians specifically to learn "how" to be a Supervisor using solid frameworks and practice models.

The reality is that Dietitians from all sectors are often in positions where we are caring for others as we are caring our ourselves, and Supervision - when done well -can literally be a career-saver for RDs. What we are coming to realise is that Supervision is so much more than consulting on "cases" - rather, Supervision requires a distinct skill-set that bring unique challenges and invites us into very specific ways of supporting our colleagues. Many of us have not learned through training, we've learned through replicating the supervision we've had ourselves, resulting is a widely varying qualities and experiences of supervision.

This Supervision training aims to support Dietitians in getting clear about how we can contribute to supervision being a highly relational experience which underpins a quality, safe and ethical exchange in the service of the learning and growth of our supervisees. Our aim is that you will leave feeling more clear and confident in your work as a supervisor, and re-invigorated to bring your skills to life in practice. 

Supported by Thira Health, Within and The Renfrew Center, the 2024 training events will comprise 2 x live online sessions, hosted by Lisa Pearl and Fiona Sutherland, followed by live, full day face-to-face training in 4 cities - Seattle, Austin, Boston and London, UK. This training has been held previously in Boston (2022) and Denver (2023) - very successfully - and we are thrilled to be doing it again! 

Dates

Live Online Part A Thursday 25th April 6:30-9:00pm ET

Live Online Part B Thursday 2nd May 6:30-9:00pm ET

***Please note that we will recording these sessions specifically for the folks in the UK and Europe (apologies for the timezones!) and with the utmost of kindness ask that all US attendees aim to attend live for your best quality learning.

PLUS a choice of full day live face-to-face in 

SEATTLE on Monday May 6th (with Fiona Sutherland)

AUSTIN on Saturday May 11th (with Fiona Sutherland)

BOSTON on Saturday May 18th (immediately following the MEDA Conference, with Lisa Pearl and Fiona Sutherland)

LONDON on Monday June 10th (with Fiona Sutherland)

**Please ensure that you complete this form alongside your registration - thankyou!**

Who is this suitable for?

This is most suitable for Dietitians who are already Supervising other Dietitians either in or outside your workplace/practice plus at least 6 years of solid clinical practice plus being in your own supervision for at least 2 years. If you are in your own supervision (minimum 2 years, 1:1) and have at least 6 years of clinical practice, please discuss this training with your supervisor to explore whether this is a good match and we would love to have you! It’s important to us that this training rests on a solid foundation of clinical practice and orientation to supervision as a practice and we want to support people newer to being a supervisor as well.

Equity and group rates are available

Outline:

• Foundations of Supervision Practice - developing a shared understanding 
• Contracting and Setting up for Relational Safety
• Frameworks for delivering on key Supervision tasks
• Navigating Supervision Spaces (Hewson)
• Boundaries and Ethical Practice
• Helping Supervisees Learn and Grow
• Learning by Reflection
• Giving and receiving feedback with relational safety in mind
• Navigating tricky conversations

CPEU’s - this event will be approved for 11.25 CPEU’s (including ethics)

Your hosts:

Lisa Pearl

Lisa is a registered dietitian and eating disorder specialist. She began her practice over 40 years ago utilizing the foundations of HAES® and mindfulness. For the first decade of her career she was the beneficiary of weekly supervision from a variety of clinical disciplines allowing for an extraordinary breadth of perspective. While continuing to participate in her own supervision, Lisa has been offering clinical supervision for the last 30 years. Through word of mouth, her practice has evolved to providing  mostly dietetic supervision. Five years ago, while Fi was visiting NYC for a conference, they began to collaborate on how supervision could be enhanced and uniquely understood for dietitians and dietetic supervisors.  

Lisa is the founder of the Counseling and Nutrition Center 360 in Lexington, Massachusetts. Together with Marci Evans, she has co-created the Eating Disorder Concentration for MSDI students at Simmons University. 

Fiona Sutherland

Fiona (Fi) is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Director of The Mindful Dietitian,  living and working on Wurundjeri Country (Melbourne, Australia). She has been a Dietitian for 25 years (Eating Disorders and Sports Nutrition specialities) and a Supervisor for over 12 years, undertaking Supervision training in Australia and her own Clinical Supervision consistently over this time. Currently, Fiona’s primary work is Dietetic Supervision alongside an array of education and training for Dietitians and Health Professionals. She has contributed significantly to building the Dietetic Supervision community both in Australia and internationally, and is excited to co-facilitate this training with Lisa. Fiona wishes to pay credit to the work of Tara MacGregor for building such a strong foundation and community of practice for Supervisors in Australia and is indebted to Tara's ongoing contribution to Supervision in Dietetics.

A summary of this information is available here.