On one of my previous pracs had a supervisor who i thought made my time at this placement more difficult and stressful then i felt it needed to be.
There was 4 students on the prac and we initially met this supervisor for our orientation and the supervisor was continually referring to our assessment and how we could potentially fail the prac. After the meeting the students chatted and felt that it was a pretty intimidating start to such a placement but didn't think much of it.
For the preceeding 2 weeks the supervisor was sitting in our treatment sessions for at least 2 hours every day and continually questioning and critisising us throughout our time at the placement. It was very intimidating and made my time at the placement pretty stressful. In comparison to other supervisors i have had this one was very intense. Others have been extremely helpful but less intense and i felt these are the placements i have learnt most from as i have had an oppurtunity to work with the supervisor and independently and learn from there.
All my supervisors have been different but i have definetely found those who are less confronting have been the ones i have actually learnt most from and done the best whilst at these placements. Hopefully i can get through the last few pracs with whatever supervisors i get.
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For my last prac I think my supervisors gave us a really good balance of supervision. Right from the start she let us go in and so subjective and objective by ourselves, then gave us time to think about what we had found and come up with a problem list and treatment plan, which she then dicussed with us. It immediately gave us some confidence that she trusted us to independently assess and treat patients at the begininng of the prac. Towards the end of the prac she allowed us to assess the patient and if we felt confident, would treat them straight away without having to discuss it with her first. This was good as it really made you feel like a new grad rather than a student!
I think there has to be a certain amount of grilling from a supervisor, to get people like myself to kick into gear but if they are too harsh it can have the opposite effect and leaves the student in an uncomfortable environment and they are much less likely to gain as much from the prac or enjoy it.
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