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Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Power Imbalances and Relational Dynamics

HSC505 · Professional Supervision Practice in Health and Social Care — Week 5 of 16

CourseHSC505
Week5 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Power Imbalances and Relational Dynamics

  1. French and Raven's bases of power
  2. Mitigating hierarchical barriers
  3. Anti-oppressive and culturally competent practice
  4. Fostering psychological safety and collaborative dialogue
  5. Bases (Sources) of Social Power - Organizational Psychology Lecture 14.2
  6. Back to Basics: An A-Z of Anti-Oppressive Practice

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Explain how to overcome power-imbalance in professional supervision.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain how to overcome power-imbalance in professional supervision.

Study materials

Videos

  • Bases (Sources) of Social Power - Organizational Psychology Lecture 14.2 · YouTube · Professor Q · 6 min · for registered students
  • Back to Basics: An A-Z of Anti-Oppressive Practice · YouTube · Siobhan Maclean · 84 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Leadership for a collaborative and inclusive future (Messenger review, 2022) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • The Cavendish Review: healthcare assistants and support workers in NHS and social care (2013) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • A promise to learn – a commitment to act (Berwick review into patient safety, 2013) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Legal and Regulatory Frameworks
  • Week 2: Theoretical Models of Professional Supervision
  • Week 3: Evidence-Based Supervision Practice
  • Week 4: Boundaries and Contracting in Supervision
  • Week 5: Power Imbalances and Relational Dynamics
  • Week 6: Delivering Constructive Feedback
  • Week 7: Methods of Measuring Performance
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Target Setting and Performance Reviews
  • Week 10: Managing Conflict within Supervision
  • Week 11: Reflective Practice and Supervisory Self-Evaluation
  • Week 12: Applying Professional Supervision Practice in Health and So…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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