The Hats We Wear in Supervision

Are you consciously choosing the hat you wear in supervision — or reacting in the moment?

A reflective tool for Board Approved Supervisors, practice owners, and clinicians who provide supervision.

Supervision is not one fixed role.

In a single session, you may move between teaching, evaluating, supporting, and reflecting — often without consciously noticing the shift.

But when we remain in one supervisory stance too long, drift into managerial or therapeutic territory, or avoid necessary role clarity, supervision can lose its developmental focus.

Supervision Spaces – The Hats We Wear is a practical reflection guide designed to help supervisors:

• Increase intentionality in their supervisory stance
• Strengthen psychological safety through clarity
• Recognise when role drift may be occurring
• Navigate dual roles with greater ethical awareness
• Reflect after sessions to support supervisee growth

This downloadable resource is grounded in reflective supervision principles and informed by Emma Spencer’s work supervising psychologists across career stages in private practice.

Whether you supervise provisional psychologists, early career clinicians, or experienced practitioners — this tool will help you pause, reflect, and lead supervision more intentionally

Download your free Supervision Reflection Guide below.