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SPOTLIGHT ON
PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT
Supervision Mentoring Peer support
Aims to ensure supervisee
has competence to do their
work role/ ensure clinical
accountability
Aims to provide broad
professional support
Aims to provide broad
professional support
SPA recommends weekly
for early career speech
pathologists
SPA recommends monthly SPA recommends monthly
Supervisor is paid either
internally as part of their
work duties or externally
Mentoring is voluntary Peer support is voluntary
Supervisor has more clinical
experience than supervisee
Mentor has more professional
experience than mentee
Years of experience of
peers usually similar, but
not necessarily. Years of
experience is not relevant
Earns 1 PSR point per hour.
No requirement to register
supervisory relationships
with SPA
Earns 1 PSR point per hour.
SPA requests that all mentoring
partnerships be registered
with SPA by emailing psa@
Earns 1 PSR point per hour.
No requirement to register
peer support relationships
with SPA
ALL SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS require professional support
throughout their career. When we use the term professional
support we are talking about 1:1 or small group interactions
which provide opportunities for reflective practice, problem
solving, sharing ideas, information and resources, and
celebrating successes. Supervision, mentoring, and peer
support, may all have the above features in common, however
the below table highlights some key differences between these
different types of professional support.
If you have any questions regarding professional support
options please contact Meredith Prain, Professional Support
Advisor,
Supervision, mentoring, peer support
What’s the
difference?