Practising Award for Clinical Field Supervisors

Recognises significant contributions to clinical field supervisory practice.

The Practising Award for Clinical Field Supervisor’s Award is for therapists who demonstrate excellent field supervision by offering frequent placement opportunities for students, showing innovation and initiative in their supervision practices, and consistently upholding professional and ethical standards.  Nominees must be members of the NZSTA. 

The clinical directors from the three NZSTA-accredited programmes provide this award in partnership.

Value: The award is valued at $900. This award may be shared across multiple winners.

Selection Criteria:

1. Regular commitment to field education with speech-language therapy programmes (provides at least two placements within 18 months).
2. Consistent positive evaluations and recommendations by students.
3. Providing creative enhancement and exceptional field education and support to students through

•   stimulating, challenging, and developing the intellectual and practical capacity of the student.
•   demonstrating sensitivity to the students’ differing learning needs and styles.
•   accessibility to their student.
•   promoting integrity and adherence to professional standards and ethics.
•   embedding the articles of te Tiriti o Waitangi by demonstrating tino rangatiratanga/self-determination, partnership, equity, active protection, and flexibility through culturally appropriate options.
•   providing a supportive learning relationship.
•   providing constructive, appropriate, and timely feedback to the clinical directors regarding the students’ development.

      4. Nominees must be current members of NZSTA

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