Grant recipient: Dr David Snowdon  

Project title: A training program to improve the effectiveness of clinical supervision of Victorian physiotherapists

Year awarded: 2019

Grant: Pat Cosh Trust Grant

Grant amount: $13,686.21

Snapshot: A group of physiotherapists in Melbourne has tackled the issue of clinical supervision for physiotherapists practising in the public health system.

The findings: The study found that the addition of an online interactive clinical supervision training program to online self-education led to small improvements in the effectiveness of clinical supervision of physiotherapists and small reductions in the burnout domain of depersonalisation. 

Benefits to the profession:  Interactive clinical supervision training program improves
the effectiveness of clinical supervision of physiotherapists, reduces levels of staff burnout, decreases intention to leave the organisation and increases participation in clinical supervision compared to self-education alone.

The next steps:  Future research could investigate the effect of a combination of initiatives on the effectiveness of clinical supervision.

Read more about David’s research in InMotion: ‘Grants enhance research projects’ or ‘Clinical supervision in public health’.