These tasks are performed under direct supervision of supervisors or senior team members, as students are not allowed to conduct clinical encounters unsupervised.
IMCI-trained health workers in the intervention area received a package of study supports: IMCI-specific supervision (we intended two contacts every three months), supervision workshops, supervision of supervisors, job aids (patient registers that replaced IMCI recording forms, and counseling guides [ 11]), and non-financial incentives (certificate of merit presented at a ceremony annually).
A one-hour experiment wearing earplugs that muffle -- but do not block -- all sounds, and goggles that simulate glaucoma, conducted under the supervision of Maura Platz, supervisor of the center's independent living department, provided a better understanding of the obstacles which the deaf-blind encounter while performing basic everyday tasks.
Guidelines and tools for supervision included instructions for conducting supervision, namely rules of conducting supervision meetings, checklists for supervisory visits, work planning action sheets, do's and don'ts of supervision, self-assessments of supervisors' competencies, tips on delegation, a feedback mechanism, and conflict resolution.
Supervision strategies proposed for increasing motivation and retention were made in themed areas of supportive supervision, group and peer supervision approaches, effective selection and training of supervisors, and supervision frequency and regularity.
LM was in-charge of FGDs and questionnaire administration, samples collection and analysis under the guidance and supervision of the three supervisors.
Further research on behavioural measures relating to learning and supervision of trainees and supervisors may strengthen the results found in this study.
After a health facility survey in 1999 to assess health care quality before Integrated Management of Childhood Illness training, health workers received training plus either study supports (job aids, non-financial incentives and supervision of workers and supervisors) or "usual" supports.
Probably because of the set-up and frequency of supervision, supervisors and CMs reported good professional relationships with each other.
This then raises questions around how we define supervision, what we require of supervisors, and how we prepare incumbents for what they will be faced with in the field.
Supervisor 2, follow-up interview Sometimes you wait until they understand themselves that this is not working out, but sometimes you stop them earlier, you don't want them to feel that they've failed… Group interview An important aspect in supervision is the presence of supervisors.
