
Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw
OT Supervisor - Independent OT
Welcome
It’s so nice to have you join me here. I want to share with you my passion for OT supervision. A place to learn and explore your clinical, professional and personal needs.
I aim to highlight the amazing space OT supervision can create and hold for you.
OT supervision is a complex skill and experience. That does not mean it's complicated, but the complexity of our work and its impact on our clients, organisations, businesses, and ourselves are complex.
OT supervision is not a tick-box experience; it is not the same as line management, appraisal or service development projects.
In OT supervision, every piece we explore and shift has a knock-on impact on other aspects of our learning, work, and life. Therefore, it needs space; we need to give it value and time to truly understand the benefits it will bring. But you already know this; that is why you are here, reading this and ready to explore what OT supervision can bring you, your work and your life. The balance is unique to you.
If you are looking for a space to grow and learn as a supervisee or supervisor, to find a new balance, then you are in the right place. I’m so happy you chose to join me here.
Book in for a free Cuppa and Chat with Lynsay to find out more
All of your OT Supervision needs supported by Lynsay

1:1 OT Supervision

Group OT Supervision
This is a fabulous opportunity to connect and learn from other OTs who work in similar ways to yours.I facilitate groups for independent OTs and school-based OTs who work with children, young people, and families.
Groups for early career OTs and those working in diverse settings are coming in 2025.

The OT Supervisors Toolkit: From basics to brilliance
New for 2025 and coming soon.
I am developing self-paced training to enhance your supervision skills. Looking at both theory and ideas on how to facilitate and manage in practice.
To support these self-paced modules, Lynsay will be available for group calls, where you can explore and discuss putting the theory into practice. Brainstorm challenges that arise, reflect on experiences to enhance your supervisory practice.

How do you feel after supervision with Lynsay?
"Refreshed and understood!"

"I’m finding the supervision great. A perfect balance of work and life. You are great at reminding me to take time for myself. I’ve not had supervision like it before and it’s great."

"I take a lot from the group supervision with Lynsay. Listening to others' experiences and reflecting on topics as a group has definitely made me feel less isolated within independent practice"
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Grow in confidence
Investing in OT supervision can enhance your clinical practice, your OT business and your personal development.
Are you looking for OT supervision that can give you space to do all this in one place?
Our work is multifaceted and complex in nature. We are working with a wide range of people and navigating multiple relationships.
There are times we find ourselves doubting, questioning if we are good enough, skilled enough, experienced enough.
I will support your journey, at your pace, so you can build and grow in confidence. Supporting you to reflect and act on your values and boundaries.
We all need that safe space, to celebrate success and share our challenges, without judgement.

Balance work and life roles
We spend our working day helping our clients live the lives they desire. We are great problem solvers, goal setters and strive to help people live well.
However, we do not always apply this to ourselves.
OTs can find it difficult to balance the demands of work and life. This can lead to disappointment, frustrations and dissatisfaction with our profession.
Not only that, it can have a huge impact on our personal life and roles. We are more that our work.
When our values, boundaries and demands of work and life are not in balance, it leads to friction.
Too many OTs find themselves on the path to burnout, loosing confidence, being exhausted, overwhelmed by sensory &/or emotional responses.
OT supervision with me can support you, help you reflect, feel confident to live and work in alignment.

Connect your CPD to practice and business development
OT supervision is the perfect place to connect your CPD to your clinical practice and business development. Ensuring you are keeping up to date with evidence based and evidence informed practice.
Effective CPD is demonstrated through the impact it has on your learning, growth, practice and business development.
OT supervision supports this through practicing your clinical reasoning skills, building on your reflective practice and highlighting these reflections over time. Allowing you to review the impact of your CPD in the short, medium and long term.
I supports OTs through their journey of preparing evidence for their HCPC audit portfolio. When you have had effective supervision, maintained your CPD record and evidence base, this process is simple to do.

Enhance your own supervision skills, provide evidence based and effective supervision.
When looking to up skill supervision skills, you want a program that is evidence based in healthcare supervision.
I have developed a model of OT supervision, although this model talks about long arm / external supervision, the theory is applicable to in person supervision too.
Supervision skills are like all other OT skills, we need to practice them, update them and get support to reflect on them.
Supervision skills training with me can apply to healthcare, social care, education, and diverse settings. As OTs we work in so many environment's, our supervision skills need to reflect this diversity.
When I ask OTs who do you talk to about your supervision skills? Do you have supervision specifically for this? The answer is generally, "Well I might bring it up occasionally with my clinical supervisor, but only if I have a problem."
It is so important to enhance your supervisory skills, to have supervision specifically on this. Effective supervision can make such a positive impact on the individual, service and OT business/organisation.
The training will enhance your supervisory skills also provides you with group support to apply this theory into practice. Group support to reflect, learn and grow your supervisory skills.
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