Qualifications Office. Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology Supervisor Handbook

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1 Quaifications Office Quaification in Cinica Neuropsychoogy Supervisor Handbook Vaid from 1 February 2016

2 Quaifications Office The British Psychoogica Society, St Andrews House, 48 Princess Road East, Leicester, LE1 7DR. Te: (0116) Fax: (0116) Emai:

3 Contents Wecome and Introduction... 4 Society Quaifications... 4 About the Quaification in Cinica Neuropsychoogy (QiCN)... 4 How is the Quaification in Cinica Neuropsychoogy different from other Society quaifications?... 5 Admissions Procedures... 5 Cinica Neuropsychoogy Quaifications Board... 6 The Quaifications Office... 6 Key Roes and their responsibiities... 6 Chair of the Quaifications Board... 6 Chief Supervisor... 7 Registrar... 7 Chief Assessor... 7 Chief Examiner... 7 The candidate... 7 Supervisor... 7 Additiona Supervisors... 8 Contracts... 9 Areas of work... 9 Off-site working Cient consent Ethica frameworks Insurance Heath and Safety Study time Group supervision Supervision using aternative means Private supervision Evidence requirements (Assessment and Evauation) Concerns about candidate progression Procedures for grievances which occur during supervised practice Further information

4 Wecome and Introduction Wecome to the British Psychoogica Society s Quaification in Cinica Neuropsychoogy (QiCN) and thank you for agreeing to be the supervisor for one or more candidates as they work to achieve quaification as a cinica neuropsychoogist. Your roe as supervisor is vita to the professiona deveopment of the candidates and contributes greaty to their successfu competion of this quaification. We have prepared this Handbook to hep guide you through the process of supervising a candidate for the Quaification and our requirements. A candidates wi engage the services of a supervisor prior to enroing for the QiCN. This supervisor wi be a Fu Member of the Division of Neuropsychoogy and entered on the Society s Speciaist Register of Cinica Neuropsychoogists and the Register of Appied Psychoogy Practice Supervisors. They wi aso be registered with the HCPC as either a Cinica Psychoogist or Educationa Psychoogist, depending on their area of speciaism. For some candidates, this wi be their ony supervisor. In other cases, a candidate may engage one or more additiona supervisors. In these cases the main supervisor takes on a coordinating roe to ensure that the supervision process is coherent. This Handbook is reevant to both types of supervisor. We hope you wi find this Handbook hepfu. It is reguary revised and any feedback you are abe to provide wi hep us to improve it in future. Your feedback is wecomed by emai to exams@bps.org.uk. We wi aso activey seek your feedback through surveys from time to time. Society Quaifications The Society s Quaifications are often referred to as independent routes. This is because candidates are not attached to a particuar university. More appropriatey, the quaifications shoud be referred to as professiona body quaifications. They have been designed around work-based earning in order to aow candidates to demonstrate that they have deveoped the competencies required for the autonomous practice of their chosen branch of psychoogy. Professiona body quaifications are not the same as courses based at higher education institutions. Candidates are not part of a cass of students working towards a quaification in the same pace at the same time. This means candidates can sometimes fee isoated and supervisors have an important roe to pay in supporting candidates to reduce this. There are no organised ectures for candidates and, except for assessments, the Society does not set the timetabe. Aong with the fexibiity of the independent route comes a greater responsibiity for organising one s own training experiences and resources. Supervisors share this responsibiity and wi guide the candidate through the process. About the Quaification in Cinica Neuropsychoogy (QiCN) The QiCN has been in existence since 2003, athough was previousy known as the Practitioner Fu Membership Quaification of the Division of Neuropsychoogy. The QiCN consists of three dimensions: knowedge; research; and practice. The knowedge dimension enabes a candidate to deveop a neuropsychoogica knowedge base appropriate to their chosen cient group (i.e. aduts or chidren) and this is demonstrated through a series of examinations and essays; the research dimension invoves demonstration of transferrabe research skis which can be appied in a neuropsychoogica context; the practice dimension requires the candidate to demonstrate competence as a practicing cinica neuropsychoogist. The three dimensions are a inter-reated to some extent, and in particuar the practice dimension draws on the knowedge and skis gained in the other two dimensions. As a supervisor you wi need to assist the candidate in integrating the three dimensions, athough your roe is ikey to primariy pertain to the practice dimension. 4

5 The practice dimension is assessed via a Portfoio of Cinica Competence designed to demonstrate sufficient experience of the required range of cases and appropriate management of these cases. This is assessed via the case og summary sheet, case og record sheets and six case studies. The Portfoio wi aso confirm that the candidate has received the required 60 hours of supervision (minimum) on cases within their case og over the period of their supervision pan. The candidate attends a viva on the written portfoio which wi aso expore the integration of knowedge and research into their practice. How is the Quaification in Cinica Neuropsychoogy different from other Society quaifications? The Society s Quaifications are often referred to as independent routes. This is because candidates are not attached to a particuar university. More appropriatey, the quaifications shoud be referred to as professiona body quaifications. They have been designed around work-based earning in order to aow candidates to demonstrate that they have deveoped the competencies required for the autonomous practice of their chosen branch of psychoogy. Professiona body quaifications are not the same as courses based at higher education institutions. Candidates are not part of a cass of students working towards a quaification in the same pace at the same time. This means candidates can sometimes fee isoated and supervisors have an important roe to pay in supporting candidates to reduce this. There are no organised ectures for candidates and, except for assessments, the Society does not set the timetabe. Aong with the fexibiity of the independent route comes a greater responsibiity for organising one s own training experiences and resources. Supervisors share this responsibiity and wi guide the candidate through the process. Admissions Procedures The QiCN admissions procedures are detaied beow. Candidates and supervisors shoud ensure they are cear about these requirements before proceeding with the enroment process and shoud read the Reguations for the Society s Postgraduate Quaifications Section 3, entited Eigibiity to enro. The candidate and supervisor are advised to discuss these in a preiminary meeting when deciding whether to proceed with enroment. The supervisor and candidate may decide to proceed with the enroment process in which case they shoud compete the contract for services (a sampe contract is avaiabe on our website). Aternativey, the supervisor and/or candidate may decide not to proceed any further with the enroment process. The Quaifications Officer is avaiabe via the Quaifications Office, if required, to discuss further queries resuting from specific circumstances. Forma Entry Requirements Appicants must fufi the foowing requirements to be accepted onto the QiCN: Appicants must: have acquired the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the British Psychoogica Society; hod current Chartered Membership of the Society; have competed a Society-accredited doctorate in cinica psychoogy or educationa psychoogy or the Statement of Equivaence in Cinica Psychoogy (now cosed), depending on whether the appicant intends to pursue the adut route or the paediatric route; be registered with the Heath and Care Professions Counci as either a Cinica Psychoogist or Educationa Psychoogist dependent on whether the appicant intends to pursue the adut route or the paediatric route; successfuy compete the foowing appication forms: Enroment Form incuding detais of two referees (satisfactory references are a condition of enroment); Pan of Training Form; Supervision Pan; 5

6 Appication for exemption (where appicabe) and supporting evidence; Crimina records check; Contract between supervisor and appicant; Equa opportunities form. A sampe of assessed enroment appications are subsequenty sent to the externa examiner. Non-standard Entry Supervisors shoud ensure candidates who do not use Engish as their first anguage can meet requirements such as provision of evidence that they have passed the Internationa Engish Language Testing System at Leve 8 before they appying to enro. Exemption from this requirement can be provided at the discretion of the Quaifications Board where a candidate can demonstrate an appropriate eve of proficiency in the Engish Language. Pease see the Reguations (Section 3.3) for further detais. The Society operates an equa opportunities poicy; pease see the Reguations (Section 2.3) for further detais. Cinica Neuropsychoogy Quaifications Board The quaification is overseen by the Cinica Neuropsychoogy Quaifications Board. The Board writes the Handbook, designs the assessment process and contributes to the design of the curricuum. It appoints the assessors and approves resuts and feedback. When a candidate successfuy competes a requirements the Board awards the Quaification. The Board is accountabe to the Quaifications Standards Committee, which acts on deegated authority from the Membership Standards Board. The Board has a number of Officers who have key responsibiities within the quaification process and is supported by a Quaifications Officer. The Quaifications Office The Society s Quaifications Office is responsibe for the day-to-day running of quaifications. A communication is via the Quaifications Office, which enabes the office to keep a fu record in reation to each candidate. Each quaification is ooked after by a specific Quaifications Officer, who wi be abe to answer most questions about the quaification. When they are unabe to hep they wi contact appropriate peope from the Quaifications Board or esewhere in the Society to find the requested information. Sometimes they may put you directy in touch with someone to discuss your question and sometimes they wi find out the answer and get back to you themseves. You can find out the contact detais for the reevant Quaifications Officer on the Society s website ( Key Roes and their responsibiities Chair of the Quaifications Board The Chair is the Programme Leader and is responsibe for running the Quaifications Board. S/he is responsibe for Chairing meetings of the Board and taking responsibiity for decisions taken on behaf of the Board in between meetings. The Chair is not directy invoved in the assessment of candidates in order to maintain a degree of independence. 6

7 Chief Supervisor The Chief Supervisor is responsibe for approving supervisors and supervision pans. S/he is abe to advise supervisors throughout the candidate s training and is responsibe for organising training for supervisors. Registrar The Registrar has responsibiity for communicating with the candidate on a matters pertaining to their progress through the Quaification, for instance, the outcome of their appication to enro, and their resuts for the Quaification. As the Registrar is party to information about candidates which coud unfairy infuence the assessment process, they are not directy invoved in the assessment of candidates. Contact with the Registrar shoud be made via the Quaifications Officer. Chief Assessor The Chief Assessor is responsibe for the assessment process for the practice and research dimensions. This incudes the recruitment, training and advising of assessors, heping to prepare and finaise feedback for candidates and ensuring the process runs smoothy. In order to maintain the independence of the assessment process the Chief Assessor is not normay permitted to speak to any candidate about their enroment or assessment. Candidates who need some carification regarding feedback or resuts woud normay discuss this with the Registrar. Where the Chief Assessor has another reationship with the candidate s/he wi not be invoved in the assessment of that candidate and an experienced assessor or Board member wi take the Chief Assessor s roe in reation to that candidate s assessment. Chief Examiner The Chief Examiner is responsibe for the examination process for the knowedge dimension, in cases where a candidate has chosen to undertake this through competion of the Board s examination papers and essays. This incudes the recruitment and training of examiners, advising examiners, heping to prepare and finaise examinations and essays, and ensuring the process runs smoothy. The candidate Whie there are many roes invoved throughout the course of a candidate s enroment for the QiCN, the candidate arguaby hods the most important roe, as they are in contro of their training. The supervisor (and others) have important roes in guiding the candidate, however, it is the candidate who must take responsibiity for their deveopment and this is outined in further detai in the Reguations. Candidates for the QiCN are aready operating at doctora eve and as such are expected to operate with considerabe autonomy, for exampe, in areas such as management of one s training, heath and safety issues and menta heath. Supervisor This person has overa responsibiity for the entire supervision process, incuding overseeing the identification of training needs and supporting the candidate in assembing the required evidence for incusion in the Portfoio of Cinica Competence. The supervisor must be a Fu Member of the Division of Neuropsychoogy and must appear on the Society s Speciaist Register of Cinica Neuropsychoogists and Register of Appied Psychoogy Practice Supervisors. They must aso be registered as a Cinica Psychoogist or as an Educationa Psychoogist with the HCPC. If the supervisor s registration with the HPC or entry on the SRCN or RAPPS becomes affected at any point during their candidate s enroment for the QiCN, then the candidate and the Quaifications Office must be notified immediatey. The supervisor is required to: hod reguar supervision meetings with the candidate as detaied in the candidate s supervision pan, during each year of training; take on a co-ordinating roe in reation to the overa supervision process, for instance, where a candidate has one or more additiona supervisors; 7

8 provide the candidate with information reevant to their training (e.g. academic, ethica, organisationa, professiona); encourage the candidate to refect on the their earning and practice and to engage in creativity, probem-soving and the integration of theory into practice; isten to their candidate s views and concerns regarding their work in progress and offer appropriate advice; ensure that work being undertaken is in accordance with the Society s Roya Charter and Code of Ethics and Conduct; the Division of Cinica Psychoogy s Professiona Practice Guideines or the Division of Educationa and Chid Psychoogy Professiona Practice Guideines as appropriate; and the Division of Neuropsychoogy s Professiona Practice Guideines, and that these are propery understood. Furthermore, candidates wi be required to adhere to the HCPC s Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics as a condition of their registration with the HCPC. countersign their candidate s supervision og and case og record sheets. Supervisors must be entered on the Society s Register of Appied Psychoogy Practice Supervisors. Whist you are a supervisor for one of our candidates the Quaifications Office wi pay your fee for this Register. You must aso fufi ongoing training requirements for the roe of supervisor for the QiCN. If a supervisor fais to undertake the required training or fais to continue to fufi the criteria for the roe of supervisor, they wi be no onger be approved as a supervisor and their trainees wi need to transfer to a new supervisor. The Registrar/Chief Supervisor wi support any trainees who need to transfer to a new supervisor under these circumstances. Additiona Supervisors As detaied above, a candidates are required to have a supervisor who is a Fu Member of the Division of Neuropsychoogy and who appears on the Society s Speciaist Register of Cinica Neuropsychoogists, the Register of Appied Psychoogy Practice Supervisors and hods appropriate registration with the HCPC, as a condition of enroment. For some candidates, this supervisor can supervise the fu breadth of the candidate s supervision pan. This is not aways the case, however, and a candidate may need to secure an additiona supervisor to supervise specific areas of work. When used appropriatey, this can add breadth to a candidate s experience of supervision, but where possibe candidates are advised to have no more than two supervisors to ensure coherence within the supervision process. In order to be approved, an additiona supervisor wi ideay fufi the same criteria as the main supervisor. Any deviations from this wi need to be considered on an individua basis by the Chief Supervisor with the guiding consideration being that the proposed additiona supervisor must be abe to demonstrate a competences reevant to supporting the candidate in a particuar aspect(s) of work. An additiona supervisor may be added to the supervision pan at start of the supervision pan, or at any point during enroment, subject to approva of the Chief Supervisor. An additiona supervisor is expected to be fuy aware of the reevant section(s) of the candidate s supervision pan and to agree to faciitate the candidate in their competion of the QiCN as far as is possibe within the constraints of their post. Where one or more additiona supervisors are appointed, the main (or principa) supervisor takes on a co-ordinating roe to ensure that the candidate s supervision process is coherent. 8

9 Contracts The Reguations require candidates to have a contract with their supervisor. This section provides some genera guidance regarding contracts. You shoud have a contract with each candidate who you supervise. This contract shoud set out what is expected of each party. It shoud incude the minimum number of meetings you wi have, the means by which meetings or supervision might take pace (face-to-face, teephone, emai) and the rates at which the candidate wi be charged for this (if appicabe). It shoud aso set out what is expected of the candidate, for exampe, their preparation for supervision meetings, information which you expect them to provide you with. The candidate s supervision pan wi indicate the frequency and duration of supervision sessions and must be approved by the Chief Supervisor. Your contract shoud ensure that the supervision arrangements outined in the candidate s supervision pan are fufied. You shoud aso bear in mind that some candidates may need more support and supervision than specified in the supervision pan and shoud aow for this in your contractua arrangement. Sometimes supervision wi be externa to the candidate s empoying organisation and the need for a contract governing matters such as payment is cear. Sometimes the supervisor and candidate wi be empoyed by the same organisation and supervision might be part of the supervisor s norma job roe. In such cases the candidate woud not expect to pay additiona fees to the supervisor. However, a contract which sets out the expectations and responsibiities of each in reation to the supervision process is sti required. This wi hep both parties to be cear about what is expected of them and about what is reasonabe to ask of the other. A tempate contract is avaiabe on the Society s website which you may use, or you may use your own contract. The candidate and supervisor must both have a copy of the contract and a copy must be odged with the Society. Areas of work The QiCN incorporates a fexibe approach in order to aow candidates to undertake the quaification in a variety of settings. Whie the Board appreciates that candidates wi have varying access to the types of cases a cinica neuropsychoogist woud be expected to see, there is nevertheess a minimum eve of competence that must be demonstrated across the broad spectrum of cases in order for the Board to award the QiCN. Some candidates may be empoyed in a reativey narrow setting which does not enabe easy access to certain types of cases, and candidates in this position may have to go outside of their service in order to access the fu range of cases. The supervisor is abe to support the candidate through this process using oca knowedge they may have about other services. It remains the candidate s responsibiity to pursue any suggestions that the supervisor provides, athough the supervisor must oversee this process and ensure that any extra activities or supervision undertaken are indeed appropriate. At the start of the process the supervisor shoud meet with the candidate and discuss whether their roe wi aow access to the fu range of cases. The picture may not be entirey cear at the start of the process, and opportunities for accessing extra cases can be deveoped at any stage during the course of the supervision pan. In circumstances where a candidate obtains some cases outside of their service, the Board wi need to be notified and a revised supervision pan submitted. The Board woud aso need to be notified if the candidate s supervisory arrangements ater, for instance if an additiona or a repacement supervisor needs to be appointed. 9

10 During a of their work the candidate is expected to compy with the Society s Code of Ethics and Conduct as we as the HCPC Code of Performance, Ethics and Conduct. Supervisors shoud aso be advised of this and, if necessary, provided with copies (avaiabe from the Society s website and the HCPC website respectivey). Before approving an area of work for incusion in the pan, the supervisor shoud consider a number of factors: It is important that the setting wi provide a safe and supportive environment. A risk assessment shoud have been undertaken. The organisation in which the supervised practice is taking pace must have equaity and diversity poicies in pace and information shoud be provided about how these are monitored. There must be appropriate arrangements in pace for the supervision of the candidate. The foowing sections provide more detai on various aspects of supervised practice which shoud be taken into account. Off-site working As expained above, in order to have access to the fu range of cases, a candidate may need to engage in activities outside their norma post. Where this is the case, practica arrangements for the off-site activity shoud be cear. The candidate shoud have cear information about time and pace and about who they wi meet first when arriving at the pace of work. The candidate must be cear about and ensure compiance with any specific requirements for the site, such as advance security cearance or crimina conviction checks. The off-site activity shoud start with an induction, particuary if the candidate has not worked at this site before or for some time. This shoud incude practica information about the site (for exampe, fire escapes) as we as information about any workpace poicies to which the candidate must adhere. This shoud incude Heath and Safety poicies and any precautions around one working. Where a candidate is undertaking their supervised practice within their norma empoyment this induction may not require a of the above eements, provided that the candidate has been provided with this information previousy and is aware of where to find the information again if needed. However, if any of the information or poicies change, or new poicies are introduced, then the candidate must be informed. If the candidate is undertaking their supervised practice in the context of their norma empoyment it is important that their ine manager is aware of how the candidate s post interacts with their approved supervision pan and is supportive in heping to achieve this. It may be hepfu for supervisor, candidate and ine manager to meet to agree any particuar requirements, such as study time or supervision time, and aocation of particuar work tasks to hep the candidate gain appropriate experience and deveopment opportunities which are ikey to arise. It is important that the ine manager understands the candidate s status as a QiCN candidate and whether this paces any imitations on their work. Cient consent The issue of informed consent is centra to ethica practice. Supervisors shoud discuss with candidates any particuar issues regarding cient consent within the context of their professiona roe and shoud ensure that organisationa requirements for cient consent are adhered to. Where necessary cients shoud be informed that the candidate is a candidate for the QiCN and working under supervision. 10

11 Ethica frameworks Candidates are required to work within the Society s Code of Ethics and Conduct. These can be obtained from the Society s website ( Candidates are aso required to work within the HCPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics which are avaiabe from the HCPC website ( Supervisors shoud ensure that they are aso aware of and adhering to these ethica codes and shoud take opportunities to discuss ethica issues in supervision. Insurance Candidates are required to ensure that they have appropriate professiona indemnity insurance. Often this wi be provided by their empoyer but they wi need to check they are covered for a of their supervised practice, especiay as some may take pace outside of their norma empoying organisation. When arranging pacements supervisors shoud ensure that appropriate insurance is in pace. Supervisors may aso wish to check that their own professiona indemnity insurance covers them for their roe. Heath and Safety It is essentia that a tasks which contribute towards the supervision pan (both within and outside of the norma empoyment context) take pace in a safe environment. The supervisor and the candidate must come to an agreement as to how this wi be effectivey managed. This incudes ensuring that the candidate s induction for both on- and off-site working incudes the organisationa heath and safety poicies, one working poicies and any other poicies reevant to the safety of the candidate whie at the particuar site. A risk assessment must be undertaken and the poicies, and their impementation, must be adequate to provide for a safe pacement environment. Any concerns shoud be discussed with the Chief Supervisor or Registrar as appropriate and resoved before a pacement is approved. A note of the concerns and action taken to resove it shoud be provided. Study time During periods of supervised practice candidates wi require dedicated time to study. This incudes reading and refecting on the psychoogica iterature reating to the current period of supervised practice as we as time to write up reports and other evidence which wi ater be submitted for assessment. The supervisor, candidate and, where appropriate, ine manager, shoud agree the amount of study time to be aocated during the period of supervised practice and when it is expected that this wi be used. It is beneficia to keep some fexibiity in this arrangement, but the candidate s overa study time shoud be protected. Whist study time during pacement is strongy recommended, the Society understands that in some empoyment contexts it might not be possibe to provide study time during working time. In such circumstances this shoud be ceary stated at the outset and the supervisor shoud ensure that the candidate has considered what study time they wi need and when they wi undertake this. It is important that candidates have reaistic expectations about how much study time might be required and when this can be undertaken. 11

12 Group supervision Some supervisors may be supervising severa candidates and may choose to provide group supervision. Candidates may aso have the opportunity to attend cinica formuations courses (or simiar courses), for exampe, the Cinica Formuations Course run by the Institute of Chid Heath for those who undertake their Society-accredited Cinica Neuropsychoogy programme, which provides a form of group supervision. This sort of supervision can have advantages for candidates who can benefit from the shared earning experience. It can aso make the QiCN more accessibe for candidates who are based in areas where there are a shortage of supervisors. However, it is not a substitute for individua one-to-one supervision. Supervisors shoud ensure that there is an appropriate baance. In particuar, any arrangements to receive group (or peer) supervision must be proposed on the candidate s supervision pan and approved by the Chief Supervisor. At east 30 hours of supervision must be both individua and face-to-face. Where a candidate proposes a bock of group supervision on their supervision pan, they wi need to provide the name of the name the supervisor, who wi need to be approved by the Society, and who wi be abe to sign entries in your supervision and case ogs. If more than one supervisor is providing the group supervision, each supervisor wi need to be approved by the Society and one of the supervisors wi need to be responsibe for signing the candidate s supervision and cient ogs. Every candidate s supervision pan is considered on an individua basis to ensure it is coherent and wi aow the candidate to receive an appropriate eve of supervision. Supervision using aternative means Cinica supervision shoud normay be individua and face-to-face. If the candidate is working in a rura or remote setting this may not be possibe for the fu 60 hours of supervision. Where such circumstances arise, it may be permissibe for the candidate to receive a proportion of supervision by video ink or teephone, but the candidate must have such aternative methods of supervision and their proportion agreed by the Chief Supervisor as near to the onset of training as possibe. At east 30 hours of supervision must be both individua and face-to-face. Private supervision Occasionay candidates are unabe to obtain supervision from a suitabe supervisor within their empoying organisation. In such cases candidates wi need to engage private supervision from outside of their workpace. Private supervisors must meet the quaification requirements set out in the Reguations and the Handbook for the quaification and shoud foow the guideines provided for supervisors here. Matters such as the contract are particuary important. Supervisors who are not empoyees of the organisation where the candidate wi undertake their supervised practice wi need to ensure that they are abe to have access to the empoyment setting and that commercia sensitivities or confidentiaity causes wi not hamper their supervisory reationship with the candidate. Where such probems exist they shoud be acknowedged and a pan agreed to address any difficuties which arise. 12

13 Evidence requirements (Assessment and Evauation) The evidence requirements for the QiCN can be found in the Candidate Handbook. The supervisor shoud ensure that they are famiiar with these and shoud review a evidence which the candidate intends to submit. An important part of the supervisor roe is to advise the candidate in their preparation for submission, and whether or not they are ready to submit. Understandaby, there are imitations to the supervisor roe in this respect. For exampe, a supervisor may advise a candidate that they do not fee the work is demonstrating the standard expected of a Cinica Neuropsychoogist, in which case the candidate woud be best advised to deay submission unti the standard has been improved. However, when work is submitted it wi be assessed by two independent assessors and if necessary wi go through a moderation process. Supervisors shoud be made aware that whist they might advise candidates in a genera way about submissions, they wi not be invoved in the assessment of the work and cannot provide any guarantees about the outcome of the assessment. Supervisor training days provide more information about this part of the roe. Concerns about candidate progression During the course of the candidate s enroment, the supervisor may deveop concerns about the candidate s progression, any issues which have arisen, or any concerns about the candidate s conduct, heath or fitness to practice. If such matters arise the supervisor shoud seek advice from the Chief Supervisor about how to proceed. The Chief Supervisor's roe is a supportive and non-directive one and the candidate's duty to their empoyer takes precedence over their QiCN candidacy. Procedure for grievances which occur during supervised practice Candidates for the QiCN wi often be empoyed during their period of supervised practice. Others may be undertaking their supervised practice within an organisation on a vountary basis. Candidates shoud have an empoyment contract, or in the case of unpaid pacements an honorary contract, with the institution. This contract shoud refer to the institution s grievance and discipinary procedures and a copy of the procedures must be provided to the Registrar/Chief Supervisor. Where possibe this shoud be provided at enroment and, subsequenty, whenever supervised practice is arranged with a new empoyer or institution. If the grievance or discipinary procedure is foowed by the empoyer in reation to either the candidate or the supervisor then the Registrar/Chief Supervisor shoud be informed that the procedure has been foowed and of the outcome. Where appropriate Reguation 5.3 (Reguations for the Society s Postgraduate Quaifications) wi be invoked. In some cases the probem or issue which arises may fa outside of the institution s procedures. For exampe, the candidate or supervisor may be concerned that the other party is not fufiing their side of the supervision contract or there may be issues which reate specificay to the QiCN which are not considered by the empoyer to fa under its procedures. As a genera rue the supervisor and candidate shoud aways seek to resove any issue in the first instance. In cases which do not incude the supervisor either party may approach this person to faciitate such discussions. The supervisor may seek the advice of the Registrar/Chief Supervisor if they fee this is appropriate. If the probem cannot be resoved informay, and the institution s own procedures do not appy, then the foowing procedure can be invoked. (i) Where the grievance does not invove the supervisor, the candidate and/or the additiona supervisor shoud raise the issue with the supervisor and advise them that either the probem has not been resoved informay or that the probem is so serious as to precude an informa resoution. If the supervisor is invoved in the grievance then step (i) shoud be omitted. 13

14 (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) The supervisor shoud inform the Registrar/Chief Supervisor that the issue has been raised (if the supervisor is raising the issue then step (i) wi be omitted). When doing so they shoud provide information about the nature of the probem and any action or discussions which may have aready been taken in order to attempt an informa resoution. The supervisor shoud aso provide an expanation about why the probem is not being deat with by the empoying institution s own grievance and/ or discipinary procedures. If the issue pertains to the supervisor then the additiona supervisor or candidate may raise this directy with the Registrar/Chief Supervisor. The Registrar/Chief Supervisor wi discuss the issue with the Chair of the Board and together they wi decide whether (a) In the case of a matter reated to the conduct of the candidate whether Reguation 5.3 (Reguations for the Society s Postgraduate Quaifications) shoud be invoked. In such a case the provisions of that reguation wi appy to the remainder of the case. (b) In the case of a matter reated to the conduct of the supervisor, whether or not the matter shoud be reported to any reguator or professiona body. (c) In any case whether there shoud be a change of supervisor or additiona supervisor. (d) Whether or not the pacement remains suitabe in meeting QiCN requirements and, as a consequence, whether any changes to the supervision pan are required. In a cases the Registrar/Chief Supervisor and Chair of the Board may seek any information they need in order to inform their decision from any of the parties invoved (which may incude the institution in which the pacement is taking pace) before reaching a decision. They wi attempt to reach a decision and inform the parties invoved within six weeks of being informed of the issue. Where this is not possibe (for exampe, because requests for further information have not been responded to in a timey manner) the parties invoved wi be kept informed about any deays and, where possibe, a ikey date of resoution. Further information Supervisors can access further information via the Society s website, where there are pages devoted to the Quaification in Cinica Neuropsychoogy. These can be found at: The British Psychoogica Society St Andrews House, 48 Princess Road East, Leicester LE1 7DR, UK Te: Fax: E-mai: exams@bps.org.uk Website: Incorporated by Roya Charter Registered Charity No INF145 Cinica Neuro Supervisor/