Supervision At Badger’s Place

2 July

What is supervision?

The Psychology Board of Australia defines supervision as “an interactive process between a supervisee and a supervisor. It provides the supervisee with a professionally stimulating and supportive opportunity for growth. Supervision involves a special type of professional relationship in which supportive direction, facilitative activities, and instructive critique is given by the supervisors to help the supervisee achieve their professional goals”.

Who can provide supervision?

The Psychology Board of Australia requires a registered psychologist to have held general registration for at least three years before completing supervisor training with a Board-approved supervisor training provider. The full training requires 30 hours of commitment to interactive learning and consists of three parts to be completed in sequence: Knowledge assessment, skills training workshop, and competency-based assessment including evaluation. A principal supervisor in a registrar program will also need to hold an endorsement in the relevant area of practice for at least two years.

Can Badger’s Place Provide Supervision?

In April 2025, Belinda received Board Approved Supervisor (BAS) status after successfully completing the full training program. Belinda additionally holds an endorsement in Educational & Developmental Psychology, however, at this time is not available as a Primary Supervisor in the endorsement program.

At Badger’s Place supervision can be provided to individuals, groups, and schools via Telehealth.

How Can Badger’s Place Help?

Badger’s Place provides holistic care and client-centred support for the neurodivergent community. As a neurodivergent psychologist Belinda brings with her a wealth of knowledge gained from personal and lived experience from educating, parenting, and advocating for the needs of neurodivergent children. Badger’s Place is aligned with the social model of disability where emphasis is placed on accommodating, modifying, and/or adapting the environment or task to remove barriers to achievement and growth. Badger’s Place recognises the intersectionality of neurodivergence with other identities such as race and gender in clinical practice as well as community support.

Badger’s Place - Supervision Areas:

We are able to provide supervision in the following areas:

Neuro divergence:

Autism
ADHD
Assessment – ADHD / Autism
Report Writing – NDIS
Trauma (PTSD / School Trauma / Childhood Trauma)
ARFID (Avoidance & Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)
OCD (Obsessive and Compulsive Disorder)
Selective Mutism (Situational Mutism)
PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance; AKA: Pervasive Drive for Autonomy)
2E (Twice exceptionality)
Executive Functioning
Neurodiversity affirming practices

Parenting Support (via):

Attachment Based Practices
Relational Safety Principles
Emotional Intelligence Practices

Education & Learning:

Belinda’s education carer spanned over 13 years. Beginning in early childhood educational settings then primary school Belinda also tutored high school Maths and English. She has been instrumental in devising various curriculums including a developmental play program for children entering their first year of school as well as dance, drama, & physical education programs. Belinda has experience cross-culturally having lived in both Australia and the United Kingdom. With a special interest in Literacy, Belinda completed advanced studies at a Masters level in Literacy (writing) in London, UK.

Supervisory roles have included peer advisor in a school setting and mentor to students on teaching practice. Belinda is an author and researcher having co-authored a peer researched journal article titled ‘The Role of Play-Based Learning in Queensland Primary schools’ published in the Journal of Early Childhood Education in 2023. She has since presented her research at the Early Childhood Teachers Association Conference and published an article following her study for their readers.

Belinda has extensive knowledge and experience in the following areas: