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Giving the Gift of Feedback: Why Feedback is so Important yet so Challenging for Supervisors and How to Enhance Your Feedback Toolbox


Credit Available - See Credits tab below.

Categories:
Leadership |  Administration |  Management and Administration |  Professional Development |  Supervision
Presenter:
Curt Holderfield
Course Levels:
Introductory
Duration:
3 hours
Expiration:
Never Expires.

Dates


Description

For supervisors in social service settings, giving their staff accurate and useful feedback is one of the most necessary and challenging responsibilities. It is an essential tool to ensure our staff’s development and performance. Research shows that most supervisors are not giving their staff the feedback they need. It often elicits feelings of anxiety and apprehension from both the giver and receiver. Giving quality feedback is a skill that must be learned and developed to be effective. When done well, it strengthens collaboration and trust, provides valuable insight for growth, improves outcomes, drives employee engagement and enhances value and purpose. Everyone benefits.

This workshop is intended to provide participants with the tools necessary to give their staff the feedback they need to be successful in their work. Combining research and best practices along with real life experiences, participants will learn to gain confidence and enhance their abilities in providing a variety of feedback styles from recognition of strengths to having difficult conversations. This workshop will be both an instructional and interactive experience. Participants will have opportunities to explore their own perceptions and experiences as they relate to the topics discussed.

Workshop Objectives:

  1. Participants will learn about the reasons why giving feedback is often difficult for supervisors, including our ability to accurately assess and evaluate staff.
  2. Participants will learn about their own experiences giving and receiving feedback and how those experiences shape their current work.
  3. Participants will expand their toolbox of skills as it relates to recognizing their staff’s strengths as well as having difficult conversations around performance and other issues.

Please register by October 31, 2024

Credits


Continuing Education Credit for Social Workers

This program satisfies the requirements to receive 3 hours of Continuing Education credit for social workers.

The Professional Development Program is a licensed State of Illinois provider of Continuing Education for social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. License #s 159.000140, 168.000115, and 268.000004.

Most states have reciprocity with Illinois. It is recommended that professionals outside of Illinois review rules for their licensing board prior to participating to ensure that the content meets their renewal, and/or reciprocity, requirements.


Continuing Education Credit for Clinical Psychologists

This program satisfies the requirements to receive 3 hours of Continuing Education credit for clinical psychologists.

The Professional Development Program is a licensed State of Illinois provider of Continuing Education for social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. License #s 159.000140, 168.000115, and 268.000004.

Most states have reciprocity with Illinois. It is recommended that professionals outside of Illinois review rules for their licensing board prior to participating to ensure that the content meets their renewal, and/or reciprocity, requirements.


Continuing Education Credit for Professional Counselors

This program satisfies the requirements to receive 3 hours of Continuing Education credit for professional counselors.

The Professional Development Program is a licensed State of Illinois provider of Continuing Education for social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. License #s 159.000140, 168.000115, and 268.000004.

Most states have reciprocity with Illinois. It is recommended that professionals outside of Illinois review rules for their licensing board prior to participating to ensure that the content meets their renewal, and/or reciprocity, requirements.


Continuing Education Credit for Marriage and Family Therapists

This program satisfies the requirements to receive 3 hours of Continuing Education credit for marriage and family therapists.

The Professional Development Program is a licensed State of Illinois provider of Continuing Education for social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. License #s 159.000140, 168.000115, and 268.000004.

Most states have reciprocity with Illinois. It is recommended that professionals outside of Illinois review rules for their licensing board prior to participating to ensure that the content meets their renewal, and/or reciprocity, requirements.



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Curt Holderfield's Profile

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Curt Holderfield is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 30 years of experience in social services with emphasis in the areas of child welfare, mental health, youth development and early childhood education as well as extensive work in management and supervision. Curt has worked for a number of non-profit organizations including Lutheran Social Services, Uhlich Children’s Advantage Network, Jane Addams Hull House Association, and Chicago Child Care Society (now Family Focus). Curt is currently employed at Ada S. McKinley Community Services as their Sr. Vice President of Child Development and Youth Services. 

For the past 10 years, Curt has been teaching at the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice at the University of Chicago where he instructs graduate students on matters related to management, supervision and leadership.  


Cancellation and Refund Policy

Participants who cancel their registrations at least 48 hours before the start of an online workshop can receive a credit or refund minus a $25.00 processing fee. No credits or refunds will be given for cancellations received less than 48 hours before the start of the workshop. You can indicate your preference by contacting our office: pdp@crownschool.uchicago.edu 

In the rare event that a workshop is cancelled, we will contact you as soon as possible. Please check your email and voicemail prior to the day of the workshop. We will offer you a full refund, a class credit equal to the amount of your payment, or the opportunity to transfer into another workshop, provided there is space available.