Mary Ganpatsingh
Profession:
Speech and Language Therapist
Location:
Purley, Surrey
Experience, training and membership:
- Continuous practice as a speech and language therapist since 1998
- Working in the NHS, managing a small department in the charity sector and running my own independent practice
- Working with adults with acquired brain injury since 2002 has led to a particular interest in Cognitive Communication Disorder, focusing on supporting people to regain life roles with family, friends, in leisure, study and the workplace
- Experience working in the medico-legal sector since 2014
- Delivering supervision to SLTs and other allied health professionals, from students to management level therapists
- Receiving ongoing professional supervision in 1:1 and peer group settings
- Continuing professional development has involved completion of the intandem Foundation Supervision Training Series and attendance to intandem Advanced Supervision workshops (including creative approaches) as well as writing blog posts about my experience of supervision
- Contributor on Zoë Gilbertson’s podcast ‘Speechies Talk about‘
- Author and contributor to blogs, articles and book chapters about supervision
- blog posts on the intandem website about supervising rehab assistants, asking questions in supervision and career planning
- co-wrote an article to encourage SLTs to engage with supervision in Bulletin (RCSLT Bulletin, February 2022)
- co-wrote a chapter about peer group supervision in ‘Supervision in Speech and Language Therapy: Personal Stories and Professional Wisdom’
- I am a member of:
- Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Association for Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice
- The Health and Care Professions Council
Description of supervision approach:
I take a friendly approach to supervision and aim to create a safe supervisory space. Over the years, I have established long-term relationships with supervisees, but have also worked with supervisees on a short-term or ad hoc basis to discuss one-off questions.
My supervision style is non-directive because I hope to facilitate my supervisees to reflect on their own questions and generate their own plan of action. However, I am able to draw on my extensive clinical experience, and up-to date knowledge of resources and evidence, when appropriate.
I am interested in the supervision process and how my growing understanding of theory can shape and enhance the way I practice. I have enjoyed applying creative approaches to supervision following the intandem advanced course and have also found Personal Construct Psychology useful for developing my own supervision style.
Over the years, I have experienced supervision in a variety of formats and can see the benefits of a mixed approach to supervision. At present, I am available to supervise in a 1:1 capacity for post-NQT, all bands of SLT and therapists who are returning to practice. I can also provide group supervision.
Contact details:
Email: mary@communicationchanges.co.uk
Phone: 07701080712
Website: http://www.communicationchanges.co.uk