AHA supervision - a simple guide
AHA Supervision Requirements
A summary of supervision points, session types, and evidence/reporting requirements by membership level.
2 attendees
2 points per hour
Points value
3 - 6 attendees 1 point per hour
Points Required by Membership Level
All levels below Advanced Clinical member require 24 points of supervision per membership year. The split between mandatory 1:1 clinical supervision and other formats depends on membership level.
Types of Supervision
Four distinct formats of supervision are recognised. Each has different eligibility rules and counts differently toward annual point requirements.
Supervision Session Content
For standard supervisee sessions, the agenda is agreed between supervisor and supervisee, and typically covers:
- Case studies and discussion of individual clients
- Caseload
- Business building and marketing
- Ongoing requirements of association membership
- Any other concerns or updates since the last session
For Supervise-the-Supervisor sessions, the agenda is agreed between the AHA Supervisor and their supervising supervisor, and typically covers the equivalent supervision-practice topics:
- The AHA supervisor's supervision case studies
- Discussion of their supervisees
- Their supervision caseload
- Supervision-related business building and marketing
- Any other supervision concerns or updates since the last session
Evidence and Reporting Requirements
All evidence must be uploaded to the AHA portal by the supervisee by the end of the membership year. “Non-evidenced” entries may be logged provisionally but must be supported by evidence before membership renewal.
Notes on Clinical Peer Supervision
- Only Clinical members may take part in peer supervision groups; there is no hierarchy among attendees.
- If Professional or Graduate members attend, the session must be run by a supervisor, and that supervisor cannot count the session toward their own annual supervision requirement, even if attendees paid for the session.
- Clinical members must still complete at least 3 sessions / 6 points of 1:1 supervision each year.
- Whenever two Clinical members meet, they must clearly agree in advance whether the session counts as peer supervision or as clinical supervision.