Podcasts on Effective Supervision

Podcasts on Effective Supervision

Supervising graduate students is a challenging task. Among other things, it involves fostering a safe and psychologically healthy environment.

This podcast series, narrated by former GPS Associate Dean Naomi Krogman, offers tips, guidance and resources to aid supervisors in this work.



Program Guide

Introduction to the Series

We welcome you to this four sequence training program on graduate student supervision. The training is part of an effort at the University of Alberta to foster safe psychological environments and prevent harassment, bullying, and violence in the workplace.

There are four podcasts as part of this GPS training for supervisors on psychological health and safety in the workplace. They include resources to support your learning and guide you to available help at the University of Alberta in particular, information on who to contact should you need to report a problem.

The first two podcasts are on bullying and harassment. One focuses on lab environments and another on working one on one with graduate students, particularly offering writing support. The second is on the mental mind games we play and the third is on a healthy psychological environment for supervisors and their graduate students. The fourth podcast is on sexual harassment and assault and the sexual violence policy at the University of Alberta.

Episode 1: Bullying and Harrassment

In the first section of this series, we discuss the harassment and bullying of graduate students. This podcast will provide a summary of the University's Discrimination, Harassment, and Duty to Accommodate Policy, define and provide examples of behaviors and contexts that qualify as harassment and/or bullying of graduate students. There will be a discussion of behaviors, strategies, and tools for promoting a healthy and supportive work environment for graduate students.

Episode 2: The Mental Health Games We Play

In this podcast Associate Dean Janice Causgrove Dunn talks about the importance of communication and how effective communication can affect the mental wellbeing of students.

Episode 3: A Healthy Psychological Environment for Grad Students and their Supervisors

In this podcast communication consultant Lynn Kirkland talks about how to optimize communication between the supervisor and the learner and cultivate a sense of safety. 

Episode 4: Sexual Violence
This module discusses sexual violence directed toward the graduate student population, the reporting process, and how to be an active member in preventing sexual violence towards graduate students.

Resources


Reporting, Counselling and Medical Care at the University of Alberta and in Edmonton 
Report Edmonton Police Services
780-423-4567
University of Alberta Protective Services
780-492-5050
The Office of Safe Disclosure and Human Rights
780-248-1894
osdhr@ualberta.ca
University of Alberta Sexual Assault Centre
(to report anonymously through a third party)
2-705 SUB
780-492-9771
sexualassaultcentre@ualberta.ca
Seek Counselling/Support University of Alberta Counseling and Clinical Services
2-600 SUB
780-492-5205
Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton
Suite 205 - 1464 121A Avenue
780-423-4102
24-hour Sexual Assault Crisis Line
780-423-4121
Employee & Family Assistance Program
Workplace Advice Line
780-428-7587
Interfaith Chaplains Association
780-492-0339
Seek Medical Attention Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) nurse:
access through Edmonton emergency rooms within 7 days of the assault
University of Alberta Health Centre
2-200 SUB
780-492-2612
STI Clinic
11111 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton
780-342-2300
For emergency contraception consider:
any pharmacy
At University of Alberta:
University of Alberta Health Centre Pharmacy
1-20 SUB