Reflective, Restorative, and Culturally Responsive Social Work Supervision
Individual and group social work supervision through Lived Experience Solutions (LEXs) offers a confidential, values-anchored space to support your growth as a social worker - professionally, emotionally, and ethically. Whether you work in clinical care, community practice, education, policy, or lived-experience-integrated roles, supervision is a place to slow down, reflect deeply, and reconnect with the purpose that brought you into this work.
Facilitated by Michael Elwan (AASW 681846), an Accredited Social Worker, therapist, consultant, and award-winning national advisor, supervision at LEXs is relational, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive. It’s grounded in the belief that sustainable practice must be both reflective and restorative - holding space for the holders through courage, care, and critical thinking.
What Social Work Supervision Can Help With
Supervision is a protected space to:
Reflect on complex practice issues including risk, trauma, and ethical boundaries.
Navigate vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and systemic burnout.
Integrate cultural humility and intersectionality into daily practice.
Strengthen skills for working with multicultural and CaLD communities.
Explore the meeting point of personal and professional values.
Maintain purpose and hope in high-stakes environments.
Celebrate growth, name strengths, and plan professional goals.
Build confidence in leadership, advocacy, and boundary-setting.
Prepare for accreditations, audits, or role transitions.
Why Social Workers Choose LEXs for their Supervision
LEXs social work supervision integrates lived experience, evidence, and compassion. Sessions are:
Flexible - offered online Australia-wide, with out-of-hours options available.
Authentic - grounded in lived understanding of frontline and senior leadership pressures.
Culturally Responsive - affirming identity and belonging for CaLD and multicultural practitioners.
Aligned with AASW Supervision Standards - supporting reflective, ethical, and accountable practice.
🌟 Client Feedback
“Michael holds a unique space - one where I feel safe as both a practitioner and a human. As a social worker from a migrant background, I’ve never felt so seen in supervision” Community Health Social Worker, NSW
“Supervision with LEXs helped me rebuild my confidence after burnout. It’s the first space where I could speak openly about vicarious trauma and not be met with blank stares or advice to ‘take a bath’” Family Violence Practitioner, VIC
“As a sole trader in private practice, having this space has been critical. It’s reflective, practical, and deeply grounding” Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, QLD
Take the Next Step Toward Reflective, Sustainable Practice
Sustaining your social work practice isn’t just about compliance - it’s about care. For your clients. For your community. And for yourself.
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Your Supervisor
Michael Elwan
𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗘𝗹𝘄𝗮𝗻 (𝗔𝗔𝗦𝗪 𝟲𝟴𝟭𝟴𝟰𝟲) is an 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿, therapist, and consultant, and 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗪𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 & 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. He also 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝗔𝗦𝗪 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, and was a 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 for the 𝗥 𝗨 𝗢𝗞? 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 and the 𝗪𝗔 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝗦𝗶𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱).
With over 15 years’ experience across community mental health, suicide prevention, and senior leadership roles, Michael’s work is shaped by lived experience and informed by practice across frontline and systems-level settings. His approach is trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and grounded in human dignity.
Michael supports social workers, counsellors, and allied professionals to navigate complexity with clarity, compassion, and ethical confidence.