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Leadership & Management training
Training is delivered in flexible formats—half-day online workshops (e.g., “Relationship-based practice in social work and social care management”), full-day face-to-face sessions, and modular courses on the Master’s and PhD programmes at Tavistock & Portman—ensuring applicability to diverse learning needs and contexts.
Supervision Skills & Leadership Styles: Develops effective supervision contracts, task-focused supervision techniques, and adaptive leadership styles that support both compliance and innovation
Emotional & Group Dynamics: Explores the unconscious and emotional processes in team settings, enhancing leaders’ capacity to recognise and manage group behaviour and organizational culture
Anti-Racist Systems Leadership: Promotes inclusive, equitable leadership practices with a focus on anti-racist frameworks, enabling leaders to challenge systemic bias and foster culturally responsive organisations
1-1 and team based Consultation
Dr. Smith’s 1-to-1 consultations combine clinical supervision that fosters individualized reflective practice within a safe and supportive environment Research in Practice, with tailored leadership coaching that employs psychodynamic and systemic methods. In her team-based consultations, she facilitates reflective group sessions that focus on team dynamics and communication, utilizing systemic mapping exercises.
These sessions, offered bi-weekly or monthly either online or in-person, are structured around personalized development plans and iterative feedback loops to monitor progress and adapt goals as needed. In her team-based consultations, she facilitates reflective group sessions that focus on team dynamics and communication, utilizing systemic mapping exercises—such as complexity model maps and sociograms—to visualize and address relational patterns within teams
Clinical Supervision
Dr Sylvia B. Smith offers one-to-one and small-group supervision sessions—both in person and virtually—tailored to the needs of individual clinicians, managers, and teams.
Her supervision emphasizes:
Reflective Practice: Encouraging critical self-awareness and exploration of counter-transference dynamics.
Trauma-Informed and Anti-Racist Lenses: Integrating understanding of systemic inequities, cultural humility, and compassionate containment.
Professional Development: Supporting skill-building in complex assessments, ethical decision-making, and organisational leadership.
Audio/Video Broadcasting
Dr Sylvia B. Smith’s broadcasting career spans local radio anchoring, flagship social work podcast production, and on-camera video features, through which she communicates profession-specific knowledge, spotlights practitioner experiences, and promotes community activism. Across radio, podcast, and video platforms, Dr Smith leverages multimedia to democratize access to social work knowledge, amplify practitioner insights, and foster community engagement among both professionals and the wider public
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Testimonial
What They Say
“Dr. Smith is a ‘one of one’ type of woman, meaning she is rare & formidable. From her podcasting, to keynotes, to lecturing to DJing, she sets an example of how to harness the multiplicity of gifts, rather than being bound by one. She has great insight into systems, what occurs unconsciously and consciously and is a pragmatic problem solver. Dr. Smith continues to ‘give back’ by sharing the wisdom, knowledge and life experiences which continues to inspire the generation to come. A blessing to know her.”
Ms Antonia.Ogundayisi - Service Manager CFS
“Working with Sylvia Smith was an incredibly supportive and enriching experience. As my supervisor, she created a safe and compassionate space that fostered growth, learning, and confidence. Her guidance was both practical and empowering. I wish I could continue to work with her longer, as her help is truly a gift.I joined an Incline Training cohort led by Sylvia last year, and it completely reshaped how I lead my team. Her bi-weekly one-to-one coaching helped me uncover blind spots in my communication style, and the bespoke leadership framework she provided has boosted both my confidence and my department’s cohesion.”
Alyssa - Student - Florida State University
“Dr Sylvia Smith is a wise, experienced, knowledgeable and creative educator, trainer and supervisor. She has a wonderful ability to use her experience in the service of others and to make learning and development a pleasureSylvia’s team consultations were a game-changer for our child protection unit. Through systemic mapping and trauma-informed reflections, she guided us to surface and resolve long-standing dynamics that were holding us back. Her anti-racist lens ensured every voice was heard, and we now collaborate more effectively than ever.”
Dr Helen Shaw - Former Portfolio Lead DET Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust