M.A. Adam Simonik

I earned my Master degree in English language and Literature at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk university Brno. I have been working in the social sphere since 2010. I started as a volunteer in Sheltered Housing for people with mental and combined disabilities and autism. I worked as a team leader ten people and currently I work as internal supervisor for Faculty Hospital Brno. Next to this I also have my private practise. My almost ten-year experience in supervising (I have completed about 300 hours of self-supervision) has led me to become a professional supervisor and coach myself. My specialization is social and largely medical area. However, I believe that I can support you or your team in other fields – I propose to meet and make a schedule for three supervisions after which we discuss the pros and cons and may propose a further cooperation.

The basis of my approach to supervision is the development of a team dialogue and a joint search for solutions to ethical dilemmas and other relationship issues as well as communication with clients and colleagues in the workplace.

As a coach, I will focus on your work or personal life in an individual and
confidential environment. The most important thing in my coaching work is the
ability to listen and respectful approach so that you are not afraid to
communicate anything and with my help find ways to the solution that will suit
you.

If I find that the therapeutic elements which I use are insufficient for the client´s situation, I will refer him to colleagues in therapeutic training or to a psychologist.

My supervisors are: Mgr. Jana Špačková, Mgr. Miroslava Ježová and Mgr. Lenka Slavíčková.

Practice:    

2019 – now:     Supervisor and coach (Consulting office)

2019 – now:     Internal supervisor, College Hospital FN Brno

2024 – now:     External supervisor, Modrá linka, Brno

2021 – 2022:     Team leader, Social care centre Gaudium, Brno

2020 – 2022:    External supervisor, Home Hospice Porta Vitae, Tišnov

2020 – 2021:    External supervisor, Mental Health Center Práh, Brno

2019 – 2020:     External supervisor, Eliada social service of Silesian Diaconia, Brno

2015 – 2020:    Head of personal assistants. Sheltered housing of st. Michael, Brno     

2010 – 2015:    Personal assistant for people with mental and multiple disabilities and autism. Sheltered housing of st. Michael, Brno    

Education:     

2019 – 2021:    Systemic solution-oriented supervision and coaching (500h). Hermes Institute Prague     

2010 – 2016:    Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts – English Language and Literature

04/2015:    LTC London School of English course – C1 certificate    

2011 – 2012:    Social Services Worker Course (150h)     

2006 – 2010:    German Provincial Gymnasium, Brno     

1997 – 2006:    Komenského Elementary School, Slavkov u Brna

Further training:
Courses in the social field:

 How to endure in social services for more than a year (4h). 

 Course for long-term employees of Charity (8h). 

 Transmission of information about the service according to Decree 505/2006 Coll. (1h).  

Helper syndrome (2h).  

Sexuality of people with mental disabilities (3h).                                                  Behavioural disturbances (4h).  

Individual planning for people with mental disabilities (8h). 

The needs of clients using PBSP (6h).  

Education of persons with autism spectrum Disorders (8h).  

Introduction to Crisis planning (8h). 
 Basics of teamwork in social services (8h). 
 Foundations of leadership in social services (8h). 
 Techniques for detecting needs in non-communicating users (8h).
 Boundaries in relation to client and work with client limits (16h). 
 Principles of communication with people with hearing disabilities (8h). 
 Sexual pedagogy of people with mental disabilities (16h). 
Motivation as a means of effective involvement in work activities in persons with autism spectrum Disorder (8h). 
 Communication verbal and Nonverbal (8h). 
 Dealing with aggression in contact with the client (16h). 
 Standards of quality of social services in practice (24h). 

Other courses completed:

 Nutrition and Food (4h). 
 First Aid (8h). 
 Spiritual Dimension in charity Practice (8h). 
 The legal minimum for the assisting professions in the field of civil, family and criminal Law (8h).  
 Methods of Physiotherapy (2h). 
 Basics of Massage (3h).

Language skills:     

English (C2, state exam)     

German (B2, graduation)     

Spanish (A2, self-taught)

Other activities and skills:    

2007 – present:    Member of Community theatre: Divadelní spolek z.s., in Slavkov u Brna. www.divadloslavkov.cz     

2012 – 2013:    Volunteer at SOS Children’s Village Brno, tutoring English and German

2009 – 2011:    Leading the dramaturgical club for children at primary school     

Driving license

Interests and hobbies:

Tourism. Healthy Lifestyle – Nutrition and Work-Out. Literature – especially books focusing on social issues, Christian themes, psychology and personal development.