IV A. Supervision in Social Work
IV A. Supervision in Social Work
IV A. Supervision in Social Work
Social Work
In Social Work, mastery of of professional practice
requires a continuous period of learning and doing. As
an arm of administration, supervision affords a crucial
venue for communication and staff interaction at all
levels that are essential to the effective functioning of
agency.
DEFINITION
CHARLOTTE TOWLE defines supervision as an
“an administrative process in the conduct of which
staff development is a major concern.”
1. administrative
2. teaching
3. helping
DEFINITION
The 1965 edition of the American Encyclopedia of
Social Work defines supervision as “traditional method of
transmitting knowledge of social work skills in practice from
the trained to the untrained, from the experienced to the
inexperienced student and the worker.”
DEFINITION
ALFRED KADUSHIN
contends that the other
definitions are incorrect as
they include only some
aspects of supervision. He
further clarifies that more often
than that, the definitions would
only show the administrative
and educational components
in the function of supervision.
DEFINITION
There is an additional responsibility which Alfred
Kadushin included in the definition and that is the
“expressive-supportive-leadership” function of
supervision.
DEFINITION
In implementing this responsibility, the supervisor
performs administratives, educational, and supportive
functions in interaction with the supervisees in the
context of a positive relationship.
DEFINITION
Assumptions
1. Supervision aims towards the agency’s control over services
and practice.
DEFINITION
b. fusion of administrative and teaching activities in one
dynamic process; and
c. judicious use of administrative power and authority.
DEFINITION
ROLES
and Functions
The Roles of Supervision
in Social Work
• The demand are the social work knowledge and ability, and
administrative ability, teaching ability and ability to
communicate clearly, also ability to form a variety of
relationships, patience, enthusiasms and most in the ability to
keep ones’ head when all around them are losing theirs and
blaming them for it.
1. Planning
-the supervisor has to plan work experience for a supervisee which will
give him the opportunity to learn and to progress as a worker
Examples:
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C.Models and Techniques
Of Supervision in Social Work
Social Work Supervision and
Social Work Supervisor