SOWK 430 Week 13 Supervision JACOB CAMPBELL, LICSW AT HERITAGE UNIVERSITY
Importance Supervision Social Worker Values Integrity Social workers behave in a trustworthy manner. Competence Social workers practice within their areas of competence and develop and enhance their professional expertise.
Types of Supervision Contact • Formal team meetings or sessions • Formal group meetings or sessions • Individual meetings or sessions • Case consultation • Checking-in concerning work plans and activity (O’DONOGHUE, ET AL. 2005) • Reviews /debriefing of specific work or situations • Co-working • Observation • Other
Functions of Supervision ADMINISTRATIVE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTIVE
Functions of Supervision ADMINISTRATIVE Assigning responsibilities EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTIVE Tracking and evaluating staff Coordinating work
Functions of Supervision ADMINISTRATIVE Orientation training EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTIVE On-going training, and skill development
Functions of Supervision ADMINISTRATIVE Morale Sense of team EDUCATIONAL Commitment to mission Providing support (emotional or tangible) Mediating conflict and frustration SUPPORTIVE
How will you maximize your supervision? SUPERVISION ISN’T A PASSIVE PROCESS BE PROACTIVE AND MAXIMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE BE OPEN TO CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK
Quiz 1 of 3 Administrative supervision includes… • assigning cases and other work • building morale • on-going training
Quiz 2 of 3 Supportive supervision includes… • building a sense of team • orientation training • ensuring case notes are complete
Quiz 3 of 3 Supervision should be a _____ process • passive • proactive • confrontational process.
Listen to Episode 5 - Models of Supervision: Parallel Processes and Honest Relationships
Read • Barsky (2013) Ethics Alive! Ethical Concerns in Social Work Field Supervision. • Ketner et al. (2017) The Meaning and Value of Supervision in Social Work Field Education
Engage in Flip Video Discussion • W-13: Competence https://flip.com/1261cdbf