Australian Social Work Supervision Practice in 2007

Egan, Ronnie

doi:10.1080/0312407x.2011.653575

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“…A survey conducted in 2007 on 675 social workers in the entire Australia shows that 84% of the Australian social workers benefit from supervision, but 2/3 of them show that the role of supervisor is played by the manager, which can practically turn supervision into a relationship of control and evaluation (Egan, 2012). The author of the mentioned study also laments the lack of researchers on supervision, despite the importance of the practice.…”

Section: Perspectives On the Supervision Of Services In The Internatimentioning

confidence: 94%

Supervision. From Administrative Control to Continuous Education and Training of Specialists in Social Work

Unguru

Sandu

2017

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Supervision is found in the practice of all welfarist professions, such as: psychotherapy, coaching, personal development, counselling, etc., being considered an almost compulsory stage for the professional training of the specialists. The process of supervision in social services for family and child is gradually developed starting from the supervision and control of the professional's activity until their professional and personal development, in paralell with facilitating the increase in the quality of the provided services. In Romania, the supervision of social services for family and child is compulsory through Order 288/2006 but, in practice, it partially overlaps with the activity of organization management. The supervision itself, external or internal, with supervisors hired on this function being quite rare.

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Section: Perspectives On the Supervision Of Services In The Internatimentioning

confidence: 94%

Supervision. From Administrative Control to Continuous Education and Training of Specialists in Social Work

Unguru

Sandu

2017

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“…Internal and external supervision provide opportunities to reflect on different aspects of practice. Characteristically, internal supervision has a focus on administrative and organisational matters while external concentrates on professional practice issues (Beddoe, 2012;Egan, 2012).…”

Section: Qualitative Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Historically, supervision has been provided internally, only in the social worker's workplace (Egan, 2012). Many social service organisations continue to have policies related to social workers receiving traditional forms of supervision from their line managers.…”

Section: Internal Versus External Supervisionmentioning

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The internal/external debate: The tensions within social work supervision

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2019

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INTRODUCTION: Supervision is crucial to social workers’ practice. Within the current managerial social services environment, the supervisor juggles organisational and professional accountabilities—organisational agendas often dominate practitioners’ reflection. In response, alternative types of supervision have emerged, one of which is external supervision.METHODS: This paper analyses qualitative discussions with key informants and supervisory dyads in community-based child welfare services regarding reflective practices in supervision. Internal and external supervision arrangements were discussed in depth relative to their impact on social work practice.FINDINGS: Analysis of discussions identified four themes: the significance of external supervision for building capacity, resilience and confidential reflective space; the role of internal supervision for managerial and organisational agendas; tensions associated with external supervision regarding funding and accountability; and important attributes of the supervisor in successful working relationships.CONCLUSIONS: External supervision is essential for professional competence but considerable inter-organisational variation exists in how this is utilised. Three key considerations emerged: accountabilities of external supervisor, supervisee and internal supervisor towards collaborative practice, evaluation and feedback; purchasing of external supervision; and the professional development of external supervisors. Further education connecting the importance of the supervisory relationship to realise critical thinking and practice development is essential for the future of social work.

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“…The literature reports the prominence of supervision operating within organisational cultures, symptomatic of the "over-vigilant and bureaucratic" culture with a high focus on tasks, policies and rules, and a low focus on personal relatedness (Hawkins & Shohet, 2012, p. 230). In this type of culture, resourcing can become dependent on efficiencies and performance measures (Egan, 2012) and the complex qualitative processes inherent to supervision can appear time-consuming and unproductive.…”

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“…As well as challenges, some studies do suggest benefits of internally provided supervision. Egan (2012), in a study of 675 social workers in managerial settings in Australia found that of the 66% workers who had supervision by their line manager, almost half said that internally provided supervision was the most useful; despite the fact that 50% of workers had had feedback linked to their performance appraisals. This suggests that the potential conflicts inherent in dual role relationships within internal supervision of staff by line managers need not be detrimental to supervision and can have their own strengths.…”

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Implementing staff supervision training in a corrections environment

Ford¹

2017

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INTRODUCTION:Many human service organisations aim to improve the delivery of supervision to their professional staff. In the Aotearoa New Zealand Department of Corrections, changes led to a project which involved the implementation of in-house supervision and supervision training for programme facilitators. This article describes the project and reports on a subsequent review against a retrospective literature review. The content, methods and evaluations of seven deliveries of the week-long supervision training are then critically reflected on through the lens of the literature, with concluding recommendations. SEARCH STRATEGY AND DATA:The literature review was defined by the use of key terms to search four databases and a library catalogue, resulting in use of 25 articles. While not set up as a formal research project, data from participant evaluations of eight, week-long supervision training courses were analysed, as were results of a national supervision survey. FINDINGS:Training content, methods and principles were generally well aligned with what is identified as important in the literature, with a few omissions such as assessment processes of supervisors when in the field. Data from participant evaluations showed strong areas of the training (such as skill development through practices) using the model prescribed. A relatively high level of participant satisfaction was demonstrated in the evaluation material. Specific challenges to staff supervision in the Department of Corrections' context were identified with reference to the literature and are discussed. CONCLUSIONS:Seven areas of further focus were identified and recommendations are made with reference to the literature.

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Australian Social Work Supervision Practice in 2007

Cited by 26 publications

References 29 publications

Supervision. From Administrative Control to Continuous Education and Training of Specialists in Social Work

Supervision. From Administrative Control to Continuous Education and Training of Specialists in Social Work

The internal/external debate: The tensions within social work supervision

Implementing staff supervision training in a corrections environment

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