Importance of Supervision in Social Work

Voicu, Corina Iulia

doi:10.18662/lumenss.2017.0602.02

Cited by 3 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Supervision is a critical factor in the psychological health of social workers (Mak, 2013) and can decrease STS (Quin, 2017). Other studies have reported that social workers often do not receive supervision, due to reasons of employment mentality and lack of financial resources (Voicu, 2017). It is also disturbing that many social workers who did receive supervision found it unsatisfactory.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…External supervision is designed to be distinct from managerial supervision, and is intended to offers a safe space for highly stressed practitioners that is free from power dynamics within their organizations (Beddoe, 2021). Interorganizational supervision tends to be more task-focused and involves higher levels of tension between supervisors and social workers than supervision provided by external sources, while external supervision tends to be more focused on the social workers’ emotions and development and involves less tension than supervision provided by interorganizational sources (Voicu, 2017).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Perceived stress and secondary traumatization in social workers during coronavirus disease 2019: The moderating effect of psychological capital and social work supervision

Gur,

Peled-Avram,

Itzchak

et al. 2023

Journal of Social Work

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Summary Social workers have had a pivotal role in handling the challenges faced by people dealing with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Supporting clients who have undergone traumatic experiences during a global pandemic may increase the risk of experiencing secondary traumatic stress. This study examined two protective factors that may be key in the association between stress and social workers’ secondary traumatic stress: Psychological capital (internal protective factor) and satisfaction with supervision (external factor). The study sample included 104 Israeli social workers who worked in their profession during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. A regression-based path analysis was conducted to test the moderation model with the PROCESS software. Findings Self-efficacy significantly moderated the association between perceived stress and intrusion; increasing self-efficacy decreases perceived stress's effect on intrusion. Although no significant moderating effect was found for the existence of supervision, the interaction between perceived stress and satisfaction with supervision was significant in predicting secondary trauma. Applications Social workers’ unions must work to improve the quality of supervision and raise awareness of the importance of supervision in general and particularly during times of crisis. Manageable workloads, a reasonable balance between work and home, and verbal and financial encouragement to seek professional psychological assistance would all be to the advantage of social workers at risk for secondary trauma.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perceived stress and secondary traumatization in social workers during coronavirus disease 2019: The moderating effect of psychological capital and social work supervision

Gur,

Peled-Avram,

Itzchak

et al. 2023

Journal of Social Work

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Romanian Social Work Education, Past and Present Crossroads

Roth

2020

The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Work Education

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Evaluating the Quality of Social Work Supervision in UK Children’s Services: Comparing Self-Report and Independent Observations

et al. 2018

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Understanding how different forms of supervision support good social work practice and improve outcomes for people who use services is nearly impossible without reliable and valid evaluative measures. Yet the question of how best to evaluate the quality of supervision in different contexts is a complicated and as-yet-unsolved challenge. In this study, we observed 12 social work supervisors in a simulated supervision session offering support and guidance to an actor playing the part of an inexperienced social worker facing a casework-related crisis. A team of researchers analyzed these sessions using a customized skills-based coding framework. In addition, 19 social workers completed a questionnaire about their supervision experiences as provided by the same 12 supervisors. According to the coding framework, the supervisors demonstrated relatively modest skill levels, and we found low correlations among different skills. In contrast, according to the questionnaire data, supervisors had relatively high skill levels, and we found high correlations among different skills. The findings imply that although self-report remains the simplest way to evaluate supervision quality, other approaches are possible and may provide a different perspective. However, developing a reliable independent measure of supervision quality remains a noteworthy challenge.

show abstract

Importance of Supervision in Social Work

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

Perceived stress and secondary traumatization in social workers during coronavirus disease 2019: The moderating effect of psychological capital and social work supervision

Perceived stress and secondary traumatization in social workers during coronavirus disease 2019: The moderating effect of psychological capital and social work supervision

Romanian Social Work Education, Past and Present Crossroads

Evaluating the Quality of Social Work Supervision in UK Children’s Services: Comparing Self-Report and Independent Observations

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About