Professional Supervision: A Workforce Retention Strategy for Social Work?

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phoebe Chiller ◽  
Beth R. Crisp
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Retention Strategy ◽  
Professional Supervision ◽  
Workforce Retention

Zooming in: Social work supervisors using online supervision

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 126-130
Author(s):  
Jason Rushton ◽  
Jo Hutchings ◽  
Karen Shepherd ◽  
Jude Douglas
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Professional Supervision ◽  
Online Supervision ◽  
Geographically Dispersed ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Social Work Practitioners ◽  
Online Group

A group of geographically dispersed social work practitioners who provide professional supervision responded to an invitation put out through the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) networks to be part of an online group in late 2015. Seven members committed to meeting for one hour every eight weeks using the online meeting platform, ZoomTM. This viewpoint provides an opportunity to share our experience of the development and process of this group, with its potential for ensuring a safe reflective space and ongoing professional development. 

scholarly journals KIAORA – the emerging construction of a bicultural professional supervision model

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa King
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Professional Supervision ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Kaupapa Māori ◽  
Work Practitioner ◽  
Supervision Model

The KIAORA model is the culmination of responding to the challenge of constructing a personal model of professional supervision within a bicultural worldview. Mātauranga Māori and kaupapa Māori is the tūrangawaewae for construction of a personal model of professional supervision for a Tangata Whenua social work practitioner seeking to transform the Aotearoa New Zealand professional supervision space.

Anthropology and Social Work: Moroccan Immigrant Women in Spain

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-25
Author(s):  
T. Pham
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Postgraduate Training ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Professional Supervision

Despite immigrants having a plethora of ideas, beliefs, and practices, social work practice in Spain does not account for the profound variety of cultures. Part of the reason is that social work in Spain is still developing as a profession (Báñez Tello 2004). Practitioners have a 240-hour internship and take a series of courses on general "immigration," which lumps the various groups into stringent categories, in order to obtain their certificate in social work. With the scant postgraduate training and professional supervision, Spanish social workers often scramble to find information about their specialization in the field, such as working with various ethnic immigrant groups (Fernández García and Carmen Alemán Bracho 2006).

scholarly journals Supervising the supervisors: What support do first-line supervisors need to be more effective in their supervisory role?

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 46-57
Author(s):  
Frances Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
First Line ◽  
Direct Practice ◽  
Training Support ◽  
Professional Supervision

INTRODUCTION: Stepping into a supervisory role in social work involves a shift of status, perspective and identity. New supervisors bring skills and experience which can be both asset and hindrance as they make the transition. Frequently they encounter gaps in training, support and supervision as well as dissonance between espoused policy and their own experience. This article identifies ways in which supervisors can be resourced to meet the challenge of their role and, as a result, be better placed to support others. It explores what is involved in supervising the supervisors, drawing on the experience of teaching managers on post-qualifying courses in professional supervision in Scotland.APPROACH: Themes commonly applied to the supervision of practitioners are explored in relation to those who are one or more steps removed from direct practice; seeking to identify what has shared relevance and what may be distinctive to those in a supervisory role.CONCLUSION: A congruent approach to support and supervision across all levels of an organisation helps foster a reflective culture which can engage with emotions and with complexity.

scholarly journals Professional supervision and professional autonomy

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Synnöve Karvinen-Niinikoski ◽  
Liz Beddoe ◽  
Gillian Ruch ◽  
Ming-sum Tsui
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Professional Autonomy ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Professional Supervision ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Reflective Supervision ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Loss Of Autonomy ◽  
The Relationship

INTRODUCTION: Supervision is a well-established component of practice in the health and social care professions. In recent years, however, relentless changes in the nature of professional roles within these contexts have led to corresponding variations in how professional practice supervision is configured and delivered.METHOD: This article examines how professional supervision and its future are seen by an international group of experts in social work supervision. The evolving perceptions of social work supervision’s role, and the relationship to professional autonomy in the social sphere are explored with reference to the authors’ earlier research.FINDINGS: The tension between supervision as a surveillant tool of management and a practice of critical reflection is acknowledged in literature as posing a threat to one aspect of professional autonomy and agency.IMPLICATIONS: The authors pose an alternative, theoretically grounded, approach based on the traditions of critically reflective supervision to assist the recognition and management of the balance between support and surveillance or managerial organisational dimensions. Meta- theoretical understanding of professional supervision in the frame of human agency will help both practitioners and supervisors to construct sustainable and proactive social work. Instead of despairing about the loss of autonomy, the professionals may go through significant societal and professional transformations as subjects of their own expertise and professional agency.

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