Social Work Supervision : Contexts and Concepts

by Ming-sum Tsui

• ISBN13: 9780761917663
• ISBN10: 0761917667
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-30
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

Social work supervision has been identified as one of the most important factors in determining the job satisfaction levels of social workers and the quality of service to clients. As an indirect but vital factor in the social work process, it is surprising that supervision has not received as much attention as other components of social work practice, such as social work research or administration. A book on social work supervision is desperately needed to bridge the gap between the demands of the field and the absence of literature. Social Work Supervision: Contexts and Concepts aims to provide readers with basic knowledge of theories, research, and practice of supervision. The book will address the needs of social work supervisors, frontline practitioners, students, and educators. The book is ideally suited as a text for graduate courses on social work supervision, as it contains a comprehensive literature review of the historical development, theories and models, and empirical research studies of the subject. Equally important, this is a book from practice experience in supervision that enhances the competence of supervisory practice. It will help social workers, supervisors, and administrators to realize and revitalize their a??missiona?? in social work, that is, to benefit clients. Key Features: * Presents social work supervision as a rational, effective, and interactive process focusing on the whole person of the social worker * Discusses the history, the nature and definitions, and the theoretical models of social work supervision * Explores the major functions of social work supervisiona??administrative, educational, and supportive * Addresses the specific format and structure of supervision sessions

Author Biography

Ming-sum Tsui is Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Department of Applied Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where he teaches social work supervision and human service management.

Table of Contents

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1: THE HISTORY, NATURE, AND DEFINITION OF SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISION

THE HISTORY OF SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISION

THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISION

DEFINITIONS OF SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISION

PERSONAL SUPERVISION, PROFESSIONAL SUPERVISION, AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUPERVISION

OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISION

CHAPTER 2: THEORETICAL MODELS OF SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISION

MODELS OF SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISION

THE STATE OF THE ART OF SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISION

CHAPTER 3: CONSTRUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL OF SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISION

PHILOSOPHY AND PRINCIPLES

THE SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIP

CULTURE AS THE CONTEXT FOR SUPERVISION

IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISION

CHAPTER 4: THE CONTEXTS FOR SUPERVISION

THE PHYSICAL CONTEXT

INTERPERSONAL CONTEXT

THE CULTURAL CONTEXT

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTEXT

A HOLISTIC CONTEXT FOR SUPERVISION

CHAPTER 5: ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS

JOB PERFORMANCE

STAFF PERFORMANCE

QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE

QUALITY OF SERVICE

ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE

THE SUPERVISOR AS MANAGER

THE TRANSITION FROM FRONTLINE WORKER TO SUPERVISOR

CHAPTER 6: EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE FUNCTIONS

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EDUCATIONAL SUPERVISION

GIVING FEEDBACK

SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION

STRESS AND BURNOUT OF SUPERVISORS AND SUPERVISEES

GENDER: WORKING WITH MALE AND FEMALE SUPERVISORS

DIVISITY: ISSUES IN CROSS-CULTURAL SUPERVISION

CHAPTER 7: POWER ISSUES BETWEEN SUPERVISORS AND SUPERVISEES

THE NATURE OF POWER AND AUTHORITY

THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN POWER AND AUTHORITY

THE SOURCES OF POWER AND AUTHORITY

THE ART OF USING POWER AND AUTHORITY

SUPERVISOR'S AND SUPERVISEE'S POWER GAMES

CHAPTER 8: STAGES AND SKILLS OF SUPERVISION

THE STAGES OF SUPERVISION PROCESS

THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF SUPERVISOR

THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF SUPERVISEE

THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF SUPERVISORY PROCESS

THE RELAITONSHIP BETWEEN SUPERVISOR AND NSUPERVISEE: a TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS

GROUP SUPERVISION

CHAPTER 9: PLANNING AND PREPARATION OF SUPERVISION SESSIONS

THE PHYSICAL SETTING

CONTRACT

AGENDAS AND RECORDS

DURATION AND DISCUSSION

THE CONTENT OF DISCUSSIO/N

CONSIDERAITONS AND CONSTRAINTS

CHAPTER 10: THE STATE OF THE ART OF RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISION

A REVIEW OF RESEARCH STUDIES

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING EMPERICAL RESEARCH LITERATURE

CRITQUE OF EXISTING RESEARCH LITERATURE ON SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISION

RELEVANCE TO THEORY BUILDING

RESEARCH AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE

FROM THE REALITY TO THE IDEAL

SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISION: A PERSONAL REFLECTION

APPENDIX I: A LIST OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON SUPERVISION FOR SOCIAL WORKERS

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