Becoming a social work supervisor: A significant role transition

Cousins, Carolyn

doi:10.1111/j.1447-0748.2004.00130.x

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“…Becoming a supervisor involves role adjustment including acceptance of the power differential separating one from former peers (Cousins, 2004;Patterson, 2015). There is a transition from "doer role" to "leader role' (Stoner & Stoner, 2013) which involves achieving things through others.…”

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“…Action learning sets for supervisors (Patterson, 2017) offer another approach based on peer collaboration which enables managers to identify and explore issues affecting them personally as well as professionally. Across the helping professions and in the context of ever-increasing pressures, attending to the support needs of managers is important if they are not to become overwhelmed or ORIGINAL ARTICLE THEORETICAL RESEARCH their capacity for empathy blunted (Cousins, 2004). There is a need to contain the container and model a supervision culture which attends to feelings as well as tasks.…”

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“…With a few exceptions (Beddoe & Davys, 2016;Cousins, 2004;Patterson, 2015Patterson, , 2017 there is sparse literature on the support and supervision of social work supervisors. This knowledge gap stands out when teaching on a supervision module where participants range from newly promoted first-line managers to those in senior management roles.…”

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

Patterson

2019

ANZSWJ

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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.

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

Patterson

2019

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“…16,18 Even Proctor's widely used model of supervision 19 includes a normative aspect to address the performance concerns of management. 20 This 'management control' has been identified as a concern, 21 with the suggestion that '. .…”

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Clinical supervision for allied health staff: necessary but not sufficient

Leggat

Phillips

Pearce

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Aust. Health Review

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Objectives. The aim of the present study was to explore the perspectives of allied health professionals on appropriate content for effective clinical supervision of staff.Methods. A set of statements regarding clinical supervision was identified from the literature and confirmed through a Q-sort process. The final set was administered as an online survey to 437 allied health professionals working in two Australian health services.Results. Of the 120 respondents, 82 had experienced six or more clinical supervision sessions and were included in the analysis. Respondents suggested that clinical supervision was beneficial to both staff and patients, and was distinct from line management performance monitoring and development. Curiously, some of the respondents did not agree that observation of the supervisee's clinical practice was an aspect of clinical supervision.Conclusions. Although clinical supervision is included as a pillar of clinical governance, current practice may not be effective in addressing clinical risk. Australian health services need clear organisational policies that outline the relationship between supervisor and supervisee, the role and responsibilities of managers, the involvement of patients and the types of situations to be communicated to the line managers.What is known about the topic? Clinical supervision for allied health professionals is an essential component of clinical governance and is aimed at ensuring safe and high-quality care. However, there is varied understanding of the relationship between clinical supervision and performance management. What does this paper add? This paper provides the perspectives of allied health professionals who are experienced as supervisors or who have experienced supervision. The findings suggest a clear role for clinical supervision that needs to be better recognised within organisational policy and procedure. What are the implications for practitioners? Supervisors and supervisees must remember their duty of care and ensure compliance with organisational policies in their clinical supervisory practices.

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“…Social workers are directly affected by this movement (Jenson, 2005). Especially, as graduate social workers increasingly take on administrative and/or supervisory duties where providing education, consultation, support, quality assurance, and evaluation for junior professionals to increase proficiency and enhance professional development is a major portion of the job description (Cousins, 2004). In this new world of accountability, it is essential that social workers maintain competent practice skills (Gitterman, 2000).…”

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Book Review: Cognitive Therapy for Challenging Problems: What to Do When the Basics Don’t Work.

Hilarski

2006

Research on Social Work Practice

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This book focuses on methods to improve outcomes for those individuals who do not readily obtain maximum benefit from cognitive-behavioral interventions. The authors of each chapter offer techniques that build on standard Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) approaches to assist more difficult clients in making important and lasting changes in their lives. This book includes chapters on treating anxiety, mood, thought, eating, and substance abuse disorders as well as couple distress.A unique feature of this book is that the chapter authors' extensive practice wisdom is effectively combined with up-to-date research evidence about factors influencing CBT outcomes with each of the disorders addressed. Each chapter begins with an overview of the evidence supporting the CBT approach to the targeted disorder, followed by a discussion of what research efforts have gleaned about factors influencing CBT outcomes for individuals suffering from the disorder. The chapter authors then describe a CBT innovation, including its theoretical rationale and technical application, followed by a case example. The authors' discussion of the case examples includes very forthright assessments of additional intervention techniques that could have been applied in the case as well as what worked, and such candor should be applauded.This book has many strengths, and two are remarkable for this review. The chapter authors always use up-to-date research evidence about factors influencing CBT outcomes to derive the rationale for their recommended techniques. Additionally, these evidence-based techniques are described with language that any practitioner who is familiar with CBT can easily comprehend, thus making the techniques readily understandable and applicable. This book represents a skillful joining of research and practice. Readers who have some basic familiarity with the theory and practice of CBT may benefit more readily from this book than novice CBT practitioners, unless such novice practitioners are in active CBT training and supervision.Appropriate audiences for this book include direct providers of clinical mental health services and graduate students who are in clinical training programs that emphasize CBT and evidence-based practice. This book affords practicing clinicians a set of techniques that synthesize a large body of research evidence in their derivation. Students and others in CBT training will enjoy a substantial advantage afforded by this straightforward application of evidence-based practice. This book also should be read by researchers who are interested in an exemplar for joining CBT research and practice.

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Becoming a social work supervisor: A significant role transition

Cited by 19 publications

References 9 publications

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

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

Clinical supervision for allied health staff: necessary but not sufficient

Book Review: Cognitive Therapy for Challenging Problems: What to Do When the Basics Don’t Work.

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